Long Beach to Karachi

Long Beach, US to Karachi, PK (USLGB to PKKHI)

Current ocean freight between Long Beach and Karachi starts at $1,824 per 20' container and at $2,546 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 48 to 85 days under Skypace contracts with Hapag-Lloyd, MSC and 1 other carrier.

Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($2,546) sits 41% below the $4,304 average of the 7 weekly rate checks recorded since May 16, 2026.

Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $2,546 to $4,710 across 2 carriers — a $2,164 spread.

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
Hapag-Lloyd59 days$2,546$2,187$395Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd59 days$2,546$2,187$395Select next steps
MSC84 days$4,710TBA$180Select next steps
MSC85 days$4,710TBA$180Select next steps
MSC79 days$4,710TBA$180Select next steps
MSC82 days$4,710TBA$180Select next steps
MSC85 days$4,710TBA$180Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL59 days$2,546$2,187$395Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL59 days$2,546$2,187$395Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL59 days$2,571$2,187$395Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL59 days$2,571$2,187$395Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL59 days$2,571$2,187$395Select next steps
CMA CGM Alt POL49 days$3,108TBA$182Select next steps
CMA CGM Alt POL48 days$3,108TBA$182Select next steps
CMA CGM Alt POL50 days$3,108TBA$182Select next steps
MSC Alt POL/PODN/AN/A$4,430TBA$177N/ASelect next steps
MSC Alt PODN/AN/A$4,430TBA$177N/ASelect next steps
MSC Alt POLN/AN/A$4,630TBA$177N/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.

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18 sailings available · Transit: 48–85 days · 3 carriers

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