Los Angeles, US to Hamburg, DE (USLAX to DEHAM)
Current ocean freight between Los Angeles and Hamburg starts at $2,162 per 20' container and at $2,474 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 32 to 40 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($2,474) sits 19% above the $2,086 average of the 6 weekly rate checks recorded since May 27, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, OOCL) is filed at $2,024 ocean freight — $450 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Los Angeles and Hamburg.
Rates checked on Oct 17, 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 | 33 days | $2,474 | TBA | $401 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $2,474 | TBA | $401 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL | 40 days | $2,534 | TBA | $401 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 39 days | $2,534 | TBA | $401 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 39 days | $2,534 | TBA | $401 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 32 days | $2,024 | TBA | $401 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $2,024 | TBA | $401 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL Alt POD | 39 days | $2,084 | TBA | $401 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 38 days | $2,084 | TBA | $401 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 38 days | $2,084 | TBA | $401 | Select 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
10 sailings available · Transit: 32–40 days · 1 carrier