APL

American President Lines

APL is a Shipping Line that provides Ocean based transport and runs regular services to countries such as Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, Guam and The United States. 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 5 May 9 May 14 May 18 May 23 May
JPYOK 5 May 2026, 09:28→	GUGUM 9 May 2026, 12:33	4 days 2h Direct service	APL ISLANDER IMO 9360142	APL ISLANDER departs Yokohama (JPYOK) on 5 May 2026, 09:28 and arrives in Guam (GUGUM) on 9 May 2026, 12:33. The transit time between these ports is 4 days 2h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
JPYOK 9 May 2026, 09:01→	USLAX 22 May 2026, 08:00	13 days 14h Direct service	PRESIDENT LB JOHNSON IMO 9938377	PRESIDENT LB JOHNSON departs Yokohama (JPYOK) on 9 May 2026, 09:01 and arrives in Los Angeles (USLAX) on 22 May 2026, 08:00. The transit time between these ports is 13 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
USLAX 8 May 2026, 21:00→	USOAK 11 May 2026, 06:00	2 days 9h Direct service	APL SENTOSA IMO 9632040	APL SENTOSA departs Los Angeles (USLAX) on 8 May 2026, 21:00 and arrives in Oakland (USOAK) on 11 May 2026, 06:00. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 9h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
KRPUS 9 May 2026, 17:44→	JPHKT 10 May 2026, 09:56	16h 11m Direct service	APL OCEANIA IMO 9436070	APL OCEANIA departs Busan (KRPUS) on 9 May 2026, 17:44 and arrives in Hakata (JPHKT) on 10 May 2026, 09:56. The transit time between these ports is 16h 11m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
USLAX 9 May 2026, 17:00→	USOAK 11 May 2026, 07:43	1 day 14h Direct service	PRESIDENT MONROE IMO 9938365	PRESIDENT MONROE departs Los Angeles (USLAX) on 9 May 2026, 17:00 and arrives in Oakland (USOAK) on 11 May 2026, 07:43. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 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	JPYOK	Yokohama	Japan	2-4 times a week	More details
2	MYPKG	Port Klang	Malaysia	1-2 times a week	More details
3	KRPUS	Busan	South Korea	1-2 times a week	More details
4	JPHKT	Hakata	Japan	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
5	GUGUM	Guam	Guam	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
6	USLAX	Los Angeles	United States	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
7	CNSHG	Shanghai	China	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
8	CNNGB	Ningbo	China	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
9	CNYTN	Yantian	China	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
10	MPSPN	Saipan	Northern Mariana Islands	Every 1-2 weeks	More details

Carrier statistics

#59Global Rank

APL is ranked 59th 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 41.38%

Previous month OTP 29.47%

11.91%

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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