Hamburg, DE to Philadelphia, US (DEHAM to USPHL)
Current ocean freight between Hamburg and Philadelphia starts at $2,329 per 20' container and at $2,646 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 14 to 19 days under Skypace contracts with Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($2,646) sits 32% below the $3,908 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since May 24, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POL, Hapag-Lloyd) is filed at $3,123 ocean freight — $477 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Hamburg and Philadelphia.
Rates checked on Oct 11, 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 | 19 days | $2,646 | TBA | $40 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 19 days | $3,123 | $64 | $28 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 19 days | $3,123 | $64 | $28 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 19 days | $3,123 | $64 | $28 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL | 14 days | $3,123 | $64 | $28 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL | 15 days | $3,123 | $64 | $28 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL | 15 days | $3,123 | $64 | $28 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL | 15 days | $3,123 | $64 | $28 | 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
8 sailings available · Transit: 14–19 days · 2 carriers