Manila, PH to Chicago, US (PHMNL to USCHI)
Current ocean freight between Manila and Chicago starts at $8,425 per 20' container and at $9,365 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 26 to 39 days under Skypace contracts with COSCO, Evergreen and 3 other carriers.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($9,365) sits 12% above the $8,338 average of the 5 weekly rate checks recorded since May 18, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, ZIM) is filed at $10,437 ocean freight — $1,072 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Manila and Chicago.
Rates checked on Aug 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COSCO | N/A | N/A | $9,365 | $260 | $15 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $9,912 | $410 | $390 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM ×2 sailings | 33 days | $10,019 | $283 | $285 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 26 days | $10,019 | $283 | $285 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 39 days | $10,019 | $283 | $285 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 32 days | $10,019 | $283 | $285 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $10,451 | $369 | TBA | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| ZIM Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $10,437 | $391 | $12 | 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
9 sailings available · Transit: 26–39 days · 5 carriers