New York, US to Hamburg, DE (USNYC to DEHAM)
Current ocean freight between New York and Hamburg starts at $59 per 20' container and at $1 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 26 to 43 days under Skypace contracts with Hapag-Lloyd, OOCL and 2 other carriers.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($1) sits 100% below the $953 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since Jul 24, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, Hapag-Lloyd) is filed at $101 ocean freight — $100 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between New York and Hamburg.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hapag-Lloyd | 26 days | $1 | $8 | $466 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 26 days | $1 | $8 | $466 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 26 days | $51 | $8 | $466 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 26 days | $51 | $8 | $466 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $787 | TBA | $401 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL | 29 days | $847 | TBA | $401 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 35 days | $847 | TBA | $401 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 33 days | $847 | TBA | $401 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 33 days | $847 | TBA | $401 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 33 days | $847 | TBA | $401 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 39 days | $1,657 | TBA | $366 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 32 days | $1,657 | TBA | $366 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 35 days | $1,657 | TBA | $366 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 35 days | $1,657 | TBA | $366 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 29 days | $101 | $8 | $301 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 29 days | $101 | $8 | $301 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $337 | TBA | $401 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Maersk Alt POL | 26 days | $355 | $15 | $393 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 41 days | $397 | TBA | $401 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 29 days | $397 | TBA | $401 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 43 days | $397 | TBA | $401 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 31 days | $397 | TBA | $401 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 38 days | $397 | TBA | $401 | 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
23 sailings available · Transit: 26–43 days · 4 carriers