New York, US to Chennai, IN (USNYC to INMAA)
Current ocean freight between New York and Chennai starts at $1,630 per 20' container and at $2,050 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 50 to 71 days under Skypace contracts with Evergreen and 2 other carriers.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($2,050) sits 11% below the $2,303 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since May 27, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, OOCL) is filed at $1,410 ocean freight — $640 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between New York and Chennai.
Rates checked on Sep 4, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $2,050 | TBA | $109 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Evergreen | 65 days | $2,250 | TBA | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 62 days | $2,250 | TBA | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 50 days | $2,250 | TBA | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 65 days | $2,250 | TBA | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 64 days | $2,250 | TBA | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 71 days | $2,250 | TBA | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 53 days | $1,410 | TBA | $55 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 57 days | $1,410 | TBA | $55 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 59 days | $1,410 | TBA | $55 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 57 days | $1,410 | TBA | $55 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 65 days | $2,580 | $30 | $113 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 65 days | $2,580 | $30 | $113 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $2,580 | $30 | $113 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| MSC Alt POD | 65 days | $2,650 | $30 | $113 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 65 days | $2,650 | $30 | $113 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 65 days | $2,650 | $30 | $113 | 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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17 sailings available · Transit: 50–71 days · 3 carriers