Laem Chabang, TH to Charlotte, US (THLCH to USCLT)
Current ocean freight between Laem Chabang and Charlotte starts at $6,216 per 20' container and at $7,770 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 43 to 73 days under Skypace contracts with Maersk, CMA CGM and 4 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($7,770 with Maersk) takes 48 days at sea, while the fastest option (43 days with COSCO) is faster — saving $3,745 costs 5 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($7,770) sits 9% above the $7,124 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since May 19, 2026.
Rates checked on Aug 3, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maersk | 48 days | $7,770 | $144 | $40 | |||
| Maersk | 55 days | $7,785 | $144 | $40 | |||
| Maersk | 55 days | $7,835 | $144 | $40 | |||
| CMA CGM | 63 days | $10,414 | $138 | $19 | |||
| CMA CGM | 69 days | $10,414 | $138 | $19 | |||
| CMA CGM | 73 days | $10,919 | $138 | $304 | |||
| CMA CGM | 66 days | $10,919 | $138 | $304 | |||
| CMA CGM | 47 days | $11,119 | $138 | $304 | |||
| COSCO | 44 days | $11,515 | $151 | $90 | |||
| COSCO | 51 days | $11,515 | $151 | $90 | |||
| COSCO | 45 days | $11,515 | $151 | $90 | |||
| COSCO | 64 days | $11,515 | $151 | $90 | |||
| COSCO | 61 days | $11,515 | $151 | $90 | |||
| COSCO | 51 days | $11,515 | $151 | $90 | |||
| COSCO | 57 days | $11,515 | $151 | $90 | |||
| COSCO | 43 days | $11,515 | $151 | $90 | |||
| COSCO | 44 days | $11,515 | $151 | $90 | |||
| COSCO | 57 days | $11,515 | $151 | $90 | |||
| COSCO | 65 days | $11,515 | $151 | $90 | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 66 days | $10,414 | $138 | $19 | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 57 days | $10,414 | $138 | $19 | |||
| COSCO Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $10,565 | $151 | $90 | N/A | |
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 45 days | $10,614 | $138 | $19 | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 57 days | $10,701 | $157 | $109 | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 61 days | $10,701 | $157 | $109 | |||
| OOCL Alt POL/POD | 53 days | $10,928 | $170 | $5 | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 46 days | $10,928 | $170 | $5 | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 43 days | $11,209 | $170 | $5 | |||
| OOCL Alt POL/POD | N/A | N/A | $11,209 | $170 | $5 | N/A | |
| COSCO Alt POD | 50 days | $11,515 | $151 | $90 | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 50 days | $11,540 | $170 | TBA | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 46 days | $11,540 | $170 | TBA | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 53 days | $11,540 | $170 | TBA | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 53 days | $11,540 | $170 | TBA |
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
34 sailings available · Transit: 43–73 days · 6 carriers