Chicago, US to Singapore, SG (USCHI to SGSIN)
Current ocean freight between Chicago and Singapore starts at $679 per 20' container and at $558 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 35 to 58 days under Skypace contracts with CMA CGM, Yang Ming and 3 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($558 with CMA CGM) takes 39 days at sea, while the fastest option (35 days with CMA CGM) is faster — saving $450 costs 4 extra days at sea.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, Yang Ming) is filed at $950 ocean freight — $392 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Chicago and Singapore.
Rates checked on Sep 13, 2026.
Each rate below is broken into its price components: ocean freight, origin terminal charges and destination terminal charges, in USD per container. The freight column covers ocean carriage of a 40'HC container only — any component a carrier has not published is shown as TBA, never estimated or silently bundled.
| Carrier | Departure | Transit | Ocean freight (40'HC) | Origin charges | Destination charges | Port cutoff | Valid until | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMA CGM | 39 days | $558 | $1,730 | $306 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 40 days | $566 | $1,895 | $306 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 58 days | $950 | TBA | $344 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 40 days | $950 | TBA | $344 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 54 days | $950 | TBA | $344 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 38 days | $950 | TBA | $344 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 50 days | $950 | TBA | $344 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 58 days | $950 | TBA | $344 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 49 days | $950 | TBA | $344 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 46 days | $950 | TBA | $344 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 45 days | $950 | TBA | $344 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 52 days | $950 | TBA | $344 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 38 days | $950 | TBA | $344 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 46 days | $950 | TBA | $344 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 45 days | $950 | TBA | $344 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 53 days | $950 | TBA | $344 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 52 days | $950 | TBA | $344 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 50 days | $950 | TBA | $344 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 38 days | $950 | TBA | $344 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $950 | TBA | $344 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| ZIM | 40 days | $985 | TBA | $306 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 35 days | $1,008 | $1,730 | $306 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $1,300 | TBA | $289 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $1,315 | TBA | $322 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 41 days | $950 | TBA | $344 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 44 days | $950 | TBA | $344 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 45 days | $950 | TBA | $344 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 45 days | $950 | TBA | $344 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 48 days | $950 | TBA | $344 | Select & Quote |
Some sailings are filed via a nearby alternative port and are marked Alt POL (origin side), Alt POD (destination side) or Alt POL/POD. Prices on such rows apply to that alternative routing, not to this page's primary port pair.
Rates last fetched on
29 sailings available · Transit: 35–58 days · 5 carriers