New Orleans, US to Karachi, PK (USMSY to PKKHI)
Current ocean freight between New Orleans and Karachi starts at $2,440 per 20' container and at $3,680 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 51 to 81 days under Skypace contracts with CMA CGM and MSC.
The lowest ocean freight ($3,680 with CMA CGM) takes 60 days at sea, while the fastest option (51 days with MSC) is faster — saving $813 costs 9 extra days at sea.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, MSC) is filed at $4,223 ocean freight — $543 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between New Orleans and Karachi.
Rates checked on Aug 18, 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 | 60 days | $3,680 | TBA | $182 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 67 days | $3,680 | TBA | $182 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 74 days | $3,680 | TBA | $182 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 81 days | $4,080 | TBA | $182 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | 60 days | $4,423 | TBA | $218 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | 58 days | $4,493 | TBA | $218 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | 51 days | $4,493 | TBA | $218 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | 56 days | $4,493 | TBA | $218 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | 68 days | $4,493 | TBA | $218 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | 61 days | $4,493 | TBA | $218 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 61 days | $4,223 | TBA | $218 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 62 days | $4,223 | TBA | $218 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 66 days | $4,293 | TBA | $218 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 65 days | $4,293 | TBA | $218 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 61 days | $4,293 | TBA | $218 | 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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15 sailings available · Transit: 51–81 days · 2 carriers