Chicago, US to Singapore, SG (USCHI to SGSIN)
Current ocean freight between Chicago and Singapore starts at $730 per 20' container and at $950 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 31 to 56 days under Skypace contracts with Yang Ming, CMA CGM and 3 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($950 with Yang Ming) takes 38 days at sea, while the fastest option (31 days with ZIM) is faster — saving $90 costs 7 extra days at sea.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POL, ZIM) is filed at $2,364 ocean freight — $1,414 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Chicago and Singapore.
Rates checked on Oct 16, 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 |
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| Yang Ming ×2 sailings | 51 days | $950 | TBA | $339 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming ×2 sailings | N/A | N/A | $950 | TBA | $339 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Yang Ming | 38 days | $950 | TBA | $339 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 56 days | $950 | TBA | $339 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 48 days | $950 | TBA | $339 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 38 days | $950 | TBA | $339 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 52 days | $950 | TBA | $339 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 45 days | $950 | TBA | $339 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 51 days | $950 | TBA | $339 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 56 days | $950 | TBA | $339 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 38 days | $950 | TBA | $339 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 48 days | $950 | TBA | $339 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 52 days | $950 | TBA | $339 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 51 days | $950 | TBA | $339 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 38 days | $950 | TBA | $339 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 44 days | $950 | TBA | $339 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 38 days | $1,008 | $1,730 | $301 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 40 days | $1,008 | $1,730 | $301 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 41 days | $1,008 | $1,730 | $301 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 39 days | $1,010 | TBA | $301 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 40 days | $1,010 | TBA | $301 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 39 days | $1,010 | TBA | $301 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 41 days | $1,010 | TBA | $301 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 36 days | $1,010 | TBA | $301 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 46 days | $1,010 | TBA | $301 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 37 days | $1,010 | TBA | $301 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 46 days | $1,010 | TBA | $301 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 38 days | $1,010 | TBA | $301 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 35 days | $1,040 | TBA | $301 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 35 days | $1,040 | TBA | $301 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 31 days | $1,040 | TBA | $301 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 32 days | $1,040 | TBA | $301 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | N/A | N/A | $1,279 | TBA | $301 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $1,300 | TBA | $285 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $1,333 | TBA | $317 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| ZIM Alt POL | 43 days | $2,364 | TBA | $301 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM Alt POL | 43 days | $2,364 | TBA | $301 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM Alt POL | 40 days | $2,364 | TBA | $301 | Select next steps |
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.
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40 sailings available · Transit: 31–56 days · 5 carriers