Norfolk, US to Rotterdam, NL (USORF to NLRTM)
Current ocean freight between Norfolk and Rotterdam starts at $306 per 20' container and at $371 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 14 to 27 days under Skypace contracts with Maersk, OOCL and 2 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($371 with Maersk) takes 20 days at sea, while the fastest option (14 days with Maersk) is faster — saving $28 costs 6 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($371) sits 51% below the $757 average of the 6 weekly rate checks recorded since May 16, 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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| Maersk | 20 days | $371 | $15 | $369 | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk | 14 days | $371 | $15 | $369 | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk | 14 days | $379 | $15 | $369 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $387 | TBA | $307 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Maersk | 20 days | $399 | $15 | $369 | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk | 14 days | $399 | $15 | $369 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 22 days | $447 | TBA | $307 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 24 days | $447 | TBA | $307 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 26 days | $447 | TBA | $307 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 26 days | $447 | TBA | $307 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 26 days | $447 | TBA | $307 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 20 days | $561 | $8 | $460 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 20 days | $561 | $8 | $460 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 20 days | $611 | $8 | $460 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 16 days | $661 | $8 | $383 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 15 days | $661 | $8 | $383 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 18 days | $661 | $8 | $383 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 24 days | $764 | TBA | $295 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 24 days | $764 | TBA | $295 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 27 days | $764 | TBA | $295 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 27 days | $764 | TBA | $295 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $337 | TBA | $307 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 22 days | $350 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 22 days | $350 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 25 days | $350 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 25 days | $350 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 20 days | $397 | TBA | $307 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 22 days | $397 | TBA | $307 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 24 days | $397 | TBA | $307 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 24 days | $397 | TBA | $307 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 24 days | $397 | TBA | $307 | 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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31 sailings available · Transit: 14–27 days · 4 carriers