APL

American President Lines

APL is a Shipping Line that provides Ocean based transport and runs regular services to countries such as South Korea, Bahrain, The United States, France and Egypt. 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 6 Mar 8 Mar 9 Mar 11 Mar 13 Mar
CNSHG 6 Mar 2026, 08:00→	CNQDG 9 Mar 2026, 12:38	3 days 4h Direct service	CMA CGM NORMA IMO 9299812	CMA CGM NORMA departs Shanghai (CNSHG) on 6 Mar 2026, 08:00 and arrives in Qingdao (CNQDG) on 9 Mar 2026, 12:38. The transit time between these ports is 3 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
AEAUH 6 Mar 2026, 22:00→	AEJEA 7 Mar 2026, 08:19	10h 19m Direct service	APL EAGLE IMO 9760603	APL EAGLE departs Abu Dhabi (AEAUH) on 6 Mar 2026, 22:00 and arrives in Jebel Ali (AEJEA) on 7 Mar 2026, 08:19. The transit time between these ports is 10h 19m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
AEAUH 6 Mar 2026, 23:00→	AEJEA 7 Mar 2026, 03:00	4hrs Direct service	NORDPANTHER IMO 9673654	NORDPANTHER departs Abu Dhabi (AEAUH) on 6 Mar 2026, 23:00 and arrives in Jebel Ali (AEJEA) on 7 Mar 2026, 03:00. The transit time between these ports is 4hrs and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
JPYOK 7 Mar 2026, 16:35→	GUGUM 11 Mar 2026, 13:28	3 days 19h Direct service	APL ISLANDER IMO 9360142	APL ISLANDER departs Yokohama (JPYOK) on 7 Mar 2026, 16:35 and arrives in Guam (GUGUM) on 11 Mar 2026, 13:28. 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
CNQDG 7 Mar 2026, 20:59→	CNSHG 10 Mar 2026, 11:34	2 days 14h Direct service	PRESIDENT LB JOHNSON IMO 9938377	PRESIDENT LB JOHNSON departs Qingdao (CNQDG) on 7 Mar 2026, 20:59 and arrives in Shanghai (CNSHG) on 10 Mar 2026, 11:34. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 14h 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	BHBAH	Bahrain / Khalifa bin Salman	Bahrain	2-4 times a week	More details
3	USLAX	Los Angeles	United States	2-4 times a week	More details
4	FRDKK	Dunkerque	France	1-2 times a week	More details
5	EGDAM	Damietta	Egypt	1-2 times a week	More details
6	USCHS	Charleston	United States	1-2 times a week	More details
7	JPYOK	Yokohama	Japan	1-2 times a week	More details
8	CNQDG	Qingdao	China	1-2 times a week	More details
9	CNSHG	Shanghai	China	1-2 times a week	More details
10	AEAUH	Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	1-2 times a week	More details

Carrier statistics

#53Global Rank

APL is ranked 53rd 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 21.93%

Previous month OTP 39.13%

-17.20%

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 22%. 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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