Columbus Rail Ramp, US to Melbourne, AU (USCMH to AUMEL)
Current ocean freight between Columbus Rail Ramp and Melbourne starts at $1,670 per 20' container and at $1,856 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 59 to 81 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL and Yang Ming.
The lowest ocean freight ($1,856 with OOCL) takes 81 days at sea, while the fastest option (59 days with Yang Ming) is faster — saving $344 costs 22 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($1,856) sits 14% below the $2,167 average of the 5 weekly rate checks recorded since May 25, 2026.
Rates checked on Sep 4, 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 | 81 days | $1,856 | TBA | $698 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 67 days | $1,856 | TBA | $698 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming ×2 sailings | 66 days | $2,200 | $8 | $593 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 59 days | $2,200 | $8 | $593 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 68 days | $2,200 | $8 | $593 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 65 days | $2,200 | $8 | $593 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 71 days | $2,200 | $8 | $593 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 66 days | $2,200 | $8 | $593 | 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
9 sailings available · Transit: 59–81 days · 2 carriers