Aug 4, 2026 · 25 min · 14 segments
Shipping brings us almost every product because it’s the lowest cost of any transport. This makes it extremely important globally, yet it faces many challenges, especially in the U.S., where the…
Margaret DoyleGuest
Anna SilvaGuest
Scott TinkerHost
What does it cost? I mean, is this expensive form of transportation? You gotta move it across a whole ocean.
It'll get there in six days, but it is gonna cost almost six or six to nine times that.
The way the maritime industry works for container ships is TEUs, is twenty-foot equivalent units.
So a price for a 20-foot TEU from Shanghai to LA Long Beach, it's about between $1,500 and $2,200.
What does it cost? I mean, is this expensive form of transportation? You gotta move it across a whole ocean.
It'll get there in six days, but it is gonna cost almost six or six to nine times that.
The way the maritime industry works for container ships is TEUs, is twenty-foot equivalent units.
So a price for a 20-foot TEU from Shanghai to LA Long Beach, it's about between $1,500 and $2,200.
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