Norfolk, US to Hamburg, DE (USORF to DEHAM)
Current ocean freight between Norfolk and Hamburg starts at $559 per 20' container and at $743 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 27 to 40 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL and CMA CGM.
The lowest ocean freight ($743 with OOCL) takes 38 days at sea, while the fastest option (31 days with CMA CGM) is faster — saving $820 costs 7 extra days at sea.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, OOCL) is filed at $293 ocean freight — $450 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Norfolk and Hamburg.
Rates checked on Sep 4, 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 | 38 days | $743 | TBA | $415 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 40 days | $743 | TBA | $415 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 34 days | $1,547 | TBA | $378 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 32 days | $1,547 | TBA | $378 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 31 days | $1,563 | TBA | $378 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 32 days | $1,563 | TBA | $378 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $293 | TBA | $415 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 29 days | $497 | TBA | $378 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 29 days | $497 | TBA | $378 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 27 days | $513 | TBA | $378 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 29 days | $513 | TBA | $378 | Select & 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.
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11 sailings available · Transit: 27–40 days · 2 carriers