Houston, US to Singapore, SG (USHOU to SGSIN)
Current ocean freight between Houston and Singapore starts at $456 per 20' container and at $488 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 35 to 66 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL, ZIM and 4 other carriers.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($488) sits 56% below the $1,104 average of the 7 weekly rate checks recorded since May 16, 2026.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $488 to $3,260 across 6 carriers — a $2,772 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 | $488 | $63 | $317 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL | 44 days | $497 | $63 | $317 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 44 days | $497 | $63 | $317 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 44 days | $497 | $63 | $317 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 44 days | $497 | $63 | $317 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 38 days | $620 | TBA | $301 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 36 days | $620 | TBA | $301 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 35 days | $620 | TBA | $301 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 39 days | $620 | TBA | $301 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 62 days | $680 | $7 | $358 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 65 days | $680 | $7 | $358 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $680 | $7 | $339 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Maersk | 66 days | $1,005 | $15 | $301 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $2,150 | TBA | $285 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Hapag-Lloyd | 45 days | $3,260 | $8 | $363 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 57 days | $3,260 | $8 | $363 | 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
16 sailings available · Transit: 35–66 days · 6 carriers