Houston, US to Hamburg, DE (USHOU to DEHAM)
Current ocean freight between Houston and Hamburg starts at $1,006 per 20' container and at $1,187 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 28 to 30 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL, CMA CGM and 1 other carrier.
The lowest ocean freight ($1,187 with OOCL) takes 30 days at sea, while the fastest option (28 days with CMA CGM) is faster — saving $1,915 costs 2 extra days at sea.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, OOCL) is filed at $787 ocean freight — $400 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Houston and Hamburg.
Rates checked on Jul 25, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OOCL | 30 days | $1,187 | TBA | $406 | |||
| OOCL | 30 days | $1,187 | TBA | $406 | |||
| CMA CGM | 28 days | $3,102 | $109 | $370 | |||
| CMA CGM | 28 days | $3,102 | $109 | $370 | |||
| CMA CGM | 28 days | $3,102 | $109 | $370 | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 29 days | $787 | TBA | $406 | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $787 | TBA | $406 | N/A | |
| MSC Alt POD | 30 days | $1,697 | $112 | $391 | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 29 days | $2,188 | TBA | $346 | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 29 days | $2,188 | TBA | $346 | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 29 days | $2,188 | TBA | $346 |
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
11 sailings available · Transit: 28–30 days · 3 carriers