Los Angeles, US to Hamburg, DE (USLAX to DEHAM)
Current ocean freight between Los Angeles and Hamburg starts at $1,815 per 20' container and at $1,980 per 40'HC container. Transit time is 34 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, OOCL) is filed at $3,158 ocean freight — $1,178 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Los Angeles and Hamburg.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OOCL | 34 days | $1,980 | TBA | $415 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $3,158 | TBA | $415 | 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
2 sailings available · Transit: 34–34 days · 1 carrier