APL

American President Lines

APL is a Shipping Line that provides Ocean based transport and runs regular services to countries such as Bahrain, Jordan, The United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Qatar. 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 29 Nov 5 Dec 10 Dec 15 Dec 20 Dec
AEJEA 29 Nov 2024→	IQUQR 02 Dec 2024	2 days 8h Direct service	NORDPANTHER IMO 9673654	NORDPANTHER departs Jebel Ali (AEJEA) on 29 Nov 2024 and arrives in Umm Qasr Port (IQUQR) on 02 Dec 2024. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 8h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
CNSHG 30 Nov 2024→	CNYTN 03 Dec 2024	3 days 5h Direct service	APL CHANGI IMO 9631981	APL CHANGI departs Shanghai (CNSHG) on 30 Nov 2024 and arrives in Yantian (CNYTN) on 03 Dec 2024. The transit time between these ports is 3 days 5h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
AEJEA 30 Nov 2024→	KWSWK 02 Dec 2024	1 day 11h Direct service	APL EAGLE IMO 9760603	APL EAGLE departs Jebel Ali (AEJEA) on 30 Nov 2024 and arrives in Shuwaikh (KWSWK) on 02 Dec 2024. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 11h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
CNYTN 01 Dec 2024→	USLAX 15 Dec 2024	15 days 4h Direct service	APL SENTOSA IMO 9632040	APL SENTOSA departs Yantian (CNYTN) on 01 Dec 2024 and arrives in Los Angeles (USLAX) on 15 Dec 2024. The transit time between these ports is 15 days 4h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel might be delayed by 9 days	See sailing schedules
KWSWK 02 Dec 2024→	BHBAH 03 Dec 2024	20h 38m Direct service	APL EAGLE IMO 9760603	APL EAGLE departs Shuwaikh (KWSWK) on 02 Dec 2024 and arrives in Bahrain International Airport (BHBAH) on 03 Dec 2024. The transit time between these ports is 20h 38m 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	BHBAH	Bahrain International Airport	Bahrain	2-4 times a week	More details
2	JOAQB	'Aqaba	Jordan	1-2 times a week	More details
3	AEJEA	Jebel Ali	The United Arab Emirates	1-2 times a week	More details
4	KWSWK	Shuwaikh	Kuwait	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
5	QAHMD	Hamad	Qatar	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
6	SGSIN	Singapore	Singapore	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
7	CNYTN	Yantian	China	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
8	KRPUS	Busan	South Korea	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
9	CNSHG	Shanghai	China	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
10	IQUQR	Umm Qasr Port	Iraq	Every 1-2 weeks	More details

Carrier statistics

#52Global Rank

APL is ranked 52nd 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.

Oct OTP 46.08%

Previous month OTP 34.58%

11.50%

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.

Oct 2.4 days

Previous month 4.0 days

-1.6 days

Frequently asked questions about APL

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of APL was 46%. This is 24% improvement on the previous month of 35. *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, 3 days late into port.

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