APL

American President Lines

APL is a Shipping Line that provides Ocean based transport and runs regular services to countries such as South Korea, China, Japan, Qatar and Singapore. 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 Dec 1 Jan 6 Jan 12 Jan 17 Jan
CNYTN 26 Dec 2025, 12:00→	VNVUT 29 Dec 2025, 01:00	2 days 14h Direct service	APL SENTOSA IMO 9632040	APL SENTOSA departs Yantian (CNYTN) on 26 Dec 2025, 12:00 and arrives in Vung Tau (VNVUT) on 29 Dec 2025, 01:00. 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
CNQDG 27 Dec 2025, 08:00→	KRPUS 29 Dec 2025, 08:00	1 day 23h Direct service	CMA CGM CORTE REAL IMO 9454400	CMA CGM CORTE REAL departs Qingdao (CNQDG) on 27 Dec 2025, 08:00 and arrives in Busan (KRPUS) on 29 Dec 2025, 08:00. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 23h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
KWSWK 27 Dec 2025, 13:30→	BHBAH 28 Dec 2025, 13:53	24h 23m Direct service	APL EAGLE IMO 9760603	APL EAGLE departs Shuwaikh (KWSWK) on 27 Dec 2025, 13:30 and arrives in Bahrain / Khalifa bin Salman (BHBAH) on 28 Dec 2025, 13:53. The transit time between these ports is 24h 23m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
KRPUS 28 Dec 2025, 15:00→	JPHKT 29 Dec 2025, 01:14	10h 14m Direct service	APL OCEANIA IMO 9436070	APL OCEANIA departs Busan (KRPUS) on 28 Dec 2025, 15:00 and arrives in Hakata (JPHKT) on 29 Dec 2025, 01:14. The transit time between these ports is 10h 14m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
CNYTN 28 Dec 2025, 16:00→	SGSIN 1 Jan 2026, 14:00	3 days 22h Direct service	APL LION CITY IMO 9631967	APL LION CITY departs Yantian (CNYTN) on 28 Dec 2025, 16:00 and arrives in Singapore (SGSIN) on 1 Jan 2026, 14:00. The transit time between these ports is 3 days 22h 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	CNSHG	Shanghai	China	1-2 times a week	More details
3	JPYOK	Yokohama	Japan	1-2 times a week	More details
4	QAHMD	Hamad	Qatar	1-2 times a week	More details
5	SGSIN	Singapore	Singapore	1-2 times a week	More details
6	AEAUH	Abu Dhabi	The United Arab Emirates	1-2 times a week	More details
7	AEJEA	Jebel Ali	The United Arab Emirates	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
8	CNQDG	Qingdao	China	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
9	CNYTN	Yantian	China	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
10	KWSWK	Shuwaikh	Kuwait	Every 1-2 weeks	More details

Carrier statistics

#46Global Rank

APL is ranked 46th 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.

Nov OTP 22.47%

Previous month OTP 17.71%

4.76%

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.

Nov 4.8 days

Previous month 4.9 days

-0.1 days

Frequently asked questions about APL

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of APL was 30%. This is 40% improvement on the previous month of 18. *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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