Kansas City Rail Ramp, US to Sydney, AU (USMKC to AUSYD)
Current ocean freight between Kansas City Rail Ramp and Sydney starts at $2,549 per 20' container and at $2,742 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 40 to 82 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL and 1 other carrier.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($2,742) sits 4% above the $2,649 average of the 5 weekly rate checks recorded since May 25, 2026.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $2,742 to $3,523 across 1 carrier — a $781 spread.
Rates checked on Sep 27, 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 | $2,742 | TBA | $684 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| OOCL | 49 days | $3,523 | TBA | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 82 days | $3,523 | TBA | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 61 days | $3,523 | TBA | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 40 days | $3,523 | TBA | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 50 days | $3,523 | TBA | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 68 days | $3,523 | TBA | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 49 days | $3,523 | TBA | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 40 days | $3,523 | TBA | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 50 days | $3,523 | TBA | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 61 days | $3,523 | TBA | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $2,742 | TBA | $684 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Yang Ming Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $3,400 | TBA | $540 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| OOCL Alt POL | 82 days | $3,523 | TBA | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 61 days | $3,523 | TBA | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 49 days | $3,523 | TBA | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 54 days | $3,523 | TBA | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 50 days | $3,523 | TBA | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 68 days | $3,523 | TBA | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 61 days | $3,523 | TBA | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 54 days | $3,523 | TBA | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 49 days | $3,523 | TBA | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 50 days | $3,523 | TBA | $684 | 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
23 sailings available · Transit: 40–82 days · 2 carriers