Memphis, US to Chennai, IN (USMEM to INMAA)
Current ocean freight between Memphis and Chennai starts at $2,080 per 20' container and at $2,550 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 45 to 63 days under Skypace contracts with Evergreen, Yang Ming and 1 other carrier.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($2,550) sits 10% above the $2,313 average of the 3 weekly rate checks recorded since Aug 21, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, OOCL) is filed at $1,894 ocean freight — $656 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Memphis and Chennai.
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 | $2,550 | TBA | $108 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $2,920 | TBA | $137 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| OOCL Alt POD | 45 days | $1,894 | $46 | $55 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 50 days | $1,894 | $46 | $55 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $1,894 | $46 | $55 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| OOCL Alt POD | 54 days | $2,128 | TBA | $55 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 63 days | $2,128 | TBA | $55 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 63 days | $2,128 | TBA | $55 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 56 days | $2,128 | TBA | $55 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 57 days | $2,128 | TBA | $55 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 63 days | $2,128 | TBA | $55 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 57 days | $2,128 | TBA | $55 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 63 days | $2,128 | TBA | $55 | 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
13 sailings available · Transit: 45–63 days · 3 carriers