New York, US to Hamburg, DE (USNYC to DEHAM)
Current ocean freight between New York and Hamburg starts at $559 per 20' container and at $743 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 31 to 37 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL and CMA CGM.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, CMA CGM) is filed at $497 ocean freight — $246 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between New York and Hamburg.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $743 to $1,663 across 2 carriers — a $920 spread.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OOCL | 32 days | $743 | TBA | $415 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 33 days | $743 | TBA | $415 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 37 days | $1,647 | TBA | $378 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 35 days | $1,647 | TBA | $378 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 33 days | $1,663 | TBA | $378 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 35 days | $1,663 | TBA | $378 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 31 days | $497 | TBA | $378 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 31 days | $497 | TBA | $378 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 31 days | $513 | TBA | $378 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 31 days | $513 | TBA | $378 | 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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10 sailings available · Transit: 31–37 days · 2 carriers