New Orleans, US to Karachi, PK (USMSY to PKKHI)
Current ocean freight between New Orleans and Karachi starts at $2,590 per 20' container and at $3,980 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 53 to 88 days under Skypace contracts with CMA CGM and MSC.
The lowest ocean freight ($3,980 with CMA CGM) takes 81 days at sea, while the fastest option (53 days with MSC) is faster — saving $444 costs 28 extra days at sea.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, MSC) is filed at $4,224 ocean freight — $244 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between New Orleans and Karachi.
Rates checked on Aug 26, 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 | 81 days | $3,980 | TBA | $182 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 88 days | $4,380 | TBA | $182 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 74 days | $4,380 | TBA | $182 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 81 days | $4,380 | TBA | $182 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | 53 days | $4,424 | TBA | $218 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | 56 days | $4,424 | TBA | $218 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | 62 days | $4,424 | TBA | $218 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | 56 days | $4,424 | TBA | $218 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | 60 days | $4,494 | TBA | $218 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | 57 days | $4,494 | TBA | $218 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 69 days | $4,224 | TBA | $218 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $4,224 | TBA | $218 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| MSC Alt POD | 57 days | $4,294 | TBA | $218 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 58 days | $4,294 | 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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14 sailings available · Transit: 53–88 days · 2 carriers