New York, US to Qingdao (Sd), CN (USNYC to CNQIN)
Current ocean freight between New York and Qingdao (Sd) starts at $234 per 20' container and at $267 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 35 to 50 days under Skypace contracts with Evergreen, OOCL and 2 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($267 with Evergreen) takes 39 days at sea, while the fastest option (35 days with ZIM) is faster — saving $343 costs 4 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($267) sits 46% below the $495 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since Aug 11, 2026.
Rates checked on Oct 16, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen | 39 days | $267 | TBA | $3 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 41 days | $267 | TBA | $3 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 41 days | $267 | TBA | $3 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 40 days | $267 | TBA | $3 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 41 days | $267 | TBA | $3 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $500 | $5 | TBA | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Evergreen | 41 days | $600 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 41 days | $600 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 40 days | $600 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 49 days | $610 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 44 days | $610 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 35 days | $610 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 50 days | $610 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 37 days | $610 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 49 days | $610 | TBA | TBA | 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
15 sailings available · Transit: 35–50 days · 4 carriers