Manila, PH to Houston, US (PHMNL to USHOU)
Current ocean freight between Manila and Houston starts at $9,884 per 20' container and at $11,176 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 38 to 42 days under Skypace contracts with Evergreen, OOCL and 2 other carriers.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($11,176) sits 24% above the $9,029 average of the 7 weekly rate checks recorded since May 18, 2026.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $11,176 to $13,172 across 4 carriers — a $1,996 spread.
Rates checked on Sep 28, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $11,176 | $410 | $452 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $11,203 | $369 | TBA | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| COSCO | N/A | N/A | $12,223 | $260 | $165 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM | 41 days | $12,364 | $283 | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 42 days | $12,364 | $283 | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 38 days | $12,364 | $283 | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 38 days | $13,172 | $283 | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 39 days | $13,172 | $283 | $109 | 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
8 sailings available · Transit: 38–42 days · 4 carriers