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, The United Arab Emirates, Qatar and The United Kingdom. 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 10 Feb 12 Feb 14 Feb 16 Feb 18 Feb
AEAUH 10 Feb 2026, 01:46→	AEJEA 11 Feb 2026, 09:04	1 day 7h Direct service	CMA CGM MARCO POLO IMO 9454436	CMA CGM MARCO POLO departs Abu Dhabi (AEAUH) on 10 Feb 2026, 01:46 and arrives in Jebel Ali (AEJEA) on 11 Feb 2026, 09:04. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 7h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
KRPUS 10 Feb 2026, 08:03→	JPHKT 10 Feb 2026, 23:03	15hrs Direct service	APL OCEANIA IMO 9436070	APL OCEANIA departs Busan (KRPUS) on 10 Feb 2026, 08:03 and arrives in Hakata (JPHKT) on 10 Feb 2026, 23:03. The transit time between these ports is 15hrs and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
KWSWK 10 Feb 2026, 13:30→	BHBAH 11 Feb 2026, 15:09	1 day 1h Direct service	APL EAGLE IMO 9760603	APL EAGLE departs Shuwaikh (KWSWK) on 10 Feb 2026, 13:30 and arrives in Bahrain / Khalifa bin Salman (BHBAH) on 11 Feb 2026, 15:09. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 1h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
JPHKT 11 Feb 2026, 03:27→	JPYOK 13 Feb 2026, 09:18	2 days 5h Direct service	APL OCEANIA IMO 9436070	APL OCEANIA departs Hakata (JPHKT) on 11 Feb 2026, 03:27 and arrives in Yokohama (JPYOK) on 13 Feb 2026, 09:18. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 5h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
BHBAH 12 Feb 2026, 03:00→	QAHMD 12 Feb 2026, 11:36	8h 36m Direct service	APL EAGLE IMO 9760603	APL EAGLE departs Bahrain / Khalifa bin Salman (BHBAH) on 12 Feb 2026, 03:00 and arrives in Hamad (QAHMD) on 12 Feb 2026, 11:36. The transit time between these ports is 8h 36m 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	1-2 times a week	More details
2	JPYOK	Yokohama	Japan	1-2 times a week	More details
3	AEJEA	Jebel Ali	United Arab Emirates	1-2 times a week	More details
4	QAHMD	Hamad	Qatar	1-2 times a week	More details
5	AEAUH	Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	1-2 times a week	More details
6	GBSOU	Southampton	United Kingdom	1-2 times a week	More details
7	GUGUM	Guam	Guam	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
8	JPHKT	Hakata	Japan	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
9	BHBAH	Bahrain / Khalifa bin Salman	Bahrain	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
10	KWSWK	Shuwaikh	Kuwait	Every 1-2 weeks	More details

Carrier statistics

#49Global Rank

APL is ranked 49th 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.

Jan OTP 20.95%

Previous month OTP 39.13%

-18.18%

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.

Jan 3.9 days

Previous month 4.8 days

-0.9 days

Frequently asked questions about APL

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of APL was 21%. This is a decline on the previous month of 39% 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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