Oakland, US to Rotterdam, NL (USOAK to NLRTM)
Current ocean freight between Oakland and Rotterdam starts at $2,087 per 20' container and at $2,374 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 25 to 42 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL and Hapag-Lloyd.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($2,374) sits 7% below the $2,547 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since Jul 24, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, Hapag-Lloyd) is filed at $1,782 ocean freight — $592 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Oakland and Rotterdam.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OOCL | 25 days | $2,374 | TBA | $307 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 32 days | $2,434 | TBA | $307 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 32 days | $2,434 | TBA | $307 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 30 days | $4,611 | $104 | $383 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 37 days | $4,611 | $104 | $383 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 33 days | $4,611 | $104 | $383 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 31 days | $4,611 | $104 | $383 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 42 days | $4,611 | $104 | $383 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 33 days | $4,611 | $104 | $383 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 36 days | $1,782 | $2,588 | $790 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 36 days | $1,782 | $2,588 | $790 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 25 days | $2,024 | TBA | $307 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 32 days | $2,084 | TBA | $307 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 31 days | $2,084 | 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.
Rates last fetched on
14 sailings available · Transit: 25–42 days · 2 carriers