Long Beach to Chennai

Long Beach, US to Chennai, IN (USLGB to INMAA)

Current ocean freight between Long Beach and Chennai starts at $1,390 per 20' container and at $2,170 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 36 to 53 days under Skypace contracts with Yang Ming, Evergreen and 3 other carriers.

Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($2,170) sits 15% below the $2,563 average of the 7 weekly rate checks recorded since May 16, 2026.

An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, OOCL) is filed at $1,344 ocean freight — $826 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Long Beach and Chennai.

Rates checked on Oct 17, 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
Yang MingN/AN/A$2,170TBA$138N/ASelect next steps
EvergreenN/AN/A$2,200TBA$108N/ASelect next steps
OOCL Alt PODN/AN/A$1,344TBA$55N/ASelect next steps
OOCL Alt POL/POD37 days$1,356TBA$55Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL/POD42 days$1,356TBA$55Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL/POD40 days$1,356TBA$55Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL/POD40 days$1,356TBA$55Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL/POD42 days$1,356TBA$55Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL ×2 sailings45 days$2,170TBA$168Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL48 days$2,170TBA$168Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL51 days$2,170TBA$168Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL43 days$2,170TBA$168Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL51 days$2,170TBA$168Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL41 days$2,170TBA$168Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL46 days$2,170TBA$168Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL45 days$2,170TBA$168Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL52 days$2,170TBA$168Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL51 days$2,170TBA$168Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL36 days$2,170TBA$168Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL53 days$2,170TBA$168Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL45 days$2,170TBA$168Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL52 days$2,170TBA$168Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL44 days$2,170TBA$168Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL53 days$2,170TBA$168Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POLN/AN/A$2,170TBA$138N/ASelect next steps
Evergreen Alt POL50 days$2,200TBA$108Select next steps
Evergreen Alt POL43 days$2,200TBA$108Select next steps
Evergreen Alt POL37 days$2,200TBA$108Select next steps
Evergreen Alt POL39 days$2,200TBA$108Select next steps
Evergreen Alt POL50 days$2,200TBA$108Select next steps
Evergreen Alt POLN/AN/A$2,200TBA$108N/ASelect next steps
CMA CGM Alt POL48 days$3,063TBA$124Select next steps
CMA CGM Alt POL49 days$3,063TBA$124Select next steps
MSC Alt POL/POD ×2 sailingsN/AN/A$4,730TBA$113N/ASelect next steps
MSC Alt POD ×2 sailingsN/AN/A$4,730TBA$113N/ASelect next steps

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

38 sailings available · Transit: 36–53 days · 5 carriers

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