🚢 Ocean

RTM ➔ NYC

Transatlantic and Emerging Markets

📍RTM Rotterdam ➔ 📍NYC New York

📊 Based on a published index

“Benchmark value, error range and alternative ports for Rotterdam → New York as of November 2026.”

Key Specs: Benchmark per 40ft container $3,062 (Range $2,756~$3,368, ±10%) · 10-13 days · Basis: Published index lane (Drewry WCI)

2026 GLOBAL FREIGHT DOSSIER

Global Freight Benchmark Dossier · November 2026 edition

100 corridors with error ranges and a 150-company directory. PDF in English and Korean. Order by bank wire with an invoice.

📊 November 2026 benchmark

Benchmark

$3,062

per 40ft container

Range

$2,756 ~ $3,368

±10%

Transit

10-13 days

Basis

Published index lane (Drewry WCI)

As of: 2026-11-06

🔀 Alternatives

What ‘alternative’ means on this site

A different option for moving the same cargo to the same region. It does not mean cheaper: even when the benchmark is lower, transshipment, terminal, sailing schedule and inland haulage can change the total cost.

Alternative origin port: same destination and mode, different origin port
Alternative destination port: same origin port, another port in the same region
Alternative mode: ocean and air (only where both corridors are in the dossier)
Alternative carrier: same type, different alliance (no price ranking)

Alternative origin ports for the same destination

Corridor	Benchmark	Range	Transit	vs this corridor
Antwerp → New York	$3,000	$2,250~$3,750 (±25%)	10-13 days	−$62 (−2%)
Hamburg → New York	$3,125	$2,344~$3,906 (±25%)	11-14 days	+$63 (+2%)
Shanghai → New York	$9,303	$8,373~$10,233 (±10%)	26-31 days	+$6,241 (+204%)
Kaohsiung → New York	$9,595	$7,196~$11,994 (±25%)	27-32 days	+$6,533 (+213%)

✅ What to check in the quotation

These lanes have thin public benchmarks; treat the figure as an order of magnitude and obtain written quotes.
Check transshipment points and the carrier that actually operates the second leg.
Ask for the validity period and the surcharge schedule in writing.
At US East and Gulf ports, import charges (security, port facility, wharfage) can be billed separately from July 2026. Check whether the quotation includes them.

The full 100-corridor table, 20ft estimates, port charges and sources are in the dossier and workbook.

Figures are reference benchmarks; confirm actual terms with a written quotation. (Data as of: 2026-11-07)

🔗 Related comparisons

Comparison pages for alternatives

📍RTM Rotterdam ➔ 📍NYC New York vs 📍ANR Antwerp ➔ 📍NYC New York 📍RTM Rotterdam ➔ 📍NYC New York vs 📍HAM Hamburg ➔ 📍NYC New York 📍RTM Rotterdam ➔ 📍NYC New York vs 📍PUS Busan ➔ 📍NYC New York (NJ)📍RTM Rotterdam ➔ 📍NYC New York vs 📍SHA Shanghai ➔ 📍NYC New York 📍RTM Rotterdam ➔ 📍NYC New York vs 📍KHH Kaohsiung ➔ 📍NYC New York 📍RTM Rotterdam ➔ 📍NYC New York vs 📍SGN Ho Chi Minh ➔ 📍NYC New York

All items

📍ANR Antwerp ➔ 📍NYC New York 📍HAM Hamburg ➔ 📍NYC New York 📍PUS Busan ➔ 📍NYC New York (NJ)📍SHA Shanghai ➔ 📍NYC New York 📍KHH Kaohsiung ➔ 📍NYC New York 📍SGN Ho Chi Minh ➔ 📍NYC New York 📍SAN Santos ➔ 📍RTM Rotterdam 📍PUS Busan ➔ 📍JEA Jebel Ali (Dubai)

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

What is the benchmark rate for Rotterdam → New York?

As of November 2026, about $3,062 per 40ft container (range $2,756 to $3,368, error ±10%, transit 10-13 days). Basis: Published index lane (Drewry WCI).

What can replace Rotterdam → New York as an alternative corridor?

Comparable alternatives include Antwerp → New York ($3,000). Compare inland haulage, transshipment and the sailing schedule as well as the price.

Why does a real quotation differ from the benchmark?

Actual quotations vary with booking date, carrier, bunker surcharge and local charges. This is a reference value anchored to published indices, shown with an error range.