Detroit, US to Pusan, KR (USDET to KRPUS)
Current ocean freight between Detroit and Pusan starts at $600 per 20' container and at $650 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 36 to 78 days under Skypace contracts with Yang Ming, Evergreen and 2 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($650 with Yang Ming) takes 62 days at sea, while the fastest option (36 days with ZIM) is faster — saving $320 costs 26 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($650) sits 14% below the $755 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since Aug 11, 2026.
Rates checked on Oct 16, 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 | 62 days | $650 | $5 | $141 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 58 days | $650 | $5 | $141 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 52 days | $650 | $8 | $141 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 47 days | $650 | $5 | $141 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 48 days | $650 | $5 | $141 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 56 days | $650 | $5 | $141 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 47 days | $650 | $5 | $141 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 51 days | $650 | $8 | $141 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 56 days | $650 | $5 | $141 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 61 days | $650 | $8 | $141 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 56 days | $650 | $5 | $141 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 48 days | $650 | $5 | $141 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 60 days | $650 | $5 | $141 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $700 | TBA | $204 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| ZIM | 56 days | $954 | TBA | $165 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 78 days | $967 | TBA | $188 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 56 days | $967 | TBA | $188 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 78 days | $967 | TBA | $188 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 56 days | $967 | TBA | $188 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 78 days | $967 | TBA | $188 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 78 days | $967 | TBA | $188 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 46 days | $970 | TBA | $165 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 36 days | $970 | TBA | $165 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 56 days | $970 | TBA | $165 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 40 days | $970 | TBA | $165 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 54 days | $970 | TBA | $165 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | N/A | N/A | $1,241 | TBA | $165 | 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.
Rates last fetched on
27 sailings available · Transit: 36–78 days · 4 carriers