Neptune Orient Lines Limited (Public, SIN:N03), or NOL for short, is a Singapore-based global transport company with core businesses in container shipping and supply chain management.
A subsidiary of Temasek Holdings, it wholly owns shipping company American President Lines, now known as APL and its sister logistics arm APL Logistics.
The Company is engaged in the ownership and charter of vessels, as well as participation in ventures related to these activities and the principal activities of its subsidiaries. It operates in two segments: Liner and Logistics. Global liners provide operations of container transportation, terminals and provision of other related services. It offers container shipping services in trade lanes, such as Transpacific, Intra-Asia, Transatlantic, Latin America and Asia-Europe. Global logistics provider with a comprehensive network of facilities and services to support the global supply chain management needs of customers. In December 2013, the Company announced that through its wholly owned subsidiary in Singapore, APL Logistics Ltd (APLL), incorporated two new companies in Sri Lanka.