APL

American President Lines

APL is a Shipping Line that provides Ocean based transport and runs regular services to countries such as Iraq, The United Arab Emirates, Japan, South Korea 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 25 Jan 28 Jan 30 Jan 2 Feb 5 Feb
JPYOK 25 Jan 2025→	JPNAH 28 Jan 2025	2 days 22h Direct service	PRESIDENT LB JOHNSON IMO 9938377	PRESIDENT LB JOHNSON departs Yokohama (JPYOK) on 25 Jan 2025 and arrives in Naha (JPNAH) on 28 Jan 2025. The transit time between these ports is 2 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
JPYOK 26 Jan 2025→	GUGUM 30 Jan 2025	3 days 17h Direct service	APL OCEANIA IMO 9436070	APL OCEANIA departs Yokohama (JPYOK) on 26 Jan 2025 and arrives in Guam (GUGUM) on 30 Jan 2025. The transit time between these ports is 3 days 17h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel might be delayed by 10 days	See sailing schedules
KRPUS 26 Jan 2025→	JPHKT 26 Jan 2025	11h 30m Direct service	APL ISLANDER IMO 9360142	APL ISLANDER departs Busan (KRPUS) on 26 Jan 2025 and arrives in Hakata (JPHKT) on 26 Jan 2025. The transit time between these ports is 11h 30m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
AEJEA 26 Jan 2025→	QAHMD 27 Jan 2025	16h 30m Direct service	APL EAGLE IMO 9760603	APL EAGLE departs Jebel Ali (AEJEA) on 26 Jan 2025 and arrives in Hamad (QAHMD) on 27 Jan 2025. The transit time between these ports is 16h 30m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel might be delayed by 2 days	See sailing schedules
JPHKT 27 Jan 2025→	JPYOK 29 Jan 2025	2 days 14h Direct service	APL ISLANDER IMO 9360142	APL ISLANDER departs Hakata (JPHKT) on 27 Jan 2025 and arrives in Yokohama (JPYOK) on 29 Jan 2025. 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	IQUQR	Umm Qasr Port	Iraq	1-2 times a week	More details
2	AEJEA	Jebel Ali	The United Arab Emirates	1-2 times a week	More details
3	JPYOK	Yokohama	Japan	1-2 times a week	More details
4	KRPUS	Busan	South Korea	1-2 times a week	More details
5	QAHMD	Hamad	Qatar	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
6	BHBAH	Bahrain International Airport	Bahrain	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
7	KWSWK	Shuwaikh	Kuwait	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
8	GUGUM	Guam	Guam	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
9	JPHKT	Hakata	Japan	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
10	SGSIN	Singapore	Singapore	Every 1-2 weeks	More details

Carrier statistics

#36Global Rank

APL is ranked 36th 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.

Dec OTP 32.61%

Previous month OTP 33.33%

-0.72%

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.

Dec 2.1 days

Previous month 5.3 days

-3.1 days

Frequently asked questions about APL

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of APL was 33%. This is a decline on the previous month of 33% 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, 3 days late into port.

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