Kansas City Rail Ramp, US to Sydney, AU (USMKC to AUSYD)
Current ocean freight between Kansas City Rail Ramp and Sydney starts at $1,945 per 20' container and at $2,131 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 43 to 61 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL and 1 other carrier.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($2,131) sits 22% below the $2,730 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since May 25, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POL, OOCL) is filed at $2,243 ocean freight — $112 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Kansas City Rail Ramp and Sydney.
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 | N/A | N/A | $2,131 | TBA | $699 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| OOCL Alt POL | 43 days | $2,243 | TBA | $699 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 61 days | $2,243 | TBA | $699 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 49 days | $2,243 | TBA | $699 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $3,400 | TBA | $553 | N/A | 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
5 sailings available · Transit: 43–61 days · 2 carriers