Shipping Question (Determining Vessel)
03-13-2018, 06:58 PM
#16
Racer
Thread Starter
I was about to post that arrival in Emden seems delayed to March 17. That would seem to mean that both the Athens Highway and the Dalian Highway will be in port at the same time.
In any case, that seems to mean that arrival in the States is delayed by a bit and that it is less clarity about which vessel will be doing the transporting.
In any case, that seems to mean that arrival in the States is delayed by a bit and that it is less clarity about which vessel will be doing the transporting.
03-14-2018, 02:10 PM
#18
Race Car
03-14-2018, 09:52 PM
#19
DMoore
'18 911 GTS on board (I hope) Taurus Leader
03-15-2018, 09:49 AM
#20
Rennlist Member
Yeah, that sounds suspicious. Ask the dealer (Walters I assume?) for a screen shot from the PPN showing the cars progress. A copy of mine is below. The key date is the date it exited assembly. If it really exited assembly on 3/8, there’s no way it made the 3/8 boat. They need time to get to Emden - never mind the que to get on a boat. Hopefully your car exited assembly before 3/8 and indeed is on the Taurus Leader - currently scheduled to arrive San Diego on 4/6. My dealer is in Irvine.
DaveGee
DaveGee
03-16-2018, 08:53 AM
#21
Racer
Thread Starter
According to marinetraffic.com, it appears that Athens Highway has cleared the straits of Dover and should certainly make its projected ETA in Emden of 7:30 tomorrow morning. On the other hand, the Dalian Highway is still in mid-Atlantic off the Iberian peninsula with a long way to go before its ETA of 8:00 on Sunday.
Of course, if there is no car loading in Emden over the weekend, it may not make a difference as both ships may have arrived by Monday. (Does anyone know if they work a five-day or a seven-day week?)
In any case, it seems more likely to me that the next ship to be loaded will likely be the Athens Highway but I am less clear when she will depart for the States. The schedule projects that she will be loading on March 19/20 and she seems to be solidly on schedule which puts her in Davisville on the 30th of this month.
Of course, if there is no car loading in Emden over the weekend, it may not make a difference as both ships may have arrived by Monday. (Does anyone know if they work a five-day or a seven-day week?)
In any case, it seems more likely to me that the next ship to be loaded will likely be the Athens Highway but I am less clear when she will depart for the States. The schedule projects that she will be loading on March 19/20 and she seems to be solidly on schedule which puts her in Davisville on the 30th of this month.
03-20-2018, 10:01 AM
#24
Racer
Thread Starter
It's Tuesday morning, March 20th and the Athens Highway is still in port and the Dalian Highway is about to enter. And I still don't know on which -- if either -- vessel my new car will be transported.
I called my salesperson yesterday and he had nothing new which makes sense if the car is still in the process of loading (or, equally, if it is still waiting to be loaded on another boat.)
So that leads me to ask how long is it from when a car is loaded on a ship until the Porsche tracking system is updated and available to my SA?
I called my salesperson yesterday and he had nothing new which makes sense if the car is still in the process of loading (or, equally, if it is still waiting to be loaded on another boat.)
So that leads me to ask how long is it from when a car is loaded on a ship until the Porsche tracking system is updated and available to my SA?
03-20-2018, 01:46 PM
#25
Burning Brakes
My dealer confirmed mine was on the boat the same day it left port.
Seems like if I am remembering correctly it left early in the morning Germany time which was middle of the night here and I knew by lunch time.
Seems like if I am remembering correctly it left early in the morning Germany time which was middle of the night here and I knew by lunch time.
03-22-2018, 12:58 PM
#27
Racer
Thread Starter
Happily, it did (make it aboard the Athens Highway) and left Emden on March 20th.
So Hurricane's and my car are both on board. Anyone else?
The marinetraffic.com route is a bit strange in that rather than heading straight into Narragansett Bay, the ship is supposed to pass along the south coast of Long Island, then up the East River into the Long Island Sound before turning into Narragansett Bay. I have no idea why.
So Hurricane's and my car are both on board. Anyone else?
The marinetraffic.com route is a bit strange in that rather than heading straight into Narragansett Bay, the ship is supposed to pass along the south coast of Long Island, then up the East River into the Long Island Sound before turning into Narragansett Bay. I have no idea why.
03-22-2018, 05:14 PM
#29
Rennlist Member
See if you can figure out which shipping line owns your boat.
My car is on the Taurus Leader which is owned by NYK Lines (Athens Highway is not). By going to their web site I was able to get a copy of their schedule for the boat, which appears to be updated regularly. See the attachment. This combined with marinetraffic.com paints a pretty good picture of when our ship comes in.
DaveGee
03-22-2018, 06:51 PM
#30
Burning Brakes
Happily, it did (make it aboard the Athens Highway) and left Emden on March 20th.
So Hurricane's and my car are both on board. Anyone else?
The marinetraffic.com route is a bit strange in that rather than heading straight into Narragansett Bay, the ship is supposed to pass along the south coast of Long Island, then up the East River into the Long Island Sound before turning into Narragansett Bay. I have no idea why.
So Hurricane's and my car are both on board. Anyone else?
The marinetraffic.com route is a bit strange in that rather than heading straight into Narragansett Bay, the ship is supposed to pass along the south coast of Long Island, then up the East River into the Long Island Sound before turning into Narragansett Bay. I have no idea why.
I can only assume the boat will undergo some sort of heavy maintenance visit at an intermediate port and that will take about 6 months and then it will continue to Davisville to offload your car! lol