Hamburg, DE to Miami, US (DEHAM to USMIA)
Current ocean freight between Hamburg and Miami starts at $2,036 per 20' container and at $2,472 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 13 to 15 days under Skypace contracts with HMM and OOCL.
The lowest ocean freight ($2,472 with HMM) takes 14 days at sea, while the fastest option (13 days with OOCL) is faster — saving $526 costs 1 extra day at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($2,472) sits 29% below the $3,499 average of the 5 weekly rate checks recorded since May 24, 2026.
Rates checked on Aug 31, 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 | 14 days | $2,472 | $96 | $7 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 13 days | $2,998 | TBA | $78 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 15 days | $2,998 | TBA | $78 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $2,998 | TBA | $78 | N/A | 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
4 sailings available · Transit: 13–15 days · 2 carriers