Memphis, US to Southampton, GB (USMEM to GBSOU)
Current ocean freight between Memphis and Southampton starts at $896 per 20' container and at $1,128 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 15 to 40 days under Skypace contracts with CMA CGM and OOCL.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($1,128) sits 25% below the $1,500 average of the 3 weekly rate checks recorded since Aug 18, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, OOCL) is filed at $1,255 ocean freight — $127 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Memphis and Southampton.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMA CGM | 15 days | $1,128 | $924 | $256 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 20 days | $1,128 | $924 | $256 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 19 days | $1,128 | $924 | $256 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 18 days | $1,128 | $924 | $256 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 28 days | $1,187 | TBA | $353 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 28 days | $1,187 | TBA | $353 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 28 days | $1,187 | TBA | $353 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 28 days | $1,187 | TBA | $353 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 28 days | $1,237 | TBA | $353 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 28 days | $1,237 | TBA | $353 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 28 days | $1,237 | TBA | $353 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 28 days | $1,237 | TBA | $353 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 39 days | $1,255 | TBA | $353 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 39 days | $1,255 | TBA | $353 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 39 days | $1,255 | TBA | $353 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 39 days | $1,255 | TBA | $353 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 40 days | $1,305 | TBA | $353 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 40 days | $1,305 | TBA | $353 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 40 days | $1,305 | TBA | $353 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 40 days | $1,305 | TBA | $353 | 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
20 sailings available · Transit: 15–40 days · 2 carriers