Houston, US to Rotterdam, NL (USHOU to NLRTM)
Current ocean freight between Houston and Rotterdam starts at $684 per 20' container and at $743 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 19 to 27 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL, Maersk and 2 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($743 with OOCL) takes 27 days at sea, while the fastest option (19 days with Hapag-Lloyd) is faster — saving $1,818 costs 8 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($743) sits 46% below the $1,376 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since May 27, 2026.
Rates checked on Sep 3, 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 | 27 days | $743 | TBA | $314 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 27 days | $743 | TBA | $314 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 23 days | $743 | TBA | $314 | Select & Quote | |||
| Maersk | 20 days | $749 | TBA | $372 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 20 days | $1,974 | $8 | $392 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 20 days | $1,974 | $8 | $392 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 23 days | $2,072 | TBA | $302 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 23 days | $2,088 | TBA | $302 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 20 days | $2,549 | $8 | $470 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 19 days | $2,561 | $8 | $470 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 26 days | $1,822 | TBA | $302 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 26 days | $1,822 | TBA | $302 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 25 days | $1,838 | TBA | $302 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 26 days | $1,838 | TBA | $302 | 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
14 sailings available · Transit: 19–27 days · 4 carriers