APL

American President Lines

APL is a Shipping Line that provides Ocean based transport and runs regular services to countries such as Japan, China, Ivory Coast, The United Kingdom and Italy. 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 9 Jul 18 Jul 27 Jul 5 Aug 14 Aug
VNVUT 9 Jul 2026, 23:14→	SGSIN 11 Jul 2026, 19:41	1 day 19h Direct service	CMA CGM MARCO POLO IMO 9454436	CMA CGM MARCO POLO departs Vung Tau (VNVUT) on 9 Jul 2026, 23:14 and arrives in Singapore (SGSIN) on 11 Jul 2026, 19:41. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 19h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
GUGUM 11 Jul 2026, 03:27→	KRPUS 15 Jul 2026, 17:55	4 days 15h Direct service	APL OCEANIA IMO 9436070	APL OCEANIA departs Guam (GUGUM) on 11 Jul 2026, 03:27 and arrives in Busan (KRPUS) on 15 Jul 2026, 17:55. The transit time between these ports is 4 days 15h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
JPYOK 11 Jul 2026, 03:03→	GUGUM 15 Jul 2026, 12:37	4 days 8h Direct service	APL ISLANDER IMO 9360142	APL ISLANDER departs Yokohama (JPYOK) on 11 Jul 2026, 03:03 and arrives in Guam (GUGUM) on 15 Jul 2026, 12:37. The transit time between these ports is 4 days 8h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
GBSOU 11 Jul 2026, 09:00→	MYPKG 14 Aug 2026, 22:00	34 days 6h Direct service	APL CHANGI IMO 9631981	APL CHANGI departs Southampton (GBSOU) on 11 Jul 2026, 09:00 and arrives in Port Klang (MYPKG) on 14 Aug 2026, 22:00. The transit time between these ports is 34 days 6h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
USLAX 11 Jul 2026, 10:00→	USOAK 13 Jul 2026, 12:17	2 days 2h Direct service	PRESIDENT LB JOHNSON IMO 9938377	PRESIDENT LB JOHNSON departs Los Angeles (USLAX) on 11 Jul 2026, 10:00 and arrives in Oakland (USOAK) on 13 Jul 2026, 12:17. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 2h 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	CIABJ	Abidjan	Ivory Coast	1-2 times a week	More details
4	GBSOU	Southampton	United Kingdom	1-2 times a week	More details
5	ITGOA	Genoa	Italy	1-2 times a week	More details
6	VNHPH	Haiphong	Vietnam	1-2 times a week	More details
7	KRPUS	Busan	South Korea	1-2 times a week	More details
8	GUGUM	Guam	Guam	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
9	VNVUT	Vung Tau	Vietnam	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
10	USLAX	Los Angeles	United States	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.

May OTP 32.89%

Previous month OTP 20.55%

12.35%

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.

May 5.9 days

Previous month 5.7 days

0.2 days

Frequently asked questions about APL

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of APL was 36%. This is 42% improvement on the previous month of 21. *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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