APL

American President Lines

APL is a Shipping Line that provides Ocean based transport and runs regular services to countries such as South Korea, Kuwait, Guam, Japan and The United States. The SCAC code for APL is APLU.

Website: apl.com

APL schedules

Upcoming vessel departures and sailing schedules for American President Lines

APL schedules and upcoming departures
Next Departure	Arriving in	Duration	Vessel	Description 17 Nov 21 Nov 25 Nov 28 Nov 2 Dec
JPYOK 17 Nov 2025, 13:00→	JPNAH 20 Nov 2025, 06:38	2 days 17h Direct service	PRESIDENT LB JOHNSON IMO 9938377	PRESIDENT LB JOHNSON departs Yokohama (JPYOK) on 17 Nov 2025, 13:00 and arrives in Naha (JPNAH) on 20 Nov 2025, 06:38. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 17h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
KRPUS 17 Nov 2025, 20:00→	CNQDG 20 Nov 2025, 15:51	2 days 20h Direct service	PRESIDENT MONROE IMO 9938365	PRESIDENT MONROE departs Busan (KRPUS) on 17 Nov 2025, 20:00 and arrives in Qingdao (CNQDG) on 20 Nov 2025, 15:51. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 20h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
KRPUS 19 Nov 2025, 09:58→	JPHKT 19 Nov 2025, 23:49	13h 50m Direct service	APL ISLANDER IMO 9360142	APL ISLANDER departs Busan (KRPUS) on 19 Nov 2025, 09:58 and arrives in Hakata (JPHKT) on 19 Nov 2025, 23:49. The transit time between these ports is 13h 50m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
JPHKT 20 Nov 2025, 05:25→	JPYOK 22 Nov 2025, 04:21	1 day 22h Direct service	APL ISLANDER IMO 9360142	APL ISLANDER departs Hakata (JPHKT) on 20 Nov 2025, 05:25 and arrives in Yokohama (JPYOK) on 22 Nov 2025, 04:21. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 22h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
USOAK 19 Nov 2025, 17:54→	JPYOK 2 Dec 2025, 09:03	11 days 22h Direct service	PRESIDENT REAGAN IMO 9938341	PRESIDENT REAGAN departs Oakland (USOAK) on 19 Nov 2025, 17:54 and arrives in Yokohama (JPYOK) on 2 Dec 2025, 09:03. The transit time between these ports is 11 days 22h 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	KRPUS	Busan	South Korea	Every 1-2 days	More details
2	KWSWK	Shuwaikh	Kuwait	2-4 times a week	More details
3	GUGUM	Guam	Guam	2-4 times a week	More details
4	JPHKT	Hakata	Japan	2-4 times a week	More details
5	USOAK	Oakland	The United States	2-4 times a week	More details
6	PLGDN	Gdansk	Poland	2-4 times a week	More details
7	CNSHK	Shekou	China	1-2 times a week	More details
8	CNXMG	Xiamen	China	1-2 times a week	More details
9	CNYTN	Yantian	China	1-2 times a week	More details
10	JPYOK	Yokohama	Japan	1-2 times a week	More details

Carrier statistics

#49Global Rank

APL is ranked 49th 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.

Oct OTP 19.59%

Previous month OTP 29.52%

-9.94%

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.

Oct 5.1 days

Previous month 4.5 days

0.5 days

Frequently asked questions about APL

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of APL was 41%. This is 27% improvement on the previous month of 30. *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, 5 days late into port.

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