APL

American President Lines

APL is a Shipping Line that provides Ocean based transport and runs regular services to countries such as Japan, China, South Korea, Guam and The United States. 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 3 Aug 10 Aug 16 Aug 22 Aug 28 Aug
KRPUS 3 Aug 2026, 21:33→	JPHKT 4 Aug 2026, 17:50	20h 17m Direct service	APL OCEANIA IMO 9436070	APL OCEANIA departs Busan (KRPUS) on 3 Aug 2026, 21:33 and arrives in Hakata (JPHKT) on 4 Aug 2026, 17:50. The transit time between these ports is 20h 17m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
JPHKT 4 Aug 2026, 21:36→	JPYOK 7 Aug 2026, 02:14	2 days 4h Direct service	APL OCEANIA IMO 9436070	APL OCEANIA departs Hakata (JPHKT) on 4 Aug 2026, 21:36 and arrives in Yokohama (JPYOK) on 7 Aug 2026, 02:14. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 4h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
CNNGB 5 Aug 2026, 04:00→	CNNSA 7 Aug 2026, 16:03	2 days 12h Direct service	CMA CGM LAPEROUSE IMO 9454412	CMA CGM LAPEROUSE departs Ningbo (CNNGB) on 5 Aug 2026, 04:00 and arrives in Nansha (CNNSA) on 7 Aug 2026, 16:03. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 12h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
KRPUS 5 Aug 2026, 08:00→	USLAX 21 Aug 2026, 11:24	16 days 19h Direct service	PRESIDENT CARTER IMO 9938389	PRESIDENT CARTER departs Busan (KRPUS) on 5 Aug 2026, 08:00 and arrives in Los Angeles (USLAX) on 21 Aug 2026, 11:24. The transit time between these ports is 16 days 19h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
CNSHG 5 Aug 2026, 20:00→	CNYTN 8 Aug 2026, 20:00	3 days Direct service	APL SINGAPURA IMO 9632002	APL SINGAPURA departs Shanghai (CNSHG) on 5 Aug 2026, 20:00 and arrives in Yantian (CNYTN) on 8 Aug 2026, 20:00. The transit time between these ports is 3 days 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	2-4 times a week	More details
2	CNSHG	Shanghai	China	2-4 times a week	More details
3	KRPUS	Busan	South Korea	1-2 times a week	More details
4	GUGUM	Guam	Guam	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
5	JPHKT	Hakata	Japan	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
6	USLAX	Los Angeles	United States	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
7	CNYTN	Yantian	China	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
8	MYPKG	Port Klang	Malaysia	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
9	SGSIN	Singapore	Singapore	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
10	CNNGB	Ningbo	China	Every 1-2 weeks	More details

Carrier statistics

#75Global Rank

APL is ranked 75th 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.

Jun OTP 42.71%

Previous month OTP 38.37%

4.34%

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.

Jun 4.2 days

Previous month 4.7 days

-0.5 days

Frequently asked questions about APL

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of APL was 19%. This is a decline on the previous month of 38% OTP. *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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