Houston, US to Southampton, GB (USHOU to GBSOU)
Current ocean freight between Houston and Southampton starts at $936 per 20' container and at $1,097 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 20 to 27 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL and CMA CGM.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($1,097) sits 42% below the $1,877 average of the 3 weekly rate checks recorded since Jun 10, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, CMA CGM) is filed at $3,403 ocean freight — $2,306 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Houston and Southampton.
Rates checked on Sep 4, 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 | 20 days | $1,097 | TBA | $361 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 20 days | $1,097 | TBA | $361 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 20 days | $1,097 | TBA | $361 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 20 days | $1,878 | $109 | $262 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 20 days | $1,894 | $109 | $262 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 27 days | $3,403 | $109 | $262 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 27 days | $3,403 | $109 | $262 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 27 days | $3,419 | $109 | $262 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 27 days | $3,419 | $109 | $262 | 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
9 sailings available · Transit: 20–27 days · 2 carriers