APL

American President Lines

APL is a Shipping Line that provides Ocean based transport and runs regular services to countries such as Sweden, Vietnam, The United States, Japan and Malta. 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 31 Oct 3 Nov 7 Nov 10 Nov 14 Nov
JPYOK 31 Oct 2026, 01:12→	GUGUM 4 Nov 2026, 01:55	3 days 23h Direct service	APL OCEANIA IMO 9436070	APL OCEANIA departs Yokohama (JPYOK) on 31 Oct 2026, 01:12 and arrives in Guam (GUGUM) on 4 Nov 2026, 01:55. 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
GUGUM 31 Oct 2026, 05:42→	MPSPN 31 Oct 2026, 18:59	13h 17m Direct service	APL ISLANDER IMO 9360142	APL ISLANDER departs Guam (GUGUM) on 31 Oct 2026, 05:42 and arrives in Saipan (MPSPN) on 31 Oct 2026, 18:59. The transit time between these ports is 13h 17m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
JPYOK 31 Oct 2026, 11:00→	KRPUS 5 Nov 2026, 06:26	4 days 19h Direct service	PRESIDENT CARTER IMO 9938389	PRESIDENT CARTER departs Yokohama (JPYOK) on 31 Oct 2026, 11:00 and arrives in Busan (KRPUS) on 5 Nov 2026, 06:26. The transit time between these ports is 4 days 19h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
ESVLC 31 Oct 2026, 09:00→	ESBCN 1 Nov 2026, 02:23	17h 23m Direct service	CMA CGM MARCO POLO IMO 9454436	CMA CGM MARCO POLO departs Valencia (ESVLC) on 31 Oct 2026, 09:00 and arrives in Barcelona (ESBCN) on 1 Nov 2026, 02:23. The transit time between these ports is 17h 23m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
VNVUT 1 Nov 2026, 10:00→	CNSHG 8 Nov 2026, 00:26	6 days 13h Direct service	ERVING IMO 9463023	ERVING departs Vung Tau (VNVUT) on 1 Nov 2026, 10:00 and arrives in Shanghai (CNSHG) on 8 Nov 2026, 00:26. The transit time between these ports is 6 days 13h 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	SEGOT	Gothenburg	Sweden	2-4 times a week	More details
2	VNVUT	Vung Tau	Vietnam	2-4 times a week	More details
3	USOAK	Oakland	United States	1-2 times a week	More details
4	JPYOK	Yokohama	Japan	1-2 times a week	More details
5	JPHKT	Hakata	Japan	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
6	MTMAR	Malta Freeport	Malta	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
7	KRPUS	Busan	South Korea	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
8	MYPKG	Port Klang	Malaysia	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
9	GUGUM	Guam	Guam	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
10	ESVLC	Valencia	Spain	Every 1-2 weeks	More details

Carrier statistics

#68Global Rank

APL is ranked 68th 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.

Sep OTP 15.71%

Previous month OTP 16.25%

-0.54%

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.

Sep 8.1 days

Previous month 6.3 days

1.9 days

Frequently asked questions about APL

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of APL was 26%. This is 38% improvement on the previous month of 16. *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, 6 days late into port.

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