Houston, US to London Gateway, GB (USHOU to GBLGP)
Current ocean freight between Houston and London Gateway starts at $2,429 per 20' container and at $3,219 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 20 to 32 days under Skypace contracts with CMA CGM and 1 other carrier.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, CMA CGM) is filed at $1,081 ocean freight — $2,138 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Houston and London Gateway.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $3,219 to $3,319 across 1 carrier — a $100 spread.
Rates checked on Aug 18, 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 | 31 days | $3,219 | $109 | $262 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 31 days | $3,219 | $109 | $262 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 32 days | $3,319 | $109 | $262 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 20 days | $1,081 | TBA | $361 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 20 days | $1,097 | TBA | $361 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 20 days | $1,097 | TBA | $361 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 20 days | $1,097 | TBA | $361 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 20 days | $1,097 | TBA | $361 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $1,097 | TBA | $361 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 20 days | $1,894 | $109 | $262 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 20 days | $1,894 | $109 | $262 | 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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11 sailings available · Transit: 20–32 days · 2 carriers