Norfolk, US to Chennai, IN (USORF to INMAA)
Current ocean freight between Norfolk and Chennai starts at $1,410 per 20' container and at $2,050 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 27 to 60 days under Skypace contracts with Evergreen, Yang Ming and 2 other carriers.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($2,050) sits 6% below the $2,175 average of the 6 weekly rate checks recorded since May 27, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, OOCL) is filed at $1,428 ocean freight — $622 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Norfolk and Chennai.
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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| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $2,050 | TBA | $108 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Yang Ming | 46 days | $2,345 | $8 | $168 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 39 days | $2,345 | $8 | $168 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 40 days | $2,345 | $8 | $168 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 39 days | $2,345 | $8 | $168 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $2,345 | $8 | $138 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL Alt POD | 59 days | $1,428 | TBA | $55 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 44 days | $1,428 | TBA | $55 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 59 days | $1,437 | TBA | $55 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 44 days | $1,437 | TBA | $55 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 60 days | $1,437 | TBA | $55 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 60 days | $1,437 | TBA | $55 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 37 days | $1,437 | TBA | $55 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 60 days | $1,437 | TBA | $55 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 44 days | $1,437 | TBA | $55 | Select next steps | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 59 days | $2,560 | TBA | $113 | Select next steps | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 28 days | $2,560 | TBA | $113 | Select next steps | |||
| MSC Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $2,560 | TBA | $113 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| MSC Alt POD | 59 days | $2,600 | TBA | $113 | Select next steps | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 40 days | $2,600 | TBA | $113 | Select next steps | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 60 days | $2,600 | TBA | $113 | Select next steps | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 31 days | $2,600 | TBA | $113 | Select next steps | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 60 days | $2,600 | TBA | $113 | Select next steps | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 31 days | $2,600 | TBA | $113 | Select next steps | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 60 days | $2,600 | TBA | $113 | Select next steps | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 27 days | $2,600 | TBA | $113 | Select next steps | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 29 days | $2,600 | TBA | $113 | 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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27 sailings available · Transit: 27–60 days · 4 carriers