Columbus Rail Ramp, US to Sydney, AU (USCMH to AUSYD)
Current ocean freight between Columbus Rail Ramp and Sydney starts at $1,274 per 20' container and at $1,848 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 43 to 84 days under Skypace contracts with CMA CGM, OOCL and 1 other carrier.
The lowest ocean freight ($1,848 with CMA CGM) takes 44 days at sea, while the fastest option (43 days with CMA CGM) is faster.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($1,848) sits 20% below the $2,299 average of the 3 weekly rate checks recorded since May 25, 2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMA CGM | 44 days | $1,848 | $1,070 | $713 | |||
| CMA CGM | 43 days | $1,848 | $1,070 | $713 | |||
| CMA CGM | 43 days | $1,848 | $1,070 | $713 | |||
| OOCL ×2 sailings | 56 days | $1,867 | TBA | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 75 days | $1,867 | TBA | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 74 days | $1,867 | TBA | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 74 days | $1,867 | TBA | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 75 days | $1,867 | TBA | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 68 days | $1,867 | TBA | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 74 days | $1,867 | TBA | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 68 days | $1,867 | TBA | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 82 days | $1,867 | TBA | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 82 days | $1,867 | TBA | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 74 days | $1,867 | TBA | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 68 days | $1,867 | TBA | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 82 days | $1,867 | TBA | $650 | |||
| Yang Ming | 63 days | $2,200 | $8 | $533 | |||
| Yang Ming | 62 days | $2,200 | $8 | $533 | |||
| Yang Ming | 77 days | $2,200 | $8 | $533 | |||
| Yang Ming | 61 days | $2,200 | $8 | $533 | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 71 days | $2,200 | $8 | $522 | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 84 days | $2,200 | $8 | $533 |
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
23 sailings available · Transit: 43–84 days · 3 carriers