Hamburg, DE to Charlotte, US (DEHAM to USCLT)
Current ocean freight between Hamburg and Charlotte starts at $2,743 per 20' container and at $3,070 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 15 to 23 days under Skypace contracts with CMA CGM and 2 other carriers.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($3,070) sits 27% below the $4,225 average of the 3 weekly rate checks recorded since May 24, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POL/POD, Evergreen) is filed at $2,360 ocean freight — $710 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Hamburg and Charlotte.
Rates checked on Jul 25, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMA CGM | 15 days | $3,070 | TBA | $1,245 | |||
| CMA CGM | 15 days | $3,070 | TBA | $1,245 | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL/POD | 22 days | $2,360 | TBA | TBA | |||
| OOCL Alt POL/POD | 19 days | $2,360 | TBA | TBA | |||
| OOCL Alt POL/POD | 19 days | $2,360 | TBA | TBA | |||
| OOCL Alt POL/POD | 19 days | $2,360 | TBA | TBA | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL/POD | 23 days | $2,487 | TBA | TBA |
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
7 sailings available · Transit: 15–23 days · 3 carriers