Sydney, AU to Charleston, US (AUSYD to USCHS)
Current ocean freight between Sydney and Charleston starts at $1,420 per 20' container and at $1,330 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 43 to 81 days under Skypace contracts with Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd and 1 other carrier.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, Maersk) is filed at $1,480 ocean freight — $150 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Sydney and Charleston.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $1,330 to $12,727 across 3 carriers — a $11,397 spread.
Rates checked on Sep 23, 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 | 43 days | $1,330 | $596 | $895 | Select & Quote | |||
| Maersk | 43 days | $1,560 | $596 | $895 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 44 days | $4,770 | $674 | $693 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 44 days | $4,770 | $674 | $693 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 44 days | $5,080 | $674 | $693 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 44 days | $5,080 | $674 | $693 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 44 days | $5,080 | $674 | $693 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | N/A | N/A | $5,097 | $622 | $693 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| ONE | 79 days | $12,727 | $622 | $27 | Select & Quote | |||
| ONE | 81 days | $12,727 | $622 | $32 | Select & Quote | |||
| ONE | 72 days | $12,727 | $622 | $32 | Select & Quote | |||
| Maersk Alt POD | 51 days | $1,480 | $596 | $895 | Select & Quote | |||
| Maersk Alt POD | 51 days | $1,690 | $596 | $895 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 64 days | $5,447 | $622 | $693 | Select & Quote | |||
| ONE Alt POD | 68 days | $12,727 | $622 | $27 | Select & Quote | |||
| ONE Alt POD | 68 days | $12,727 | $622 | $32 | 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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16 sailings available · Transit: 43–81 days · 3 carriers