Detroit, US to Karachi, PK (USDET to PKKHI)
Current ocean freight between Detroit and Karachi starts at $2,005 per 20' container and at $3,330 per 40'HC container. All rates are under Skypace contracts with MSC and 1 other carrier.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($3,330) sits 38% above the $2,417 average of the 8 weekly rate checks recorded since May 15, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, OOCL) is filed at $1,688 ocean freight — $1,642 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Detroit and Karachi.
Rates checked on Oct 17, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSC | N/A | N/A | $3,330 | $970 | $177 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $1,688 | TBA | $176 | N/A | 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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2 sailings available · 2 carriers