About APL

APL partners with you to move your business forward.

APL provides customers around the world with container transportation services through a network combining high-quality intermodal operations with state-of-the-art information technology.

APL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore-based Neptune Orient Lines, a global transportation and logistics company engaged in shipping and related businesses.

We help customers grow their business – whether that is venturing into new territories, exploring new business opportunities, or growing in already developed markets. With more than 160 years’ experience, APL has the knowledge and the expertise to help you negotiate the increasingly complex and ever-changing global marketplace.

Our partnership with some of the world’s best-known brands and success in fostering trade in emerging markets has helped defined global trade, setting new benchmarks in service innovation and excellence in every market we serve.

Today, we offer a scale of container transportation solutions that few can match:

• Seamless global connectivity
• Highly competitive transit times
• Industry-leading schedule reliability
• Extensive intermodal network to facilitate inland reach
• Two state-of-the-art intermodal terminals in the US West Coast
• Priority access to strategic Asian terminals
• Comprehensive fleet of vessels and modern equipment
• Integrated supply chain solutions with APL Logistics
• Excellent customer service widely recognized in the industry
• Vertical expertise who understand your special shipping needs
• Over 4,000 committed staff in 200 offices

As part of the NOL Group, we believe in responsible corporate citizenship and set out to do business with partners who share similar values. NOL’s Vendor Code of Conduct articulates legal, ethical and moral standards expected of its vendors and business partners. It is a set of principles and a minimum standard of conduct for vendors to conduct their business activities in full compliance with applicable laws and regulations of their respective countries and operating locations. The Vendor Code of Conduct is currently available in three language versions:

• English (pdf)
• Chinese - Simplified (pdf)
• Spanish (pdf)

Read more about how our people go beyond their responsibilities to move your business forward:

Sales Professional - Your Business Is In Good Hands
Quality Customer Service  - Real People, Real Trust
Operations Expert  - Excellence Is All In A Day's Work
Vertical Specialist  - Handling Your Goods With Care
Innovator  - Pushing The Boundaries With You

World-class people. World-class technology. World-class connectivity. APL has the ultimate combination when it comes to helping you move goods, information and more in perfect synchronization.

Moving your business forward – that’s APL.