APL

American President Lines

APL is a Shipping Line that provides Ocean based transport and runs regular services to countries such as Japan, Singapore, Guam, France and South Korea. 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 2 Sep 9 Sep 16 Sep 24 Sep 1 Oct
JPYOK 2 Sep 2026, 11:00→	KRPUS 8 Sep 2026, 13:27	6 days 2h Direct service	PRESIDENT MONROE IMO 9938365	PRESIDENT MONROE departs Yokohama (JPYOK) on 2 Sep 2026, 11:00 and arrives in Busan (KRPUS) on 8 Sep 2026, 13:27. The transit time between these ports is 6 days 2h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
KRPUS 3 Sep 2026, 23:15→	JPHKT 4 Sep 2026, 19:53	20h 38m Direct service	APL OCEANIA IMO 9436070	APL OCEANIA departs Busan (KRPUS) on 3 Sep 2026, 23:15 and arrives in Hakata (JPHKT) on 4 Sep 2026, 19:53. The transit time between these ports is 20h 38m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
SGSIN 4 Sep 2026, 10:00→	MAPTM 30 Sep 2026, 23:21	26 days 20h Direct service	APL CHANGI IMO 9631981	APL CHANGI departs Singapore (SGSIN) on 4 Sep 2026, 10:00 and arrives in Tanger Med (MAPTM) on 30 Sep 2026, 23:21. The transit time between these ports is 26 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
JPHKT 5 Sep 2026, 02:56→	JPYOK 7 Sep 2026, 11:28	2 days 8h Direct service	APL OCEANIA IMO 9436070	APL OCEANIA departs Hakata (JPHKT) on 5 Sep 2026, 02:56 and arrives in Yokohama (JPYOK) on 7 Sep 2026, 11:28. 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
GUGUM 5 Sep 2026, 04:56→	MPSPN 5 Sep 2026, 18:12	13h 16m Direct service	APL ISLANDER IMO 9360142	APL ISLANDER departs Guam (GUGUM) on 5 Sep 2026, 04:56 and arrives in Saipan (MPSPN) on 5 Sep 2026, 18:12. The transit time between these ports is 13h 16m 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	SGSIN	Singapore	Singapore	2-4 times a week	More details
3	GUGUM	Guam	Guam	2-4 times a week	More details
4	FRDKK	Dunkerque	France	1-2 times a week	More details
5	KRPUS	Busan	South Korea	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
6	CNSHG	Shanghai	China	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
7	JPHKT	Hakata	Japan	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
8	USOAK	Oakland	United States	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
9	USLAX	Los Angeles	United States	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
10	CNYTN	Yantian	China	Every 1-2 weeks	More details

Carrier statistics

#65Global Rank

APL is ranked 65th 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.

Jul OTP 26.39%

Previous month OTP 42.71%

-16.32%

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.

Jul 4.8 days

Previous month 4.1 days

0.7 days

Frequently asked questions about APL

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of APL was 38%. This is a decline on the previous month of 43% 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, 5 days late into port.

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