APL

American President Lines

APL is a Shipping Line that provides Ocean based transport and runs regular services to countries such as Singapore, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Japan and China. 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 19 Apr 26 Apr 2 May 9 May 15 May
SGSIN 19 Apr 2026→	MAPTM 15 May 2026	25 days 16h Direct service	APL LION CITY IMO 9631967	APL LION CITY departs Singapore (SGSIN) on 19 Apr 2026 and arrives in Tanger Med (MAPTM) on 15 May 2026. The transit time between these ports is 25 days 16h and is a direct service with no stops.	See sailing schedules
JPHKT 20 Apr 2026→	JPYOK 22 Apr 2026	2 days 5h Direct service	APL OCEANIA IMO 9436070	APL OCEANIA departs Hakata (JPHKT) on 20 Apr 2026 and arrives in Yokohama (JPYOK) on 22 Apr 2026. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 5h and is a direct service with no stops.	See sailing schedules
KRPUS 22 Apr 2026→	USLAX 06 May 2026	15 days 6h Direct service	PRESIDENT MONROE IMO 9938365	PRESIDENT MONROE departs Busan (KRPUS) on 22 Apr 2026 and arrives in Los Angeles (USLAX) on 06 May 2026. The transit time between these ports is 15 days 6h and is a direct service with no stops.	See sailing schedules
MTMAR 22 Apr 2026→	GRSKG 26 Apr 2026	3 days 23h Direct service	APL SAIPAN IMO 9239850	APL SAIPAN departs Malta Freeport (MTMAR) on 22 Apr 2026 and arrives in Thessaloniki (GRSKG) on 26 Apr 2026. The transit time between these ports is 3 days 23h and is a direct service with no stops.	See sailing schedules
GUGUM 23 Apr 2026→	MPSPN 23 Apr 2026	10hrs Direct service	APL ISLANDER IMO 9360142	APL ISLANDER departs Guam (GUGUM) on 23 Apr 2026 and arrives in Saipan (MPSPN) on 23 Apr 2026. The transit time between these ports is 10hrs and is a direct service with no stops.	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	SGSIN	Singapore	Singapore	2-4 times a week	More details
2	LKCMB	Colombo	Sri Lanka	1-2 times a week	More details
3	KRPUS	Busan	South Korea	1-2 times a week	More details
4	JPYOK	Yokohama	Japan	1-2 times a week	More details
5	CNSHG	Shanghai	China	1-2 times a week	More details
6	JPHKT	Hakata	Japan	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
7	CNNGB	Ningbo	China	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
8	GUGUM	Guam	Guam	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
9	CNYTN	Yantian	China	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
10	MTMAR	Malta Freeport	Malta	Every 1-2 weeks	More details

Carrier statistics

#64Global Rank

APL is ranked 64th 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 40.48%

Previous month OTP 29.47%

11.00%

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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