Oakland to Rotterdam

Oakland, US to Rotterdam, NL (USOAK to NLRTM)

Current ocean freight between Oakland and Rotterdam starts at $2,062 per 20' container and at $2,324 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 26 to 42 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL, Hapag-Lloyd and 1 other carrier.

The lowest ocean freight ($2,324 with OOCL) takes 37 days at sea, while the fastest option (28 days with OOCL) is faster — saving $106 costs 9 extra days at sea.

An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, OOCL) is filed at $1,974 ocean freight — $350 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Oakland and Rotterdam.

Rates checked on Jul 24, 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 until
OOCL37 days$2,324TBA$310
OOCL37 days$2,324TBA$310
OOCL35 days$2,374TBA$310
OOCL28 days$2,430TBA$310
Hapag-Lloyd35 days$4,653$116$388
OOCL Alt POD31 days$1,974TBA$310
OOCL Alt POD30 days$2,024TBA$310
OOCL Alt PODN/AN/A$2,024TBA$310N/A
MSC Alt POD42 days$3,457$20$346
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD26 days$4,653$116$388
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD39 days$4,653$116$388
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD29 days$4,653$116$388
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD33 days$4,653$116$388
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD30 days$4,653$116$388
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD33 days$4,653$116$388

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

15 sailings available · Transit: 26–42 days · 3 carriers

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