Laem Chabang, TH to Houston, US (THLCH to USHOU)
Current ocean freight between Laem Chabang and Houston starts at $7,376 per 20' container and at $8,770 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 48 to 55 days under Skypace contracts with Maersk, OOCL and 4 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($8,770 with Maersk) takes 50 days at sea, while the fastest option (48 days with CMA CGM) is faster — saving $2,994 costs 2 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($8,770) sits 15% above the $7,647 average of the 5 weekly rate checks recorded since May 19, 2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maersk | 50 days | $8,770 | $147 | $125 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $10,468 | $172 | TBA | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $10,776 | $153 | $452 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM | 55 days | $11,764 | $140 | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 48 days | $11,764 | $140 | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| COSCO | N/A | N/A | $11,773 | $153 | $165 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| HMM | N/A | N/A | $15,970 | $140 | $897 | 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
7 sailings available · Transit: 48–55 days · 6 carriers