Norfolk to Chennai

Norfolk, US to Chennai, IN (USORF to INMAA)

Current ocean freight between Norfolk and Chennai starts at $1,630 per 20' container and at $2,050 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 29 to 65 days under Skypace contracts with Evergreen, CMA CGM and 2 other carriers.

Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($2,050) sits 5% below the $2,168 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since May 27, 2026.

An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, OOCL) is filed at $1,410 ocean freight — $640 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Norfolk and Chennai.

Rates checked on Sep 4, 2026.

Current sailings

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.

CarrierDepartureTransitOcean freight (40'HC)Origin chargesDestination chargesPort cutoffValid untilAction
EvergreenN/AN/A$2,050TBA$109N/ASelect & Quote
Evergreen65 days$2,250TBA$109Select & Quote
Evergreen57 days$2,250TBA$109Select & Quote
Evergreen61 days$2,250TBA$109Select & Quote
CMA CGM47 days$3,455TBA$125Select & Quote
OOCL Alt POD56 days$1,410TBA$55Select & Quote
OOCL Alt POD54 days$1,410TBA$55Select & Quote
OOCL Alt POD60 days$1,410TBA$55Select & Quote
OOCL Alt POD56 days$1,410TBA$55Select & Quote
MSC Alt POD34 days$2,580TBA$113Select & Quote
MSC Alt POD34 days$2,580TBA$113Select & Quote
MSC Alt PODN/AN/A$2,580TBA$113N/ASelect & Quote
MSC Alt POD29 days$2,650TBA$113Select & Quote
MSC Alt POD32 days$2,650TBA$113Select & Quote

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

14 sailings available · Transit: 29–65 days · 4 carriers

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