Detroit, US to Pusan, KR (USDET to KRPUS)
Current ocean freight between Detroit and Pusan starts at $650 per 20' container and at $650 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 47 to 78 days under Skypace contracts with Yang Ming, Evergreen and 2 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($650 with Yang Ming) takes 50 days at sea, while the fastest option (47 days with Yang Ming) is faster.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $650 to $945 across 4 carriers — a $295 spread.
Rates checked on Aug 27, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yang Ming ×2 sailings | 55 days | $650 | $5 | $136 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 50 days | $650 | $5 | $136 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 61 days | $650 | $5 | $136 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 54 days | $650 | $5 | $136 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 60 days | $650 | $8 | $136 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 50 days | $650 | $5 | $136 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 47 days | $650 | $5 | $136 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 61 days | $650 | $5 | $136 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 47 days | $650 | $5 | $136 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 56 days | $650 | $5 | $136 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 47 days | $650 | $5 | $136 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 69 days | $650 | $8 | $136 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 74 days | $650 | $8 | $136 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $850 | TBA | $197 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| OOCL | 73 days | $940 | TBA | $182 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 53 days | $940 | TBA | $182 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 78 days | $940 | TBA | $182 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 51 days | $940 | TBA | $182 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 51 days | $945 | TBA | $159 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 48 days | $945 | TBA | $159 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 50 days | $945 | TBA | $159 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 54 days | $945 | TBA | $159 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 51 days | $945 | TBA | $159 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 56 days | $945 | TBA | $159 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 51 days | $650 | $8 | $136 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 58 days | $650 | $8 | $136 | 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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27 sailings available · Transit: 47–78 days · 4 carriers