Long Beach, US to Karachi, PK (USLGB to PKKHI)
Current ocean freight between Long Beach and Karachi starts at $2,965 per 20' container and at $4,650 per 40'HC container. Transit time is 58 days under Skypace contracts with MSC.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($4,650) sits 9% above the $4,256 average of the 5 weekly rate checks recorded since May 16, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POL/POD, MSC) is filed at $4,450 ocean freight — $200 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Long Beach and Karachi.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSC | 58 days | $4,650 | TBA | $218 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | 58 days | $4,650 | TBA | $218 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | 58 days | $4,720 | TBA | $218 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | 58 days | $4,720 | TBA | $218 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | 58 days | $4,720 | TBA | $218 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POL/POD | N/A | N/A | $4,450 | TBA | $218 | 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
6 sailings available · Transit: 58–58 days · 1 carrier