APL

American President Lines

APL is a Shipping Line that provides Ocean based transport and runs regular services to countries such as Japan, China, Northern Mariana Islands, Morocco and South Korea. The SCAC code for APL is APLU.

APL schedules

Upcoming vessel departures and sailing schedules for American President Lines

APL schedules and upcoming departures
Next Departure	Arriving in	Duration	Vessel	Description 10 Oct 18 Oct 26 Oct 3 Nov 11 Nov
KRPUS 10 Oct 2026, 17:00→	USLAX 28 Oct 2026, 00:50	17 days 23h Direct service	PRESIDENT REAGAN IMO 9938341	PRESIDENT REAGAN departs Busan (KRPUS) on 10 Oct 2026, 17:00 and arrives in Los Angeles (USLAX) on 28 Oct 2026, 00:50. The transit time between these ports is 17 days 23h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
KRPUS 11 Oct 2026, 12:46→	JPHKT 12 Oct 2026, 07:23	18h 36m Direct service	APL OCEANIA IMO 9436070	APL OCEANIA departs Busan (KRPUS) on 11 Oct 2026, 12:46 and arrives in Hakata (JPHKT) on 12 Oct 2026, 07:23. The transit time between these ports is 18h 36m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
JPHKT 12 Oct 2026, 15:06→	JPYOK 15 Oct 2026, 00:43	2 days 9h Direct service	APL OCEANIA IMO 9436070	APL OCEANIA departs Hakata (JPHKT) on 12 Oct 2026, 15:06 and arrives in Yokohama (JPYOK) on 15 Oct 2026, 00:43. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 9h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
CNNSA 13 Oct 2026, 02:00→	CNSHK 13 Oct 2026, 07:00	5hrs Direct service	APL VANDA IMO 9631993	APL VANDA departs Nansha (CNNSA) on 13 Oct 2026, 02:00 and arrives in Shekou (CNSHK) on 13 Oct 2026, 07:00. The transit time between these ports is 5hrs and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
GBSOU 12 Oct 2026, 20:02→	MYPKG 11 Nov 2026, 14:49	29 days 11h Direct service	APL SINGAPURA IMO 9632002	APL SINGAPURA departs Southampton (GBSOU) on 12 Oct 2026, 20:02 and arrives in Port Klang (MYPKG) on 11 Nov 2026, 14:49. The transit time between these ports is 29 days 11h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules

Top 10 ports serviced by this carrier

These are the top 10 ports that APL services. They are ranked by frequency of departures and include both international and domestic services.

Rank	Port Code	Port Name	Country	Departure frequency
1	JPYOK	Yokohama	Japan	Every 1-2 days	More details
2	CNSHG	Shanghai	China	2-4 times a week	More details
3	MPSPN	Saipan	Northern Mariana Islands	1-2 times a week	More details
4	MAPTM	Tanger Med	Morocco	1-2 times a week	More details
5	CNNSA	Nansha	China	1-2 times a week	More details
6	KRPUS	Busan	South Korea	1-2 times a week	More details
7	GBSOU	Southampton	United Kingdom	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
8	JPHKT	Hakata	Japan	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
9	USLAX	Los Angeles	United States	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
10	GUGUM	Guam	Guam	Every 1-2 weeks	More details

Carrier statistics

#60Global Rank

APL is ranked 60th in the world against other carriers when comparing service frequency and global port coverage.

Global Rankings

On time performance

This chart displays the On Time Arrival performance for APL as measured by comparing all vessel scheduled vessel arrivals vs actual arrivals.

Sep OTP 14.29%

Previous month OTP 16.25%

-1.96%

Average days late

A vessel is considered late when arriving more than 1 day behind schedule. This chart shows the average number of days that APL vessels are typically late by.

Sep 7.9 days

Previous month 6.3 days

1.6 days

Frequently asked questions about APL

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of APL was 26%. This is 38% improvement on the previous month of 16. *OTP is measured by comparing scheduled arrival time vs actual arrival time across all port calls over the span of a month. When a vessel arrives at port more than 24 hours after its scheduled arrival, it is considered late. Over the last three months APL was, on average, 6 days late into port.

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