APL

American President Lines

APL is a Shipping Line that provides Ocean based transport and runs regular services to countries such as The United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, China, Singapore and Malaysia. 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 11 Nov 18 Nov 26 Nov 3 Dec 11 Dec
KWSWK 11 Nov 2024→	BHBAH 12 Nov 2024	1 day 12h Direct service	APL EAGLE IMO 9760603	APL EAGLE departs Shuwaikh (KWSWK) on 11 Nov 2024 and arrives in Bahrain International Airport (BHBAH) on 12 Nov 2024. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 12h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
KRPUS 12 Nov 2024→	JPHKT 12 Nov 2024	11h 30m Direct service	APL ISLANDER IMO 9360142	APL ISLANDER departs Busan (KRPUS) on 12 Nov 2024 and arrives in Hakata (JPHKT) on 12 Nov 2024. 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
JPHKT 12 Nov 2024→	JPYOK 15 Nov 2024	2 days 14h Direct service	APL ISLANDER IMO 9360142	APL ISLANDER departs Hakata (JPHKT) on 12 Nov 2024 and arrives in Yokohama (JPYOK) on 15 Nov 2024. 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
AEJEA 12 Nov 2024→	IQUQR 15 Nov 2024	2 days 13h Direct service	NORDPANTHER IMO 9673654	NORDPANTHER departs Jebel Ali (AEJEA) on 12 Nov 2024 and arrives in Umm Qasr Port (IQUQR) on 15 Nov 2024. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 13h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
GUGUM 13 Nov 2024→	KRPUS 18 Nov 2024	5 days 7h Direct service	APL OCEANIA IMO 9436070	APL OCEANIA departs Guam (GUGUM) on 13 Nov 2024 and arrives in Busan (KRPUS) on 18 Nov 2024. The transit time between these ports is 5 days 7h 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	AEJEA	Jebel Ali	The United Arab Emirates	2-4 times a week	More details
2	BHBAH	Bahrain International Airport	Bahrain	2-4 times a week	More details
3	CNXMG	Xiamen	China	1-2 times a week	More details
4	SGSIN	Singapore	Singapore	1-2 times a week	More details
5	MYPKG	Port Klang	Malaysia	1-2 times a week	More details
6	GUGUM	Guam	Guam	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
7	KRPUS	Busan	South Korea	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
8	JPHKT	Hakata	Japan	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
9	JPYOK	Yokohama	Japan	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
10	KWSWK	Shuwaikh	Kuwait	Every 1-2 weeks	More details

Carrier statistics

#49Global Rank

APL is ranked 49th 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.

Sep OTP 27.27%

Previous month OTP 25.53%

1.74%

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.

Sep 3.3 days

Previous month 3.1 days

0.1 days

Frequently asked questions about APL

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of APL was 27%. This is 4% improvement on the previous month of 26. *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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