New York, US to Southampton, GB (USNYC to GBSOU)
Current ocean freight between New York and Southampton starts at $406 per 20' container and at $587 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 9 to 36 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL, Hapag-Lloyd and 2 other carriers.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($587) sits 50% below the $1,171 average of the 5 weekly rate checks recorded since Jun 10, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POL, Maersk) is filed at $250 ocean freight — $337 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between New York and Southampton.
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 | $587 | TBA | $353 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL | 20 days | $617 | TBA | $353 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 22 days | $617 | TBA | $353 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 24 days | $617 | TBA | $353 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 24 days | $617 | TBA | $353 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 24 days | $617 | TBA | $353 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 20 days | $733 | $8 | $402 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 20 days | $733 | $8 | $402 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 20 days | $783 | $8 | $402 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 20 days | $783 | $8 | $402 | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk Alt POL | 20 days | $250 | $15 | $438 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $755 | TBA | $353 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL Alt POD | 32 days | $815 | TBA | $353 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 33 days | $815 | TBA | $353 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 36 days | $815 | TBA | $353 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 36 days | $815 | TBA | $353 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 36 days | $815 | TBA | $353 | Select next steps | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 9 days | $1,277 | $50 | $457 | Select next steps | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 9 days | $1,277 | $50 | $457 | 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
19 sailings available · Transit: 9–36 days · 4 carriers