Detroit, US to Chennai, IN (USDET to INMAA)
Current ocean freight between Detroit and Chennai starts at $1,655 per 20' container and at $2,500 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 59 to 63 days under Skypace contracts with Evergreen, Yang Ming and 2 other carriers.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, OOCL) is filed at $1,960 ocean freight — $540 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Detroit and Chennai.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $2,500 to $3,325 across 3 carriers — a $825 spread.
Rates checked on Aug 21, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $2,500 | TBA | $108 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $2,570 | $5 | $167 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM | 63 days | $3,325 | $1,110 | $123 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 59 days | $3,325 | $1,110 | $123 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $1,960 | TBA | $55 | N/A | 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.
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5 sailings available · Transit: 59–63 days · 4 carriers