Houston, US to Southampton, GB (USHOU to GBSOU)
Current ocean freight between Houston and Southampton starts at $956 per 20' container and at $1,137 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 20 to 46 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL, Hapag-Lloyd and 2 other carriers.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($1,137) sits 42% below the $1,967 average of the 5 weekly rate checks recorded since Jun 10, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, OOCL) is filed at $1,155 ocean freight — $18 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Houston and Southampton.
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 | $1,137 | TBA | $353 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL | 20 days | $1,167 | TBA | $353 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 20 days | $1,167 | TBA | $353 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 20 days | $1,167 | TBA | $353 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 20 days | $1,167 | TBA | $353 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 26 days | $1,988 | $8 | $312 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 43 days | $1,988 | $8 | $312 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 45 days | $1,988 | $8 | $312 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 26 days | $1,988 | $8 | $312 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 41 days | $1,988 | $8 | $312 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 46 days | $1,988 | $8 | $312 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 26 days | $1,988 | $8 | $312 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 26 days | $2,609 | $8 | $402 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 26 days | $2,620 | $8 | $402 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $1,155 | TBA | $353 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| MSC Alt POD | 25 days | $2,057 | $112 | $457 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 29 days | $2,233 | $8 | $312 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 32 days | $2,233 | $8 | $851 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 24 days | $2,233 | $8 | $312 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 26 days | $2,233 | $8 | $851 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 25 days | $2,233 | $8 | $312 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 27 days | $2,233 | $8 | $851 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 24 days | $2,233 | $8 | $312 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 31 days | $2,233 | $8 | $851 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 29 days | $2,233 | $8 | $312 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 31 days | $2,233 | $8 | $851 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 27 days | $2,233 | $8 | $312 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 28 days | $2,233 | $8 | $851 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 29 days | $2,233 | $8 | $312 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 32 days | $2,233 | $8 | $851 | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk Alt POD | 29 days | $2,250 | $15 | $438 | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk Alt POD | 29 days | $2,262 | $15 | $438 | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk Alt POD | 29 days | $2,290 | $15 | $438 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 26 days | $2,668 | $8 | $941 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 26 days | $2,668 | $8 | $941 | 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
35 sailings available · Transit: 20–46 days · 4 carriers