Hamburg, DE to Charleston, US (DEHAM to USCHS)
Current ocean freight between Hamburg and Charleston starts at $2,179 per 20' container and at $2,554 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 13 to 25 days under Skypace contracts with Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd and 1 other carrier.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($2,554) sits 35% below the $3,905 average of the 11 weekly rate checks recorded since May 27, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POL/POD, CMA CGM) is filed at $3,304 ocean freight — $750 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Hamburg and Charleston.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maersk | 13 days | $2,554 | TBA | $40 | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk | 13 days | $2,613 | TBA | $40 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 13 days | $3,123 | $65 | $28 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 13 days | $3,123 | $65 | $28 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POL/POD | 25 days | $3,304 | TBA | $735 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POL/POD | 22 days | $3,304 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POL | 19 days | $3,304 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POL/POD | 25 days | $3,304 | TBA | $735 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POL/POD | 22 days | $3,304 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POL | 19 days | $3,304 | TBA | TBA | 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
10 sailings available · Transit: 13–25 days · 3 carriers