Houston, US to Fremantle, AU (USHOU to AUFRE)
Current ocean freight between Houston and Fremantle starts at $1,249 per 20' container and at $1,742 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 55 to 76 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL and CMA CGM.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($1,742) sits 28% below the $2,432 average of the 5 weekly rate checks recorded since May 25, 2026.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $1,742 to $4,050 across 2 carriers — a $2,308 spread.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $1,742 | $63 | $642 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL | 55 days | $1,759 | $63 | $642 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 55 days | $1,759 | $63 | $642 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 55 days | $1,759 | $63 | $642 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 55 days | $1,759 | $63 | $642 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 76 days | $4,050 | $90 | $685 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 76 days | $4,050 | $90 | $685 | 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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7 sailings available · Transit: 55–76 days · 2 carriers