Freight rates from Shanghai to Manzanillo.

Shipping a container from Shanghai to Manzanillo starts at $4,100 for a 20GP, $4,300 for a 40GP and $4,300 for a 40HC in the prices we hold for this lane.

Across 75 priced sailings the 40ft rate runs from $4,300 to $7,700, with a median of $6,050. The spread is the carrier, the vessel and the week: the same box can cost 79% more on a different sailing.

Carrier prices are ocean freight, port to port, before origin and destination terminal handling, documentation, customs and any trucking. Prices from searches keep the terms the provider quoted, some include local charges or door delivery.

75 sailings from Shanghai to Manzanillo carry a published price between 11 Nov 2026 and 8 Dec 2026.

Scheduled transit is 14 to 42 days port to port; 66 of the 75 sailings are direct, the rest tranship.

Carriers on the lane: COSCO, CMA CGM, ONE, Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk, OOCL and HMM.

By sea Shanghai to Manzanillo is 6,970 nautical miles, about 20.7 days of pure steaming at 14 knots. Liner services take longer because they call at other ports on the way.

Prices come from Navo Rates: sailings with a published price, updated between 19 Oct 2026 and 9 Nov 2026. Each figure is a list price for one sailing, not an offer: availability and the final price are confirmed when you request a quote.

Navo Rates also holds the prices returned to searches on this lane between 1 Nov 2026 and 2 Nov 2026.

Market index figures are regional averages for the trade, not a price from a carrier. They are shown for reference only and cannot be booked.

For a price you can book today, run a live search for Shanghai to Manzanillo above: it asks the carriers and forwarders connected to Navo at the moment you search.