APL

American President Lines

APL is a Shipping Line that provides Ocean based transport and runs regular services to countries such as South Korea, Japan, China, The United Kingdom and Guam. 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 1 Jun 4 Jun 7 Jun 10 Jun 13 Jun
JPHKT 1 Jun 2026, 03:30→	JPYOK 3 Jun 2026, 12:04	2 days 8h Direct service	APL OCEANIA IMO 9436070	APL OCEANIA departs Hakata (JPHKT) on 1 Jun 2026, 03:30 and arrives in Yokohama (JPYOK) on 3 Jun 2026, 12:04. The transit time between these ports is 2 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
CNNGB 1 Jun 2026, 16:00→	CNNSA 4 Jun 2026, 01:00	2 days 9h Direct service	CMA CGM CORTE REAL IMO 9454400	CMA CGM CORTE REAL departs Ningbo (CNNGB) on 1 Jun 2026, 16:00 and arrives in Nansha (CNNSA) on 4 Jun 2026, 01:00. 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
MTMAR 3 Jun 2026, 09:00→	GRSKG 6 Jun 2026, 11:32	3 days 1h Direct service	APL SAIPAN IMO 9239850	APL SAIPAN departs Malta Freeport (MTMAR) on 3 Jun 2026, 09:00 and arrives in Thessaloniki (GRSKG) on 6 Jun 2026, 11:32. The transit time between these ports is 3 days 1h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
JPYOK 3 Jun 2026, 21:00→	KRPUS 11 Jun 2026, 08:23	7 days 11h Direct service	PRESIDENT CARTER IMO 9938389	PRESIDENT CARTER departs Yokohama (JPYOK) on 3 Jun 2026, 21:00 and arrives in Busan (KRPUS) on 11 Jun 2026, 08:23. The transit time between these ports is 7 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
JPYOK 4 Jun 2026, 07:30→	GUGUM 8 Jun 2026, 07:44	3 days 23h Direct service	APL OCEANIA IMO 9436070	APL OCEANIA departs Yokohama (JPYOK) on 4 Jun 2026, 07:30 and arrives in Guam (GUGUM) on 8 Jun 2026, 07:44. The transit time between these ports is 3 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

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	2-4 times a week	More details
2	JPHKT	Hakata	Japan	2-4 times a week	More details
3	JPYOK	Yokohama	Japan	2-4 times a week	More details
4	CNNGB	Ningbo	China	1-2 times a week	More details
5	CNYTN	Yantian	China	1-2 times a week	More details
6	GBSOU	Southampton	United Kingdom	1-2 times a week	More details
7	GUGUM	Guam	Guam	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
8	MTMAR	Malta Freeport	Malta	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
9	USOAK	Oakland	United States	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
10	FRDKK	Dunkerque	France	Every 1-2 weeks	More details

Carrier statistics

#55Global Rank

APL is ranked 55th 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.

Apr OTP 20.55%

Previous month OTP 36.47%

-15.92%

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.

Apr 5.7 days

Previous month 3.9 days

1.7 days

Frequently asked questions about APL

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of APL was 27%. This is a decline on the previous month of 36% 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, 4 days late into port.

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