Hamburg, DE to Houston, US (DEHAM to USHOU)
Current ocean freight between Hamburg and Houston starts at $2,750 per 20' container and at $3,001 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 17 to 27 days under Skypace contracts with Maersk and 1 other carrier.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($3,001) sits 7% below the $3,242 average of the 6 weekly rate checks recorded since Jun 19, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POL, CMA CGM) is filed at $2,600 ocean freight — $401 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Hamburg and Houston.
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 | 27 days | $3,001 | TBA | $125 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POL | 24 days | $2,600 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POL | 24 days | $2,600 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POL | 24 days | $2,800 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk Alt POL | 17 days | $2,901 | TBA | $125 | 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
5 sailings available · Transit: 17–27 days · 4 carriers