Miami, US to Sydney, AU (USMIA to AUSYD)
Current ocean freight between Miami and Sydney starts at $1,229 per 20' container and at $1,717 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 40 to 63 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL and 1 other carrier.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POL, CMA CGM) is filed at $2,870 ocean freight — $1,153 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Miami and Sydney.
Rates checked on Jul 24, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OOCL | 56 days | $1,717 | $78 | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 63 days | $1,717 | $78 | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 63 days | $1,717 | $78 | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 63 days | $1,717 | $78 | $650 | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $1,717 | $78 | $650 | N/A | |
| CMA CGM Alt POL | 40 days | $2,870 | $85 | $713 | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POL | 40 days | $2,870 | $85 | $713 | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POL | 40 days | $2,870 | $85 | $713 | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POL | 40 days | $2,870 | $85 | $713 |
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: 40–63 days · 2 carriers