Oakland, US to Ningbo, CN (USOAK to CNNBO)
Current ocean freight between Oakland and Ningbo starts at $210 per 20' container and at $225 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 14 to 30 days under Skypace contracts with Yang Ming, Maersk and 3 other carriers.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($225) sits 51% below the $462 average of the 7 weekly rate checks recorded since May 16, 2026.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $225 to $550 across 5 carriers — a $325 spread.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yang Ming | 14 days | $225 | TBA | $19 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 16 days | $225 | TBA | $19 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 18 days | $225 | TBA | $19 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 19 days | $225 | TBA | $19 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 18 days | $225 | TBA | $19 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 17 days | $225 | TBA | $19 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 20 days | $225 | TBA | $19 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 18 days | $225 | TBA | $19 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 19 days | $225 | TBA | $19 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 19 days | $225 | TBA | $19 | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk | 19 days | $250 | $15 | $24 | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk | 19 days | $274 | $15 | $24 | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk | 19 days | $282 | $15 | $24 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $319 | TBA | $3 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Hapag-Lloyd | 21 days | $422 | $8 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 19 days | $422 | $8 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 29 days | $422 | $8 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 25 days | $550 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 30 days | $550 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 29 days | $550 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 22 days | $550 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $550 | TBA | TBA | N/A | 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.
Rates last fetched on
22 sailings available · Transit: 14–30 days · 5 carriers