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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

          Madrid - Houston

          From 3,961 $

          Valencia - Houston

          From 3,864 $

          Barcelona - Houston

          From 3,864 $

          Algeciras - Houston

          From 3,864 $

          Bilbao - Houston

          From 4,383 $

          Container shipping rates from Houston

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

          Houston - Tarragona

          From 783 $

          Houston - MALAGA

          From 750 $

          Houston - Bilbao

          From 1,454 $

          Houston - Vigo

          From 1,593 $

          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
          AL KHARJ006E ONEY31 Jan/202226 Jan/202226 Jan/2022
          AL KHARJ006E ONEY07 Feb/202202 Feb/202202 Feb/2022
          AL KHARJ006E ONEY14 Feb/202209 Feb/202209 Feb/2022

          Recent departures from the port of Houston

          Vessel nameVoyage NumberNationalityDeparture date
          C HAMBURGME148E MSCU07 Dec/2021
          DIMITRA CDMC1021 ACLU03 Dec/2021
          VEGA SAGITTARIUS202S KOSL03 Dec/2021
          ZIM QINGDAO096E ZIMULR01 Dec/2021
          MSC MARIA ELENAME147E MSCUPA30 Nov/2021

          Scheduled arrivals to the port of Houston

          Vessel nameVoyage NumberNationalityArrival date (estimated)
          RIO NEGRO020N SUDU31 Jan/2022
          RIO NEGRO020N SUDU07 Feb/2022
          RIO NEGRO020N SUDU14 Feb/2022

          Recent arrivals to the port of Houston

          Vessel nameVoyage NumberNationalityArrival date
          COSCO SHIPPING TAURU019W06 Jan/2022
          LING YUN HE2147E31 Dec/2021
          COSCO SHIPPING GEMIN018W30 Dec/2021
          LING YUN HE2147E24 Dec/2021
          LING YUN HE2146E24 Dec/2021

          Estimated transit time to send a container to Houston

          Continent of originCountry of originPort of originPort of destinationTransit time (days)20DV FCL
          AsiaJordanAl ´AqabahHouston, Tx3712,669$
          AsiaMalaysiaKuching, SarawakHouston, Tx3713,089$
          AsiaMalaysiaPasir Gudang, JohorHouston, Tx3712,309$
          EuropeFranceLe HavreHouston, Tx27,378$
          EuropeNetherlandsRotterdamHouston, Tx27,229$
          EuropeSwedenGoteborgHouston, Tx28,109$

          Longest transit time to Houston

          The longest transit time to ship a container to Houston is the route Al ´Aqabah - Houston, Tx, with an average of 37 days. The next longest routes are Kuching, Sarawak - Houston, Tx, with an average of 37 days and Pasir Gudang, Johor - Houston, Tx, with an average of 37 days.

          Shortest transit time to Houston

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

          Top 5 routes for shipping containers to Houston

          At iContainers, you can find 530 routes for sending containers to Houston. Here are the top 5 routes:

          OriginDestination
          MundraHouston, Tx
          NingboHouston, Tx
          QingdaoHouston, Tx
          ShanghaiHouston, Tx
          VeracruzHouston, Tx

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