APL

American President Lines

APL is a Shipping Line that provides Ocean based transport and runs regular services to countries such as China, Singapore, The United Arab Emirates, South Korea and Bahrain. 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 27 Sep 2 Oct 8 Oct 13 Oct 18 Oct
KRPUS 27 Sep 2025→	JPHKT 28 Sep 2025	12h 40m Direct service	APL OCEANIA IMO 9436070	APL OCEANIA departs Busan (KRPUS) on 27 Sep 2025 and arrives in Hakata (JPHKT) on 28 Sep 2025. The transit time between these ports is 12h 40m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
JPHKT 28 Sep 2025→	JPYOK 30 Sep 2025	2 days 4h Direct service	APL OCEANIA IMO 9436070	APL OCEANIA departs Hakata (JPHKT) on 28 Sep 2025 and arrives in Yokohama (JPYOK) on 30 Sep 2025. 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
BHBAH 28 Sep 2025→	QAHMD 29 Sep 2025	17h 36m Direct service	APL EAGLE IMO 9760603	APL EAGLE departs Bahrain / Khalifa bin Salman (BHBAH) on 28 Sep 2025 and arrives in Hamad (QAHMD) on 29 Sep 2025. The transit time between these ports is 17h 36m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
JPYOK 29 Sep 2025→	JPNAH 02 Oct 2025	2 days 15h Direct service	PRESIDENT LB JOHNSON IMO 9938377	PRESIDENT LB JOHNSON departs Yokohama (JPYOK) on 29 Sep 2025 and arrives in Naha (JPNAH) on 02 Oct 2025. The transit time between these ports is 2 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
CNYTN 29 Sep 2025→	SGSIN 03 Oct 2025	3 days 22h Direct service	APL SINGAPURA IMO 9632002	APL SINGAPURA departs Yantian (CNYTN) on 29 Sep 2025 and arrives in Singapore (SGSIN) on 03 Oct 2025. The transit time between these ports is 3 days 22h 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	CNYTN	Yantian	China	1-2 times a week	More details
2	SGSIN	Singapore	Singapore	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
3	AEJEA	Jebel Ali	The United Arab Emirates	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
4	AEAUH	Abu Dhabi	The United Arab Emirates	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
5	KRPUS	Busan	South Korea	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
6	BHBAH	Bahrain / Khalifa bin Salman	Bahrain	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
7	MYPKG	Port Klang	Malaysia	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
8	JPYOK	Yokohama	Japan	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
9	CNSHG	Shanghai	China	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
10	JPHKT	Hakata	Japan	Every 1-2 weeks	More details

Carrier statistics

#46Global Rank

APL is ranked 46th 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.

Aug OTP 36.78%

Previous month OTP 27.84%

8.95%

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.

Aug 5.8 days

Previous month 4.3 days

1.5 days

Frequently asked questions about APL

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of APL was 36%. This is 22% improvement on the previous month of 28. *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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