Chicago, US to Southampton, GB (USCHI to GBSOU)
Current ocean freight between Chicago and Southampton starts at $778 per 20' container and at $956 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 26 to 38 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL, CMA CGM and 1 other carrier.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($956) sits 23% below the $1,245 average of the 3 weekly rate checks recorded since May 15, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, CMA CGM) is filed at $2,294 ocean freight — $1,338 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Chicago and Southampton.
Rates checked on Jul 25, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OOCL | 30 days | $956 | TBA | $353 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 30 days | $956 | TBA | $353 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 30 days | $956 | TBA | $353 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 30 days | $956 | TBA | $353 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $956 | TBA | $353 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM | 26 days | $1,222 | $989 | $256 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 28 days | $1,222 | $989 | $256 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 28 days | $1,222 | $989 | $256 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | N/A | N/A | $1,307 | $780 | $394 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 35 days | $2,294 | $949 | $256 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 38 days | $2,294 | $949 | $256 | 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
11 sailings available · Transit: 26–38 days · 3 carriers