Hamburg, DE to Los Angeles, US (DEHAM to USLAX)
Current ocean freight between Hamburg and Los Angeles starts at $2,739 per 20' container and at $3,479 per 40'HC container. Transit time is 29 days under Skypace contracts with HMM and 2 other carriers.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($3,479) sits 4% above the $3,355 average of the 5 weekly rate checks recorded since Jun 19, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POL, OOCL) is filed at $3,505 ocean freight — $26 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Hamburg and Los Angeles.
Rates checked on Sep 27, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HMM | N/A | N/A | $3,479 | $96 | TBA | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| OOCL Alt POL | 29 days | $3,505 | TBA | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 29 days | $3,505 | TBA | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| HMM Alt POL | 29 days | $3,579 | $96 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| HMM Alt POL | 29 days | $3,579 | $96 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POL | 29 days | $4,400 | TBA | TBA | 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
6 sailings available · Transit: 29–29 days · 3 carriers