Long Beach, US to Jebel Ali, AE (USLGB to AEJEA)
Current ocean freight between Long Beach and Jebel Ali starts at $6,200 per 20' container and at $9,530 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 38 to 63 days under Skypace contracts with CMA CGM and MSC.
The lowest ocean freight ($9,530 with CMA CGM) takes 63 days at sea, while the fastest option (38 days with CMA CGM) is faster — saving $8 costs 25 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($9,530) sits 5% below the $9,980 average of the 5 weekly rate checks recorded since May 21, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMA CGM | 63 days | $9,530 | TBA | $392 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 47 days | $9,530 | TBA | $364 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 38 days | $9,538 | TBA | $364 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | N/A | N/A | $13,566 | TBA | $3,729 | 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.
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4 sailings available · Transit: 38–63 days · 2 carriers