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          Port of Houston

          The Port of HOUSTON is located in the fourth-largest city in the US. It’s 25 miles long and located just a few hours’ sailing time from the Gulf of Mexico. It’s the busiest port in the US in terms of foreign tonnage.

          How much does it cost to ship a container to/from Houston

          Container shipping rates to Houston

          These are examples of the cheapest rates for 20 foot FCL container shipping to Houston

          Barcelona - Houston

          From 3,250 $

          Valencia - Houston

          From 3,337 $

          Madrid - Houston

          From 3,188 $

          Algeciras - Houston

          From 3,188 $

          Bilbao - Houston

          From 3,556 $

          Container shipping rates from Houston

          These are examples of the cheapest rates for 20 foot FCL container shipping from Houston

          Houston - Vigo

          From 847 $

          Houston - GIJON

          From 891 $

          Houston - Bilbao

          From 984 $

          Location of Houston

          Country:UNITED STATES

          Coordinates:

          Latitude:29.75757 , Longitude:-95.3512

          Departures and arrivals

          Scheduled departures from the port of Houston

          Vessel nameVoyage NumberNationalityDeparture date (aprox)Documents cut-offCut-off
          MAERSK MONTANA130E MSCUUS03 Aug/202123 Jul/202126 Jul/2021
          MONTE TAMARO130S04 Aug/2021
          MAERSK MONTANA130E04 Aug/2021
          MAERSK KARLSKRONA130E05 Aug/2021
          CHACABUCO016E06 Aug/2021

          Recent departures from the port of Houston

          Vessel nameVoyage NumberNationalityDeparture date
          EUROPE128E24 Jul/2021
          EUROPE128E24 Jul/2021
          HAMBURG BAY012E23 Jul/2021
          ROBIN 42129S23 Jul/2021
          CMA CGM LAMARTINEB98E1MA22 Jul/2021

          Scheduled arrivals to the port of Houston

          Vessel nameVoyage NumberNationalityArrival date (estimated)
          GUAYAQUIL EXPRESS1222N02 Aug/2021
          TBN,02 Aug/2021
          TBNX03 Aug/2021
          CHACABUCO016W04 Aug/2021
          SANTOS EXPRESS1220N05 Aug/2021

          Recent arrivals to the port of Houston

          Vessel nameVoyage NumberNationalityArrival date
          TBNv24 Jul/2021
          CHICAGO EXPRESS097W YMLUDE23 Jul/2021
          EUROPEMF116W MSCU23 Jul/2021
          TBN....23 Jul/2021
          MAERSK HIDALGO124W22 Jul/2021

          Estimated transit time to send a container to Houston

          Continent of originCountry of originPort of originPort of destinationTransit time (days)20DV FCL
          OceaniaNew ZealandAucklandHouston, Tx466,113$
          OceaniaNew ZealandWellingtonHouston, Tx465,813$
          EuropeRussian FederationSaint PetersburgHouston, Tx424,463$
          EuropeNetherlandsRotterdamHouston, Tx24,275$
          EuropeSwedenGoteborgHouston, Tx24,732$
          EuropeUnited KingdomGrangemouthHouston, Tx24,491$

          Longest transit time to Houston

          The longest transit time to ship a container to Houston is the route Auckland - Houston, Tx, with an average of 46 days. The next longest routes are Wellington - Houston, Tx, with an average of 46 days and Saint Petersburg - Houston, Tx, with an average of 42 days.

          Shortest transit time to Houston

          The shortest transit time to ship a container to Houston is the route Rotterdam - Houston, Tx, with an average of 2 days. The next shortest routes are Goteborg - Houston, Tx, with an average of 2 days; and Grangemouth - Houston, Tx, with an average of 2 days.

          Top 5 routes for shipping containers to Houston

          At iContainers, you can find 243 routes for sending containers to Houston. Here are the top 5 routes:

          OriginDestination
          CallaoHouston, Tx
          CartagenaHouston, Tx
          QingdaoHouston, Tx
          ShanghaiHouston, Tx
          VeracruzHouston, Tx

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