New York, US to Rotterdam, NL (USNYC to NLRTM)
Current ocean freight between New York and Rotterdam starts at $306 per 20' container and at $387 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 13 to 29 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL, MSC and 1 other carrier.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($387) sits 48% below the $738 average of the 5 weekly rate checks recorded since May 16, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, OOCL) is filed at $337 ocean freight — $50 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between New York and Rotterdam.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $387 | TBA | $307 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL | 25 days | $447 | TBA | $307 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 26 days | $447 | TBA | $307 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 29 days | $447 | TBA | $307 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 28 days | $447 | TBA | $307 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 28 days | $447 | TBA | $307 | Select next steps | |||
| MSC | 13 days | $977 | $50 | $343 | Select next steps | |||
| MSC | 13 days | $977 | $50 | $343 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 26 days | $1,424 | $19 | $295 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 26 days | $1,424 | $19 | $295 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 29 days | $1,424 | $19 | $295 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 29 days | $1,424 | $19 | $295 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $337 | TBA | $307 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL Alt POD | 23 days | $397 | TBA | $307 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 24 days | $397 | TBA | $307 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 27 days | $397 | TBA | $307 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 27 days | $397 | TBA | $307 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 27 days | $397 | TBA | $307 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 24 days | $450 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 25 days | $450 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 27 days | $450 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 27 days | $450 | 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
22 sailings available · Transit: 13–29 days · 3 carriers