APL

American President Lines

APL is a Shipping Line that provides Ocean based transport and runs regular services to countries such as South Korea, Japan, Singapore, China and Guam. 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 16 Dec 20 Dec 24 Dec 28 Dec 1 Jan
AEJEA 16 Dec 2025, 07:26→	KWSWK 18 Dec 2025, 06:06	1 day 23h Direct service	APL EAGLE IMO 9760603	APL EAGLE departs Jebel Ali (AEJEA) on 16 Dec 2025, 07:26 and arrives in Shuwaikh (KWSWK) on 18 Dec 2025, 06:06. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 23h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
KRPUS 17 Dec 2025, 14:00→	USLAX 31 Dec 2025, 16:44	14 days 19h Direct service	PRESIDENT REAGAN IMO 9938341	PRESIDENT REAGAN departs Busan (KRPUS) on 17 Dec 2025, 14:00 and arrives in Los Angeles (USLAX) on 31 Dec 2025, 16:44. The transit time between these ports is 14 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
JPYOK 18 Dec 2025, 07:30→	GUGUM 22 Dec 2025, 04:25	3 days 19h Direct service	APL OCEANIA IMO 9436070	APL OCEANIA departs Yokohama (JPYOK) on 18 Dec 2025, 07:30 and arrives in Guam (GUGUM) on 22 Dec 2025, 04:25. The transit time between these ports is 3 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
AEAUH 19 Dec 2025, 20:27→	AEJEA 20 Dec 2025, 01:46	5h 20m Direct service	CMA CGM MARCO POLO IMO 9454436	CMA CGM MARCO POLO departs Abu Dhabi (AEAUH) on 19 Dec 2025, 20:27 and arrives in Jebel Ali (AEJEA) on 20 Dec 2025, 01:46. The transit time between these ports is 5h 20m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
KRPUS 21 Dec 2025, 09:37→	JPHKT 21 Dec 2025, 22:57	13h 19m Direct service	APL ISLANDER IMO 9360142	APL ISLANDER departs Busan (KRPUS) on 21 Dec 2025, 09:37 and arrives in Hakata (JPHKT) on 21 Dec 2025, 22:57. The transit time between these ports is 13h 19m 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	JPYOK	Yokohama	Japan	2-4 times a week	More details
3	SGSIN	Singapore	Singapore	2-4 times a week	More details
4	CNYTN	Yantian	China	2-4 times a week	More details
5	GUGUM	Guam	Guam	2-4 times a week	More details
6	JPHKT	Hakata	Japan	2-4 times a week	More details
7	CNNSA	Nansha	China	1-2 times a week	More details
8	AEAUH	Abu Dhabi	The United Arab Emirates	1-2 times a week	More details
9	AEJEA	Jebel Ali	The United Arab Emirates	1-2 times a week	More details
10	CNSHG	Shanghai	China	Every 1-2 weeks	More details

Carrier statistics

#42Global Rank

APL is ranked 42nd 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 22.47%

Previous month OTP 17.71%

4.76%

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 4.8 days

Previous month 4.9 days

-0.1 days

Frequently asked questions about APL

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of APL was 30%. This is 40% improvement on the previous month of 18. *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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