APL

American President Lines

APL is a Shipping Line that provides Ocean based transport and runs regular services to countries such as South Korea, China, Japan, The United Arab Emirates and Guam. 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 9 Dec 13 Dec 17 Dec 20 Dec 24 Dec
KRPUS 9 Dec 2025, 13:03→	JPHKT 10 Dec 2025, 03:02	13h 59m Direct service	APL ISLANDER IMO 9360142	APL ISLANDER departs Busan (KRPUS) on 9 Dec 2025, 13:03 and arrives in Hakata (JPHKT) on 10 Dec 2025, 03:02. The transit time between these ports is 13h 59m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
CNQDG 11 Dec 2025, 14:00→	CNSHG 14 Dec 2025, 13:05	2 days 23h Direct service	PRESIDENT REAGAN IMO 9938341	PRESIDENT REAGAN departs Qingdao (CNQDG) on 11 Dec 2025, 14:00 and arrives in Shanghai (CNSHG) on 14 Dec 2025, 13:05. The transit time between these ports is 2 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
AEAUH 11 Dec 2025, 14:31→	AEJEA 13 Dec 2025, 02:42	1 day 12h Direct service	NORDPANTHER IMO 9673654	NORDPANTHER departs Abu Dhabi (AEAUH) on 11 Dec 2025, 14:31 and arrives in Jebel Ali (AEJEA) on 13 Dec 2025, 02:42. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 12h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
BHBAH 12 Dec 2025, 10:38→	QAHMD 13 Dec 2025, 08:46	22h 7m Direct service	APL EAGLE IMO 9760603	APL EAGLE departs Bahrain / Khalifa bin Salman (BHBAH) on 12 Dec 2025, 10:38 and arrives in Hamad (QAHMD) on 13 Dec 2025, 08:46. The transit time between these ports is 22h 7m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
JPYOK 12 Dec 2025, 17:58→	GUGUM 16 Dec 2025, 15:53	3 days 20h Direct service	APL ISLANDER IMO 9360142	APL ISLANDER departs Yokohama (JPYOK) on 12 Dec 2025, 17:58 and arrives in Guam (GUGUM) on 16 Dec 2025, 15:53. The transit time between these ports is 3 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

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	CNSHG	Shanghai	China	1-2 times a week	More details
3	JPYOK	Yokohama	Japan	1-2 times a week	More details
4	CNNGB	Ningbo	China	1-2 times a week	More details
5	AEAUH	Abu Dhabi	The United Arab Emirates	1-2 times a week	More details
6	AEJEA	Jebel Ali	The United Arab Emirates	1-2 times a week	More details
7	GUGUM	Guam	Guam	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
8	CNYTN	Yantian	China	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
9	CNQDG	Qingdao	China	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
10	BHBAH	Bahrain / Khalifa bin Salman	Bahrain	Every 1-2 weeks	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.

Nov OTP 19.35%

Previous month OTP 20.20%

-0.85%

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.

Nov 4.7 days

Previous month 5.0 days

-0.3 days

Frequently asked questions about APL

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of APL was 30%. This is 33% improvement on the previous month of 20. *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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