Detroit, US to Southampton, GB (USDET to GBSOU)
Current ocean freight between Detroit and Southampton starts at $831 per 20' container and at $1,037 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 25 to 30 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL and CMA CGM.
The lowest ocean freight ($1,037 with OOCL) takes 30 days at sea, while the fastest option (25 days with CMA CGM) is faster — saving $91 costs 5 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($1,037) sits 27% below the $1,414 average of the 3 weekly rate checks recorded since Aug 18, 2026.
Rates checked on Sep 28, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OOCL | 30 days | $1,037 | TBA | $353 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 30 days | $1,037 | TBA | $353 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 30 days | $1,037 | TBA | $353 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 30 days | $1,037 | TBA | $353 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 25 days | $1,128 | $1,094 | $256 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 25 days | $1,128 | $1,094 | $256 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 25 days | $1,128 | $1,094 | $256 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 25 days | $1,128 | $1,094 | $256 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $1,205 | TBA | $353 | 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.
Rates last fetched on
9 sailings available · Transit: 25–30 days · 2 carriers