A Comprehensive Guide to Shipping to Houston – Everything You Need to Know

The Port of Houston is an important container port in the United States. The port is a key point for the import and export of petroleum products and natural gas. The Port of Houston is equipped with modern infrastructure and cargo-handling equipment. Therefore, the port can handle containers of various types and sizes, including containers, raw materials, liquefied natural gas, and petroleum products, which helps reduce costs for international carriers and freight forwarders. In addition, the Port of Houston offers competitive rates for cargo transshipment, which attracts logistics providers and cargo owners worldwide.

The port has significant advantages and services that you will learn about in this guide.


How much does it cost to ship a container to and from Houston?


Container shipping rates to Houston

These are some examples of the most affordable 20-foot FCL container shipping costs to Houston.


Nhava Sheva - Houston
From 2200 $
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Bahrain - Houston
From 1800 $
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Rotterdam - Houston
From 1600 $
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Bremerhaven - Houston
From 1600 $
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Jebel Ali - Houston
From 3100 $
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Shanghai - Houston
From 2200 $
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*Actual rates are valid until August 31, 2023.


Container shipping rates from Houston

These are some examples of the most affordable 20-foot FCL container shipping costs from Houston.


Houston-Nhava Sheva
From 900 $
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Houston - Bahrain
From 2300 $
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Houston - Rotterdam
From 700 $
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Houston - Hamburg
From 900 $
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Houston - Jebel Ali
From 800 $
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*Actual rates are valid until August 31, 2023.


Location of Houston

Our World Sea Ports app has all the details you need about the Port of Houston.




Scheduled departures and arrivals from and to Houston

Scheduled departures from the port of Houston


Vessel name
Voyage Number
Departure date (approx)
Documents cut-off
Cut-off
X-PRESS BARDSEY
23008W
2 August/2023
8 August/2023
9 August/2023
ONE AQUILA
021W
2 August/2023
8 August/2023
9 August/2023
ONE APUS
013W
4 August/2023
7 August/2023
9 August/2023



Scheduled arrivals to the port of Houston


Vessel name
Voyage Number
Arrival date (estimated)
EVER FRANK
1076E
2 September/2023
CMA CGM OTELLO
OPGFPE1
5 September/2023
ONE MODERN
066E6 September/2023


How long does it take to move cargo to Houston?


Country of origin
Port of origin
Port of destination
Transit time (days)
UAE
Jebel Ali
Houston
46
India
Nhava Sheva
Houston
40
China
ShanghaiHouston
30
United Kingdom
Felixstowe
Houston
29
Germany
Bremerhaven
Houston
20
Belgium
Antwerp
Houston
18


Longest transit time to Houston

The average time it takes to transport a container from Jebel Ali to Houston and from Nhava Sheva to Houston is 46 and 40 days. The next longest route is Shanghai -Houston, with an average of 30 days.


Shortest transit time to Houston

Typically, a container can be shipped from Felixstowe to Houston in 29 days. At an average of 20 and 18 days, the routes from Bremerhaven to Houston and Antwerp to Houston are the next quickest alternatives.

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Top 5 routes for shipping containers to Houston


Origin
Destination
Shanghai
Houston
Rotterdam
Houston
Busan
Houston
Santos
Houston
Dubai
Houston


You can find a freight rate for your route on SeaRates.com. If you would like to receive a customized quote, please send a request, and our manager will contact you and provide a personalized offer based on your shipping requirements.

Sophia Shkuro is a content manager from Dnipro, Ukraine. Believes that the more complex a thing is, the easier it should be to write about it. Dreams of a future vacation by the sea.

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