Houston, US to Ad Dammam, SA (USHOU to SADMM)
Current ocean freight between Houston and Ad Dammam starts at $3,943 per 20' container and at $5,936 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 114 to 121 days under Skypace contracts with CMA CGM and MSC.
The lowest ocean freight ($5,936 with CMA CGM) takes 121 days at sea, while the fastest option (114 days with CMA CGM) is faster.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($5,936) sits 38% below the $9,535 average of the 5 weekly rate checks recorded since Jun 1, 2026.
Rates checked on Oct 17, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMA CGM | 121 days | $5,936 | $90 | $192 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 114 days | $5,936 | $90 | $192 | Select next steps | |||
| MSC | N/A | N/A | $10,531 | TBA | $3,729 | N/A | 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.
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3 sailings available · Transit: 114–121 days · 2 carriers