Houston, US to Singapore, SG (USHOU to SGSIN)
Current ocean freight between Houston and Singapore starts at $448 per 20' container and at $425 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 36 to 64 days under Skypace contracts with ZIM, OOCL and 2 other carriers.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($425) sits 72% below the $1,514 average of the 3 weekly rate checks recorded since May 16, 2026.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $425 to $1,250 across 4 carriers — a $825 spread.
Rates checked on Jul 24, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIM | 36 days | $425 | TBA | $299 | |||
| ZIM | 42 days | $425 | TBA | $299 | |||
| ZIM | 45 days | $425 | TBA | $299 | |||
| ZIM | 39 days | $425 | TBA | $299 | |||
| ZIM | 40 days | $425 | TBA | $299 | |||
| ZIM | 45 days | $425 | TBA | $299 | |||
| ZIM | 45 days | $425 | TBA | $299 | |||
| OOCL | 51 days | $478 | $63 | $315 | |||
| OOCL | 51 days | $478 | $63 | $315 | |||
| OOCL | 51 days | $478 | $63 | $315 | |||
| OOCL | 51 days | $478 | $63 | $315 | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $478 | $63 | $315 | N/A | |
| CMA CGM | 45 days | $495 | $63 | $315 | |||
| Yang Ming | 64 days | $680 | $7 | $337 | |||
| Yang Ming | 62 days | $680 | $7 | $337 | |||
| Yang Ming | 59 days | $680 | $7 | $337 | |||
| Yang Ming | 62 days | $680 | $7 | $337 | |||
| CMA CGM | 45 days | $730 | TBA | $299 | |||
| CMA CGM | 43 days | $730 | TBA | $299 | |||
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $1,250 | TBA | $337 | N/A |
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
20 sailings available · Transit: 36–64 days · 4 carriers