Houston, US to Chennai, IN (USHOU to INMAA)
Current ocean freight between Houston and Chennai starts at $1,540 per 20' container and at $1,768 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 53 to 65 days under Skypace contracts with CMA CGM, Yang Ming and 2 other carriers.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $1,768 to $3,600 across 2 carriers — a $1,832 spread.
Rates checked on Jul 24, 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 | 57 days | $1,768 | $63 | $55 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $2,420 | $7 | $136 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM | 64 days | $3,600 | TBA | $122 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 65 days | $1,768 | $63 | $55 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 65 days | $1,768 | $63 | $55 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 65 days | $1,768 | $63 | $55 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 65 days | $1,768 | $63 | $55 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $1,768 | $63 | $55 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| MSC Alt POD | 56 days | $3,090 | TBA | $111 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 53 days | $3,090 | TBA | $111 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 61 days | $3,090 | TBA | $111 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $3,090 | TBA | $111 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 53 days | $3,775 | TBA | $122 | 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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13 sailings available · Transit: 53–65 days · 4 carriers