APL

American President Lines

APL is a Shipping Line that provides Ocean based transport and runs regular services to countries such as Japan, Guam, Singapore, 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 26 Aug 31 Aug 5 Sep 10 Sep 14 Sep
CNSHG 26 Aug 2026, 20:00→	CNYTN 29 Aug 2026, 20:00	3 days Direct service	APL CHANGI IMO 9631981	APL CHANGI departs Shanghai (CNSHG) on 26 Aug 2026, 20:00 and arrives in Yantian (CNYTN) on 29 Aug 2026, 20:00. The transit time between these ports is 3 days and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
KRPUS 26 Aug 2026, 21:45→	JPHKT 27 Aug 2026, 13:52	16h 7m Direct service	APL ISLANDER IMO 9360142	APL ISLANDER departs Busan (KRPUS) on 26 Aug 2026, 21:45 and arrives in Hakata (JPHKT) on 27 Aug 2026, 13:52. The transit time between these ports is 16h 7m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
USLAX 26 Aug 2026, 10:00→	USOAK 28 Aug 2026, 05:58	1 day 19h Direct service	PRESIDENT CARTER IMO 9938389	PRESIDENT CARTER departs Los Angeles (USLAX) on 26 Aug 2026, 10:00 and arrives in Oakland (USOAK) on 28 Aug 2026, 05:58. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 19h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
JPHKT 27 Aug 2026, 18:05→	JPYOK 30 Aug 2026, 01:28	2 days 7h Direct service	APL ISLANDER IMO 9360142	APL ISLANDER departs Hakata (JPHKT) on 27 Aug 2026, 18:05 and arrives in Yokohama (JPYOK) on 30 Aug 2026, 01:28. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 7h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
GUGUM 29 Aug 2026, 12:03→	KRPUS 3 Sep 2026, 02:38	4 days 15h Direct service	APL OCEANIA IMO 9436070	APL OCEANIA departs Guam (GUGUM) on 29 Aug 2026, 12:03 and arrives in Busan (KRPUS) on 3 Sep 2026, 02:38. The transit time between these ports is 4 days 15h 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	GUGUM	Guam	Guam	2-4 times a week	More details
3	SGSIN	Singapore	Singapore	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	USLAX	Los Angeles	United States	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
8	JPHKT	Hakata	Japan	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
9	USOAK	Oakland	United States	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
10	MAPTM	Tanger Med	Morocco	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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