New York, US to Ningbo, CN (USNYC to CNNBO)
Current ocean freight between New York and Ningbo starts at $226 per 20' container and at $258 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 30 to 60 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL, Evergreen and 4 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($258 with OOCL) takes 49 days at sea, while the fastest option (30 days with Yang Ming) is faster — saving $142 costs 19 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($258) sits 46% below the $478 average of the 6 weekly rate checks recorded since May 25, 2026.
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 |
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| OOCL | 49 days | $258 | TBA | $3 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 33 days | $258 | TBA | $3 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 53 days | $258 | TBA | $3 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 42 days | $267 | TBA | $3 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 34 days | $267 | TBA | $3 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 43 days | $267 | TBA | $3 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 46 days | $267 | TBA | $3 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 46 days | $267 | TBA | $3 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 42 days | $267 | TBA | $3 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 46 days | $267 | TBA | $3 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 42 days | $361 | $37 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 37 days | $361 | $37 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 35 days | $361 | $37 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 45 days | $361 | $37 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 35 days | $361 | $37 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 38 days | $361 | $37 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 35 days | $361 | $37 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 40 days | $361 | $37 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 37 days | $361 | $37 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 38 days | $361 | $37 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 39 days | $361 | $37 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 46 days | $361 | $37 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 47 days | $400 | $5 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 60 days | $400 | $5 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 42 days | $400 | $5 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 37 days | $400 | $5 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 53 days | $400 | $5 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 36 days | $400 | $5 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 54 days | $400 | $5 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 39 days | $400 | $5 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 59 days | $400 | $5 | $19 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 55 days | $400 | $5 | $19 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 44 days | $400 | $5 | $19 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 37 days | $400 | $5 | $19 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 30 days | $400 | $5 | $19 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 53 days | $400 | $5 | $19 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 35 days | $400 | $5 | $19 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 36 days | $424 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 36 days | $440 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 33 days | $440 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 31 days | $440 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 42 days | $440 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 35 days | $440 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 41 days | $440 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 48 days | $600 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 53 days | $600 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 46 days | $600 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 46 days | $600 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 46 days | $600 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk Alt POL | 42 days | $590 | $15 | $24 | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk Alt POL | 35 days | $614 | $15 | $24 | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk Alt POL | 38 days | $614 | $15 | $24 | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk Alt POL | 35 days | $622 | $15 | $24 | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk Alt POL | 35 days | $730 | $15 | $24 | 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.
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54 sailings available · Transit: 30–60 days · 6 carriers