Qingdao, CN to Oakland, US (CNQIN to USOAK)
Current ocean freight between Qingdao and Oakland starts at $4,671 per 20' container and at $6,648 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 24 to 37 days under Skypace contracts with Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk and 4 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($6,648 with Hapag-Lloyd) takes 37 days at sea, while the fastest option (24 days with CMA CGM) is faster — saving $2,166 costs 13 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($6,648) sits 3% below the $6,864 average of the 7 weekly rate checks recorded since May 25, 2026.
Rates checked on Sep 28, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hapag-Lloyd | 37 days | $6,648 | $210 | $43 | Select & Quote | |||
| Maersk | 31 days | $6,670 | $150 | $40 | Select & Quote | |||
| Maersk | 33 days | $6,705 | $150 | $40 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 28 days | $8,214 | $135 | $40 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $8,350 | $145 | TBA | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| COSCO | N/A | N/A | $8,365 | $157 | TBA | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM | 24 days | $8,814 | $135 | $40 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | N/A | N/A | $9,781 | $158 | $130 | N/A | Select & 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: 24–37 days · 8 carriers