Detroit, US to Southampton, GB (USDET to GBSOU)
Current ocean freight between Detroit and Southampton starts at $803 per 20' container and at $981 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 22 to 44 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL and CMA CGM.
The lowest ocean freight ($981 with OOCL) takes 30 days at sea, while the fastest option (22 days with CMA CGM) is faster — saving $163 costs 8 extra days at sea.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, CMA CGM) is filed at $2,294 ocean freight — $1,313 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Detroit and Southampton.
Rates checked on Aug 18, 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 | $981 | TBA | $361 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 30 days | $997 | TBA | $361 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 30 days | $997 | TBA | $361 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 30 days | $997 | TBA | $361 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 30 days | $997 | TBA | $361 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $997 | TBA | $361 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM | 22 days | $1,144 | $1,129 | $262 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 25 days | $1,144 | $1,129 | $262 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 25 days | $1,144 | $1,129 | $262 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 25 days | $1,244 | $1,129 | $262 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 25 days | $1,244 | $1,129 | $262 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 44 days | $2,294 | $1,129 | $262 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 44 days | $2,394 | $1,129 | $262 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 42 days | $2,394 | $1,129 | $262 | 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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14 sailings available · Transit: 22–44 days · 2 carriers