APL

American President Lines

APL is a Shipping Line that provides Ocean based transport and runs regular services to countries such as Japan, Qatar, China, South Korea and Singapore. 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 24 Nov 28 Nov 3 Dec 7 Dec 12 Dec
CNSHG 24 Nov 2025, 03:07→	KRPUS 25 Nov 2025, 19:15	1 day 15h Direct service	PRESIDENT MONROE IMO 9938365	PRESIDENT MONROE departs Shanghai (CNSHG) on 24 Nov 2025, 03:07 and arrives in Busan (KRPUS) on 25 Nov 2025, 19:15. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 15h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
BHBAH 24 Nov 2025, 09:30→	QAHMD 24 Nov 2025, 16:45	7h 15m Direct service	APL EAGLE IMO 9760603	APL EAGLE departs Bahrain / Khalifa bin Salman (BHBAH) on 24 Nov 2025, 09:30 and arrives in Hamad (QAHMD) on 24 Nov 2025, 16:45. The transit time between these ports is 7h 15m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
KRPUS 24 Nov 2025, 20:00→	CNQDG 27 Nov 2025, 20:14	3 days 1h Direct service	PRESIDENT LB JOHNSON IMO 9938377	PRESIDENT LB JOHNSON departs Busan (KRPUS) on 24 Nov 2025, 20:00 and arrives in Qingdao (CNQDG) on 27 Nov 2025, 20:14. 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
QAHMD 25 Nov 2025, 10:00→	AEAUH 26 Nov 2025, 08:18	21h 18m Direct service	APL EAGLE IMO 9760603	APL EAGLE departs Hamad (QAHMD) on 25 Nov 2025, 10:00 and arrives in Abu Dhabi (AEAUH) on 26 Nov 2025, 08:18. The transit time between these ports is 21h 18m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
AEAUH 26 Nov 2025, 12:00→	AEJEA 27 Nov 2025, 04:18	16h 18m Direct service	APL EAGLE IMO 9760603	APL EAGLE departs Abu Dhabi (AEAUH) on 26 Nov 2025, 12:00 and arrives in Jebel Ali (AEJEA) on 27 Nov 2025, 04:18. The transit time between these ports is 16h 18m 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	QAHMD	Hamad	Qatar	2-4 times a week	More details
3	CNSHG	Shanghai	China	2-4 times a week	More details
4	KRPUS	Busan	South Korea	2-4 times a week	More details
5	SGSIN	Singapore	Singapore	1-2 times a week	More details
6	MPSPN	Saipan	Northern Mariana Islands	1-2 times a week	More details
7	MGTOA	Toamasina	Madagascar	1-2 times a week	More details
8	AEJEA	Jebel Ali	The United Arab Emirates	1-2 times a week	More details
9	AEAUH	Abu Dhabi	The United Arab Emirates	1-2 times a week	More details
10	BHBAH	Bahrain / Khalifa bin Salman	Bahrain	Every 1-2 weeks	More details

Carrier statistics

#48Global Rank

APL is ranked 48th 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 20.00%

Previous month OTP 29.52%

-9.52%

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 5.0 days

Previous month 4.5 days

0.4 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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