APL

American President Lines

APL is a Shipping Line that provides Ocean based transport and runs regular services to countries such as The United Arab Emirates, Qatar, South Korea, Guam and Kuwait. The SCAC code for APL is APLU.

Website: apl.com

APL schedules

Upcoming vessel departures and sailing schedules for American President Lines

APL schedules and upcoming departures
Next Departure	Arriving in	Duration	Vessel	Description 22 Oct 28 Oct 3 Nov 8 Nov 14 Nov
AEAUH 22 Oct 2025→	AEJEA 23 Oct 2025	13h 26m Direct service	APL EAGLE IMO 9760603	APL EAGLE departs Abu Dhabi (AEAUH) on 22 Oct 2025 and arrives in Jebel Ali (AEJEA) on 23 Oct 2025. The transit time between these ports is 13h 26m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
JPYOK 23 Oct 2025→	GUGUM 27 Oct 2025	3 days 23h Direct service	APL ISLANDER IMO 9360142	APL ISLANDER departs Yokohama (JPYOK) on 23 Oct 2025 and arrives in Guam (GUGUM) on 27 Oct 2025. The transit time between these ports is 3 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
AEJEA 23 Oct 2025→	KWSWK 24 Oct 2025	1 day 6h Direct service	APL EAGLE IMO 9760603	APL EAGLE departs Jebel Ali (AEJEA) on 23 Oct 2025 and arrives in Shuwaikh (KWSWK) on 24 Oct 2025. 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
USLAX 24 Oct 2025→	TWKHH 14 Nov 2025	20 days 12h Direct service	CMA CGM MEDEA IMO 9299800	CMA CGM MEDEA departs Los Angeles (USLAX) on 24 Oct 2025 and arrives in Kaohsiung (TWKHH) on 14 Nov 2025. The transit time between these ports is 20 days 12h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
AEJEA 24 Oct 2025→	QAHMD 26 Oct 2025	2 days 3h Direct service	CMA CGM MARCO POLO IMO 9454436	CMA CGM MARCO POLO departs Jebel Ali (AEJEA) on 24 Oct 2025 and arrives in Hamad (QAHMD) on 26 Oct 2025. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 3h 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	AEAUH	Abu Dhabi	The United Arab Emirates	1-2 times a week	More details
2	AEJEA	Jebel Ali	The United Arab Emirates	1-2 times a week	More details
3	QAHMD	Hamad	Qatar	1-2 times a week	More details
4	KRPUS	Busan	South Korea	1-2 times a week	More details
5	GUGUM	Guam	Guam	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
6	KWSWK	Shuwaikh	Kuwait	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
7	BHBAH	Bahrain / Khalifa bin Salman	Bahrain	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
8	JPHKT	Hakata	Japan	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
9	JPYOK	Yokohama	Japan	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
10	USLAX	Los Angeles	The United States	Every 1-2 weeks	More details

Carrier statistics

#64Global Rank

APL is ranked 64th 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.

Sep OTP 32.58%

Previous month OTP 35.63%

-3.05%

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.

Sep 5.1 days

Previous month 5.8 days

-0.7 days

Frequently asked questions about APL

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of APL was 28%. This is a decline on the previous month of 36% 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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