Houston, US to Melbourne, AU (USHOU to AUMEL)
Current ocean freight between Houston and Melbourne starts at $1,220 per 20' container and at $1,706 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 41 to 67 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL, CMA CGM and 1 other carrier.
The lowest ocean freight ($1,706 with OOCL) takes 48 days at sea, while the fastest option (41 days with Yang Ming) is faster — saving $1,444 costs 7 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($1,706) sits 38% below the $2,734 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since May 25, 2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OOCL | 48 days | $1,706 | $63 | $698 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 50 days | $1,706 | $63 | $698 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 52 days | $1,706 | $63 | $698 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 50 days | $1,706 | $63 | $698 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 60 days | $1,706 | $63 | $698 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 55 days | $2,343 | TBA | $698 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 53 days | $2,343 | TBA | $698 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 56 days | $2,343 | TBA | $698 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 55 days | $2,343 | TBA | $698 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 67 days | $2,343 | TBA | $698 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 58 days | $2,600 | $90 | $735 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 58 days | $2,600 | $90 | $735 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 58 days | $2,600 | $90 | $735 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 58 days | $2,600 | $90 | $735 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 49 days | $3,150 | $7 | $633 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 58 days | $3,150 | $7 | $633 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 51 days | $3,150 | $7 | $633 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 41 days | $3,150 | $7 | $633 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 61 days | $3,150 | $7 | $633 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 51 days | $3,150 | $7 | $633 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 55 days | $3,150 | $7 | $633 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $3,200 | $7 | $593 | N/A | 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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22 sailings available · Transit: 41–67 days · 3 carriers