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 44 to 82 days under Skypace contracts with Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, Hapag-Lloyd) is filed at $5,385 ocean freight — $4,055 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Sydney and Charleston.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $1,330 to $5,080 across 2 carriers — a $3,750 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 | 44 days | $1,330 | $583 | $895 | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk | 44 days | $1,330 | $583 | $895 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 44 days | $5,080 | $660 | $693 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 82 days | $5,385 | $609 | $693 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 71 days | $5,385 | $609 | $693 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 74 days | $5,385 | $609 | $693 | 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: 44–82 days · 2 carriers