Laem Chabang to Charlotte

Laem Chabang, TH to Charlotte, US (THLCH to USCLT)

Current ocean freight between Laem Chabang and Charlotte starts at $7,640 per 20' container and at $9,550 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 43 to 72 days under Skypace contracts with Maersk, CMA CGM and 5 other carriers.

The lowest ocean freight ($9,550 with Maersk) takes 55 days at sea, while the fastest option (53 days with HMM) is faster — saving $8,008 costs 2 extra days at sea.

Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($9,550) sits 12% above the $8,521 average of the 6 weekly rate checks recorded since May 19, 2026.

Rates checked on Sep 4, 2026.

Current sailings

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.

CarrierDepartureTransitOcean freight (40'HC)Origin chargesDestination chargesPort cutoffValid untilAction
Maersk55 days$9,550$147$40Select & Quote
Maersk55 days$9,600$147$40Select & Quote
CMA CGM65 days$11,564$140$19Select & Quote
CMA CGM72 days$12,069$140$304Select & Quote
CMA CGM66 days$12,069$140$304Select & Quote
CMA CGM63 days$12,069$140$304Select & Quote
EvergreenN/AN/A$12,526$153$452N/ASelect & Quote
COSCO66 days$12,723$153$90Select & Quote
COSCO57 days$12,723$153$90Select & Quote
HMM53 days$17,558$140$1,205Select & Quote
HMMN/AN/A$17,558$140$1,205N/ASelect & Quote
CMA CGM Alt POD49 days$11,564$140$19Select & Quote
CMA CGM Alt POD46 days$11,564$140$19Select & Quote
COSCO Alt POD52 days$11,767$172$5Select & Quote
OOCL Alt POD55 days$11,767$172$5Select & Quote
OOCL Alt POL/PODN/AN/A$11,767$172$5N/ASelect & Quote
COSCO Alt PODN/AN/A$11,773$153$90N/ASelect & Quote
CMA CGM Alt POD61 days$11,864$140$19Select & Quote
Evergreen Alt POD47 days$12,006$153$254Select & Quote
Evergreen Alt POD43 days$12,006$153$254Select & Quote
CMA CGM Alt POD49 days$12,069$140$304Select & Quote
CMA CGM Alt POD46 days$12,069$140$304Select & Quote
Yang Ming Alt PODN/AN/A$12,380$173TBAN/ASelect & 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.

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23 sailings available · Transit: 43–72 days · 7 carriers

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