Houston, US to Jebel Ali, AE (USHOU to AEJEA)
Current ocean freight between Houston and Jebel Ali starts at $8,223 per 20' container and at $11,091 per 40'HC container. Transit time is 83 days under Skypace contracts with MSC and CMA CGM.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($11,091) sits 3% below the $11,484 average of the 6 weekly rate checks recorded since May 21, 2026.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $11,091 to $12,286 across 2 carriers — a $1,195 spread.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSC | N/A | N/A | $11,091 | TBA | $3,729 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM | 83 days | $12,286 | $109 | $364 | 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.
Rates last fetched on
2 sailings available · Transit: 83–83 days · 2 carriers