Miami, US to Buenos Aires, AR (USMIA to ARBUE)
Current ocean freight between Miami and Buenos Aires starts at $691 per 20' container and at $977 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 24 to 58 days under Skypace contracts with ZIM and CMA CGM.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POL, CMA CGM) is filed at $3,450 ocean freight — $2,473 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Miami and Buenos Aires.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $977 to $2,900 across 2 carriers — a $1,923 spread.
Rates checked on Aug 19, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIM | 24 days | $977 | $45 | $534 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 24 days | $977 | $45 | $534 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 24 days | $977 | $45 | $534 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 24 days | $1,037 | $45 | $534 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 45 days | $2,900 | TBA | $295 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 58 days | $2,900 | TBA | $295 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POL | 48 days | $3,450 | TBA | $295 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POL | 48 days | $3,450 | TBA | $295 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POL | 48 days | $3,450 | TBA | $295 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POL | 48 days | $3,450 | TBA | $295 | 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.
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10 sailings available · Transit: 24–58 days · 2 carriers