Louisville, US to Felixstowe, GB (USLUI to GBFXT)
Current ocean freight between Louisville and Felixstowe starts at $1,143 per 20' container and at $1,261 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 30 to 43 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL and CMA CGM.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($1,261) sits 7% below the $1,357 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since May 16, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, OOCL) is filed at $1,097 ocean freight — $164 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Louisville and Felixstowe.
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 | N/A | N/A | $1,261 | TBA | $361 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM | 43 days | $2,378 | $924 | $262 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 36 days | $2,378 | $924 | $262 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 40 days | $2,394 | $969 | $262 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 41 days | $2,394 | $969 | $262 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 30 days | $1,097 | TBA | $361 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 30 days | $1,097 | TBA | $361 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 30 days | $1,228 | $924 | $262 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 35 days | $1,228 | $924 | $262 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 30 days | $1,244 | $969 | $262 | 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
10 sailings available · Transit: 30–43 days · 2 carriers