New York to Melbourne

New York, US to Melbourne, AU (USNYC to AUMEL)

Current ocean freight between New York and Melbourne starts at $1,079 per 20' container and at $1,267 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 43 to 78 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL, CMA CGM and 1 other carrier.

The lowest ocean freight ($1,267 with OOCL) takes 55 days at sea, while the fastest option (43 days with CMA CGM) is faster — saving $581 costs 12 extra days at sea.

An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, Yang Ming) is filed at $2,350 ocean freight — $1,083 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between New York and Melbourne.

Rates checked on Jul 24, 2026.

Current sailings

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.

CarrierDepartureTransitOcean freight (40'HC)Origin chargesDestination chargesPort cutoffValid until
OOCL55 days$1,267TBA$657
OOCL55 days$1,267TBA$657
OOCL55 days$1,267TBA$657
OOCL63 days$1,267TBA$657
OOCL53 days$1,267TBA$657
OOCL54 days$1,267TBA$657
OOCL66 days$1,267TBA$657
OOCL63 days$1,267TBA$657
OOCL49 days$1,267TBA$657
OOCL63 days$1,267TBA$657
OOCL61 days$1,267TBA$657
OOCL63 days$1,267TBA$657
OOCL64 days$1,267TBA$657
OOCL61 days$1,267TBA$657
OOCL63 days$1,267TBA$657
CMA CGM44 days$1,848TBA$710
CMA CGM44 days$1,848TBA$710
CMA CGM43 days$1,848TBA$710
CMA CGM43 days$1,848TBA$710
Yang Ming50 days$2,350$5$562
Yang Ming68 days$2,350$5$562
Yang Ming54 days$2,350$5$572
Yang Ming69 days$2,350$5$572
Yang Ming44 days$2,350$5$572
Yang Ming65 days$2,350$5$572
Yang Ming56 days$2,350$5$572
Yang Ming53 days$2,350$5$572
Yang Ming52 days$2,350$5$572
Yang Ming63 days$2,350$5$572
Yang Ming67 days$2,350$5$572
Yang Ming66 days$2,350$5$572
Yang Ming78 days$2,350$5$572
Yang Ming51 days$2,350$5$572
Yang Ming63 days$2,350$5$572
Yang Ming Alt POD57 days$2,350$5$562

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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35 sailings available · Transit: 43–78 days · 3 carriers

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