Ho Chi Minh City, VN to Norfolk, US (VNSGN to USORF)
Current ocean freight between Ho Chi Minh City and Norfolk starts at $8,878 per 20' container and at $11,799 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 36 to 58 days under Skypace contracts with Hapag-Lloyd, COSCO and 5 other carriers.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($11,799) sits 28% above the $9,195 average of the 7 weekly rate checks recorded since May 18, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POL, Evergreen) is filed at $10,756 ocean freight — $1,043 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Ho Chi Minh City and Norfolk.
Rates checked on Sep 28, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hapag-Lloyd | 46 days | $11,799 | $253 | $43 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 58 days | $11,799 | $253 | $43 | Select & Quote | |||
| COSCO | N/A | N/A | $12,048 | $210 | $86 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $12,320 | $220 | $6 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $12,880 | $221 | TBA | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| MSC | N/A | N/A | $13,942 | $220 | $130 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Evergreen Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $10,756 | $210 | $254 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| COSCO Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $12,073 | $210 | $86 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| HMM Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $12,653 | $202 | TBA | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| MSC Alt POL | 37 days | $13,942 | $220 | $130 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POL | 36 days | $13,942 | $220 | $130 | 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.
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11 sailings available · Transit: 36–58 days · 7 carriers