Ningbo, CN to Nashville, US (CNNBO to USBNA)
Current ocean freight between Ningbo and Nashville starts at $6,628 per 20' container and at $8,248 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 43 to 56 days under Skypace contracts with Hapag-Lloyd and ZIM.
The lowest ocean freight ($8,248 with Hapag-Lloyd) takes 56 days at sea, while the fastest option (43 days with ZIM) is faster — saving $2,832 costs 13 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($8,248) sits 4% below the $8,609 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since May 25, 2026.
Rates checked on Aug 2, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hapag-Lloyd | 56 days | $8,248 | $206 | $109 | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 52 days | $8,548 | $206 | $109 | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 55 days | $11,036 | $206 | $109 | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 43 days | $11,036 | $206 | $109 | |||
| ZIM | 43 days | $11,080 | TBA | $12 | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 43 days | $11,301 | $144 | $109 |
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
6 sailings available · Transit: 43–56 days · 2 carriers