Norfolk, US to Melbourne, AU (USORF to AUMEL)
Current ocean freight between Norfolk and Melbourne starts at $1,070 per 20' container and at $1,256 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 46 to 75 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL and Yang Ming.
The lowest ocean freight ($1,256 with OOCL) takes 60 days at sea, while the fastest option (46 days with Yang Ming) is faster — saving $1,094 costs 14 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($1,256) sits 41% below the $2,132 average of the 3 weekly rate checks recorded since May 25, 2026.
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 | 60 days | $1,256 | TBA | $698 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 69 days | $1,256 | TBA | $698 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 66 days | $1,256 | TBA | $698 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 71 days | $1,256 | TBA | $698 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 46 days | $2,350 | $8 | $593 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 73 days | $2,350 | $8 | $593 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 69 days | $2,350 | $8 | $593 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 75 days | $2,350 | $8 | $593 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 70 days | $2,350 | $8 | $593 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 56 days | $2,350 | $8 | $593 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 63 days | $2,350 | $8 | $593 | 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: 46–75 days · 2 carriers