Ho Chi Minh City, VN to Norfolk, US (VNSGN to USORF)
Current ocean freight between Ho Chi Minh City and Norfolk starts at $8,567 per 20' container and at $10,565 per 40'HC container. Transit time is 39 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL, Yang Ming and 2 other carriers.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($10,565) sits 42% above the $7,442 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since May 18, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POL, HMM) is filed at $11,211 ocean freight — $646 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Ho Chi Minh City and Norfolk.
Rates checked on Aug 4, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $10,565 | $210 | $86 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $10,737 | $192 | $27 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| MSC | N/A | N/A | $11,495 | $217 | $130 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| HMM Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $11,211 | $200 | TBA | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| MSC Alt POL | 39 days | $11,495 | $217 | $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.
Rates last fetched on
5 sailings available · Transit: 39–39 days · 6 carriers