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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OOCL | 55 days | $1,267 | TBA | $657 | |||
| OOCL | 55 days | $1,267 | TBA | $657 | |||
| OOCL | 55 days | $1,267 | TBA | $657 | |||
| OOCL | 63 days | $1,267 | TBA | $657 | |||
| OOCL | 53 days | $1,267 | TBA | $657 | |||
| OOCL | 54 days | $1,267 | TBA | $657 | |||
| OOCL | 66 days | $1,267 | TBA | $657 | |||
| OOCL | 63 days | $1,267 | TBA | $657 | |||
| OOCL | 49 days | $1,267 | TBA | $657 | |||
| OOCL | 63 days | $1,267 | TBA | $657 | |||
| OOCL | 61 days | $1,267 | TBA | $657 | |||
| OOCL | 63 days | $1,267 | TBA | $657 | |||
| OOCL | 64 days | $1,267 | TBA | $657 | |||
| OOCL | 61 days | $1,267 | TBA | $657 | |||
| OOCL | 63 days | $1,267 | TBA | $657 | |||
| CMA CGM | 44 days | $1,848 | TBA | $710 | |||
| CMA CGM | 44 days | $1,848 | TBA | $710 | |||
| CMA CGM | 43 days | $1,848 | TBA | $710 | |||
| CMA CGM | 43 days | $1,848 | TBA | $710 | |||
| Yang Ming | 50 days | $2,350 | $5 | $562 | |||
| Yang Ming | 68 days | $2,350 | $5 | $562 | |||
| Yang Ming | 54 days | $2,350 | $5 | $572 | |||
| Yang Ming | 69 days | $2,350 | $5 | $572 | |||
| Yang Ming | 44 days | $2,350 | $5 | $572 | |||
| Yang Ming | 65 days | $2,350 | $5 | $572 | |||
| Yang Ming | 56 days | $2,350 | $5 | $572 | |||
| Yang Ming | 53 days | $2,350 | $5 | $572 | |||
| Yang Ming | 52 days | $2,350 | $5 | $572 | |||
| Yang Ming | 63 days | $2,350 | $5 | $572 | |||
| Yang Ming | 67 days | $2,350 | $5 | $572 | |||
| Yang Ming | 66 days | $2,350 | $5 | $572 | |||
| Yang Ming | 78 days | $2,350 | $5 | $572 | |||
| Yang Ming | 51 days | $2,350 | $5 | $572 | |||
| Yang Ming | 63 days | $2,350 | $5 | $572 | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 57 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.
Rates last fetched on
35 sailings available · Transit: 43–78 days · 3 carriers