Norfolk, US to Hamburg, DE (USORF to DEHAM)
Current ocean freight between Norfolk and Hamburg starts at $48 per 20' container and at $1 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 18 to 42 days under Skypace contracts with Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk and 3 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($1 with Hapag-Lloyd) takes 24 days at sea, while the fastest option (18 days with Hapag-Lloyd) is faster — saving $100 costs 6 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($1) sits 100% below the $822 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since Jul 24, 2026.
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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| Hapag-Lloyd | 24 days | $1 | $8 | $466 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 24 days | $1 | $8 | $466 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 24 days | $51 | $8 | $466 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 24 days | $51 | $8 | $466 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 24 days | $51 | $8 | $466 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 18 days | $101 | $8 | $389 | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk | 18 days | $101 | $8 | $389 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 18 days | $617 | $8 | $466 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 18 days | $617 | $8 | $466 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $787 | TBA | $401 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL | 27 days | $847 | TBA | $401 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 28 days | $847 | TBA | $401 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 31 days | $847 | TBA | $401 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 42 days | $847 | TBA | $401 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 35 days | $847 | TBA | $401 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 37 days | $1,557 | TBA | $366 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 30 days | $1,557 | TBA | $366 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 32 days | $1,557 | TBA | $366 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 32 days | $1,557 | TBA | $366 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 27 days | $216 | $8 | $301 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 21 days | $216 | $8 | $301 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 20 days | $216 | $8 | $301 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 27 days | $216 | $8 | $301 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 20 days | $216 | $8 | $301 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $337 | TBA | $401 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL Alt POD | 38 days | $397 | TBA | $401 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 33 days | $397 | TBA | $401 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 29 days | $397 | TBA | $401 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 29 days | $397 | TBA | $401 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 29 days | $397 | TBA | $401 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 26 days | $550 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 27 days | $550 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 29 days | $550 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 29 days | $550 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 35 days | $937 | $20 | $400 | Select next steps | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 37 days | $977 | $20 | $400 | 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
36 sailings available · Transit: 18–42 days · 5 carriers