Norfolk to Southampton

Norfolk, US to Southampton, GB (USORF to GBSOU)

Current ocean freight between Norfolk and Southampton starts at $386 per 20' container and at $547 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 20 to 35 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL and CMA CGM.

Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($547) sits 49% below the $1,068 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since May 16, 2026.

An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, CMA CGM) is filed at $2,378 ocean freight — $1,831 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Norfolk and Southampton.

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
OOCL20 days$547TBA$361Select & Quote
OOCL22 days$547TBA$361Select & Quote
OOCLN/AN/A$547TBA$361N/ASelect & Quote
CMA CGM22 days$1,178$19$262Select & Quote
CMA CGM22 days$1,178$19$262Select & Quote
CMA CGM21 days$1,194$19$262Select & Quote
CMA CGM22 days$1,194$19$262Select & Quote
CMA CGM Alt POD35 days$2,378$19$262Select & 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.

Rates last fetched on

8 sailings available · Transit: 20–35 days · 2 carriers

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