St Louis, US to Southampton, GB (USSTL to GBSOU)
Current ocean freight between St Louis and Southampton starts at $1,003 per 20' container and at $1,181 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 23 to 31 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL and CMA CGM.
The lowest ocean freight ($1,181 with OOCL) takes 31 days at sea, while the fastest option (23 days with CMA CGM) is faster — saving $713 costs 8 extra days at sea.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $1,181 to $1,894 across 2 carriers — a $713 spread.
Rates checked on Aug 18, 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 | 31 days | $1,181 | TBA | $361 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 31 days | $1,197 | TBA | $361 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 31 days | $1,197 | TBA | $361 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 31 days | $1,197 | TBA | $361 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 31 days | $1,197 | TBA | $361 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $1,197 | TBA | $361 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM | 23 days | $1,894 | $3,929 | $262 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 23 days | $1,894 | $3,929 | $262 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 23 days | $1,894 | $3,929 | $262 | 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.
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9 sailings available · Transit: 23–31 days · 2 carriers