St. Louis Rail Ramp, US to Melbourne, AU (USSTL to AUMEL)
Current ocean freight between St. Louis Rail Ramp and Melbourne starts at $1,770 per 20' container and at $1,956 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 54 to 82 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL and Yang Ming.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($1,956) sits 36% below the $3,036 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since May 25, 2026.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $1,956 to $3,900 across 2 carriers — a $1,944 spread.
Rates checked on Sep 4, 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 | 82 days | $1,956 | TBA | $698 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 67 days | $1,956 | TBA | $698 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $1,956 | TBA | $698 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| OOCL | 56 days | $2,768 | TBA | $698 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 54 days | $2,768 | TBA | $698 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 61 days | $2,768 | TBA | $698 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 60 days | $2,768 | TBA | $698 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 56 days | $2,768 | TBA | $698 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $3,900 | TBA | $633 | 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
9 sailings available · Transit: 54–82 days · 2 carriers