Norfolk, US to Ningbo, CN (USORF to CNNBO)
Current ocean freight between Norfolk and Ningbo starts at $183 per 20' container and at $235 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 29 to 57 days under Skypace contracts with Maersk, OOCL and 4 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($235 with Maersk) takes 34 days at sea, while the fastest option (29 days with ZIM) is faster — saving $155 costs 5 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($235) sits 53% below the $500 average of the 7 weekly rate checks recorded since May 25, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maersk | 34 days | $235 | $15 | $24 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $258 | TBA | $3 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Maersk | 31 days | $259 | $15 | $24 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 31 days | $267 | TBA | $3 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 34 days | $267 | $15 | $24 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 40 days | $267 | TBA | $3 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 32 days | $267 | TBA | $3 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 31 days | $267 | $15 | $24 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 41 days | $267 | TBA | $3 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 40 days | $267 | TBA | $3 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 32 days | $357 | $8 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 38 days | $357 | $8 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 33 days | $357 | $8 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 31 days | $357 | $8 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 32 days | $390 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 32 days | $390 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 29 days | $390 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 38 days | $390 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 40 days | $600 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $695 | $8 | $19 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Yang Ming | 57 days | $735 | $8 | $30 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 39 days | $735 | $8 | $30 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 33 days | $735 | $8 | $30 | 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.
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23 sailings available · Transit: 29–57 days · 6 carriers