Houston, US to Ningbo, CN (USHOU to CNNBO)
Current ocean freight between Houston and Ningbo starts at $306 per 20' container and at $338 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 31 to 56 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL, Evergreen and 4 other carriers.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($338) sits 63% below the $913 average of the 6 weekly rate checks recorded since May 16, 2026.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $338 to $1,300 across 6 carriers — a $962 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 | $338 | $63 | $3 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Evergreen | 31 days | $347 | $63 | $3 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 56 days | $347 | $63 | $3 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 36 days | $347 | $63 | $3 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 56 days | $347 | $63 | $3 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 35 days | $347 | $63 | $3 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 56 days | $347 | $63 | $3 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 56 days | $347 | $63 | $3 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 47 days | $400 | $7 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 48 days | $400 | $7 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $400 | $7 | TBA | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Maersk | 34 days | $654 | $15 | $24 | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk | 39 days | $678 | $15 | $24 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 44 days | $686 | $15 | $24 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 46 days | $699 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 49 days | $715 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 47 days | $715 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 47 days | $715 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk | 46 days | $794 | $15 | $24 | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk | 49 days | $794 | $15 | $24 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 42 days | $1,143 | $8 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 37 days | $1,143 | $8 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 55 days | $1,300 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 54 days | $1,300 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 42 days | $1,300 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 53 days | $1,300 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 36 days | $1,300 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 53 days | $1,300 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 49 days | $1,300 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 40 days | $1,300 | TBA | TBA | 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.
Rates last fetched on
30 sailings available · Transit: 31–56 days · 6 carriers