Rotterdam, NL to Charleston, US (NLRTM to USCHS)
Current ocean freight between Rotterdam and Charleston starts at $2,179 per 20' container and at $2,584 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 17 to 27 days under Skypace contracts with Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd and 1 other carrier.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POL/POD, CMA CGM) is filed at $3,304 ocean freight — $720 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Rotterdam and Charleston.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $2,584 to $3,304 across 3 carriers — a $720 spread.
Rates checked on Oct 10, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maersk | 17 days | $2,584 | TBA | $40 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 17 days | $3,123 | $58 | $28 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 17 days | $3,123 | $58 | $28 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 22 days | $3,304 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POL/POD | 27 days | $3,304 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POL | 24 days | $3,304 | TBA | TBA | 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.
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6 sailings available · Transit: 17–27 days · 3 carriers