New Orleans, US to Southampton, GB (USMSY to GBSOU)
Current ocean freight between New Orleans and Southampton starts at $956 per 20' container and at $1,137 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 16 to 30 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL and CMA CGM.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($1,137) sits 43% below the $1,986 average of the 6 weekly rate checks recorded since May 24, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, OOCL) is filed at $1,155 ocean freight — $18 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between New Orleans and Southampton.
Rates checked on Oct 17, 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 | N/A | N/A | $1,137 | TBA | $353 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL | 17 days | $1,167 | TBA | $353 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 17 days | $1,167 | TBA | $353 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 17 days | $1,167 | TBA | $353 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 17 days | $1,167 | TBA | $353 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 16 days | $1,778 | $114 | $256 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 17 days | $1,778 | $114 | $256 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $1,155 | TBA | $353 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 30 days | $3,303 | $114 | $256 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 25 days | $3,303 | $114 | $256 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 28 days | $3,303 | $114 | $256 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 24 days | $3,403 | $114 | $256 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 26 days | $3,403 | $114 | $256 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 26 days | $3,403 | $114 | $256 | Select next steps |
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
14 sailings available · Transit: 16–30 days · 2 carriers