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, Malaysia, Jordan and Sri Lanka. 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 27 Apr 2 May 6 May 11 May 15 May
CNNGB 27 Apr 2026, 14:00→	CNSHG 28 Apr 2026, 20:00	1 day 6h Direct service	APL FULLERTON IMO 9632026	APL FULLERTON departs Ningbo (CNNGB) on 27 Apr 2026, 14:00 and arrives in Shanghai (CNSHG) on 28 Apr 2026, 20:00. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 6h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
GUGUM 27 Apr 2026, 18:00→	KRPUS 2 May 2026, 16:44	4 days 23h Direct service	APL OCEANIA IMO 9436070	APL OCEANIA departs Guam (GUGUM) on 27 Apr 2026, 18:00 and arrives in Busan (KRPUS) on 2 May 2026, 16:44. The transit time between these ports is 4 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
MYPKG 28 Apr 2026, 09:33→	CNNGB 9 May 2026, 13:59	11 days 4h Direct service	APL CHANGI IMO 9631981	APL CHANGI departs Port Klang (MYPKG) on 28 Apr 2026, 09:33 and arrives in Ningbo (CNNGB) on 9 May 2026, 13:59. The transit time between these ports is 11 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
KRPUS 29 Apr 2026, 10:37→	JPHKT 30 Apr 2026, 01:47	15h 10m Direct service	APL ISLANDER IMO 9360142	APL ISLANDER departs Busan (KRPUS) on 29 Apr 2026, 10:37 and arrives in Hakata (JPHKT) on 30 Apr 2026, 01:47. The transit time between these ports is 15h 10m 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 Apr 2026, 11:00→	KRPUS 4 May 2026, 19:44	5 days 8h Direct service	PRESIDENT REAGAN IMO 9938341	PRESIDENT REAGAN departs Yokohama (JPYOK) on 29 Apr 2026, 11:00 and arrives in Busan (KRPUS) on 4 May 2026, 19:44. The transit time between these ports is 5 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

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	JPHKT	Hakata	Japan	2-4 times a week	More details
3	MYPKG	Port Klang	Malaysia	2-4 times a week	More details
4	JPYOK	Yokohama	Japan	1-2 times a week	More details
5	JOAQB	Aqaba	Jordan	1-2 times a week	More details
6	LKCMB	Colombo	Sri Lanka	1-2 times a week	More details
7	GUGUM	Guam	Guam	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
8	SGSIN	Singapore	Singapore	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
9	CNNGB	Ningbo	China	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
10	MPSPN	Saipan	Northern Mariana Islands	Every 1-2 weeks	More details

Carrier statistics

#56Global Rank

APL is ranked 56th 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.

Mar OTP 40.48%

Previous month OTP 29.47%

11.00%

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.

Mar 3.9 days

Previous month 3.4 days

0.6 days

Frequently asked questions about APL

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of APL was 30%. This is 3% improvement on the previous month of 29. *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, 4 days late into port.

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