Norfolk to Hamburg

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.

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
OOCL38 days$743TBA$415Select & Quote
OOCL40 days$743TBA$415Select & Quote
CMA CGM34 days$1,547TBA$378Select & Quote
CMA CGM32 days$1,547TBA$378Select & Quote
CMA CGM31 days$1,563TBA$378Select & Quote
CMA CGM32 days$1,563TBA$378Select & Quote
OOCL Alt PODN/AN/A$293TBA$415N/ASelect & Quote
CMA CGM Alt POD29 days$497TBA$378Select & Quote
CMA CGM Alt POD29 days$497TBA$378Select & Quote
CMA CGM Alt POD27 days$513TBA$378Select & Quote
CMA CGM Alt POD29 days$513TBA$378Select & 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

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