New Orleans, US to Southampton, GB (USMSY to GBSOU)
Current ocean freight between New Orleans and Southampton starts at $936 per 20' container and at $1,097 per 40'HC container. Transit time is 17 days under Skypace contracts with CMA CGM and OOCL.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($1,097) sits 47% below the $2,072 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since May 24, 2026.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $1,097 to $1,894 across 2 carriers — a $797 spread.
Rates checked on Aug 31, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OOCL | 17 days | $1,097 | TBA | $361 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 17 days | $1,097 | TBA | $361 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 17 days | $1,878 | $114 | $262 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 17 days | $1,878 | $114 | $262 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 17 days | $1,894 | $114 | $262 | 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
5 sailings available · Transit: 17–17 days · 2 carriers