Oakland to Hamburg

Oakland, US to Hamburg, DE (USOAK to DEHAM)

Current ocean freight between Oakland and Hamburg starts at $2,162 per 20' container and at $2,474 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 30 to 41 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL and Hapag-Lloyd.

Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($2,474) sits 11% above the $2,234 average of the 5 weekly rate checks recorded since May 27, 2026.

An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, OOCL) is filed at $2,024 ocean freight — $450 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Oakland and Hamburg.

Rates checked on Oct 17, 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
OOCL30 days$2,474TBA$401Select next steps
OOCL37 days$2,534TBA$401Select next steps
OOCL36 days$2,534TBA$401Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd41 days$4,251$104$389Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd36 days$4,251$104$389Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd41 days$4,251$104$389Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd36 days$4,251$104$389Select next steps
OOCL Alt PODN/AN/A$2,024TBA$401N/ASelect 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.

Rates last fetched on

8 sailings available · Transit: 30–41 days · 2 carriers

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