Houston, US to Chennai (ex Madras), IN (USHOU to INMAA)
Current ocean freight between Houston and Chennai (ex Madras) starts at $2,420 per 20' container and at $2,950 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 43 to 61 days under Skypace contracts with Evergreen and 3 other carriers.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, OOCL) is filed at $1,760 ocean freight — $1,190 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Houston and Chennai (ex Madras).
Rates checked on Sep 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen | 50 days | $2,950 | TBA | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 53 days | $2,950 | TBA | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 56 days | $2,950 | TBA | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 56 days | $2,950 | TBA | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $2,950 | TBA | $109 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| OOCL Alt POD | 46 days | $1,760 | $63 | $55 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 50 days | $1,760 | $63 | $55 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 58 days | $1,760 | $63 | $55 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 61 days | $3,180 | TBA | $113 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 58 days | $3,180 | TBA | $113 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $3,180 | TBA | $113 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| MSC Alt POD | 53 days | $3,250 | TBA | $113 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 55 days | $3,250 | TBA | $113 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 53 days | $3,250 | TBA | $113 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 53 days | $3,250 | TBA | $113 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 51 days | $3,250 | TBA | $113 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 50 days | $4,189 | TBA | $125 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 51 days | $4,189 | TBA | $125 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 43 days | $4,205 | TBA | $125 | 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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19 sailings available · Transit: 43–61 days · 4 carriers