Memphis, US to Qingdao (Sd), CN (USMEM to CNQIN)
Current ocean freight between Memphis and Qingdao (Sd) starts at $630 per 20' container and at $650 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 36 to 42 days under Skypace contracts with Yang Ming, OOCL and 2 other carriers.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($650) sits 47% below the $1,217 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since Aug 11, 2026.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $650 to $2,438 across 4 carriers — a $1,788 spread.
Rates checked on Oct 16, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $650 | $7 | TBA | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $794 | $46 | $3 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| ZIM | 36 days | $840 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 36 days | $840 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 42 days | $840 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 42 days | $840 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 38 days | $840 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $1,350 | TBA | TBA | N/A | Select next steps | |
| ZIM | N/A | N/A | $2,438 | TBA | TBA | N/A | 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
9 sailings available · Transit: 36–42 days · 4 carriers