Anyone else on this Vessel??
07-14-2006, 04:57 PM
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Anyone else on this Vessel??
My 997s was put on Orion Hwy on 7/5. Anyone else on the same ship?
I cant seem to locate the ship on either the Panama Canal site or San Diego Port site. Any ideas where it is?
I am getting sooo anxious!! I am sure you all understand
I cant seem to locate the ship on either the Panama Canal site or San Diego Port site. Any ideas where it is?
I am getting sooo anxious!! I am sure you all understand
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I was told by my dealer that I was on the same boat and was due at port in Brunswick, Ga. on 07/14 with a delivery in Austin, Texas on 7/21. I have a vessel schedule from VW Logistics but there is not a date for San Diego. The ship is scheduled to arrive in Brunswick, then Houston, then Veracruz and fron there it does not specify. Sorry I wish I could be of more help.
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Originally Posted by MMA93
I was told by my dealer that I was on the same boat and was due at port in Brunswick, Ga. on 07/14 with a delivery in Austin, Texas on 7/21. I have a vessel schedule from VW Logistics but there is not a date for San Diego. The ship is scheduled to arrive in Brunswick, then Houston, then Veracruz and fron there it does not specify. Sorry I wish I could be of more help.
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If it has Mercedes on board,it will probably go into Long Beach before San Diego.....at least thats what my vessel did. Then I went down to L.B. and went aboard and found my new toy.It pays to have connections...Hee Hee...Got some fun Pics,but I don't know how to post them...computer dummy
07-14-2006, 06:46 PM
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07-14-2006, 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Dane k.
...I went down to L.B. and went aboard and found my new toy. It pays to have connections...Hee Hee...Got some fun Pics,but I don't know how to post them...
And the vessel it came on:
07-14-2006, 07:41 PM
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I'm pretty sure my car is on that boat as well... should have been offloaded at Brunswick GA.
07-14-2006, 08:44 PM
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Do you have any updates, MC?
Spoke to my salesman yesterday. He confirmed that my car was on the ship, departed on 7/5 and was on its way. He then said the timing was unfortunate because ordinarily, the west coast vehicles go straight to the Panama Canal and on to San Diego. In this case, the vessel was loaded with cars destined for both coasts and made a b-line to Brunswick, GA.
The reason, he explained, is that Porsche's revenue recognition policy books sales revenue when the vehicle arrives at the distant port. The company is at the end of a sales period and wanted to get as many vehicles to a U.S. port before the revenue recognition close-out date. The vehicles destined for west coast delivery would have missed the date so they put them on an east coast bound ship headed to Brunswick.
He wouldn't provide a delivery date but the tone of his voice had me thinking 3-4 more weeks. I pressed him on it and he said they were working with Porsche North America's logistics people to have the vehicles (several destined for Carlsen Porshce) TRUCKED from Brunswick to California. He said that would only add about a week or so. He assured me all their vehicles are trucked in a covered carrier but I'm not a fan of a change in protocol.
Another poster indicated this particular ship isn't scheduled to go to the west coast so I wonder if they are going to truck all west coast bound cars from Georgia. That's what I know at this point. Take it for what it's worth.
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Yes, and I'm not quite sure whether to believe them but I'll throw it out there for all to chew on...
Spoke to my salesman yesterday. He confirmed that my car was on the ship, departed on 7/5 and was on its way. He then said the timing was unfortunate because ordinarily, the west coast vehicles go straight to the Panama Canal and on to San Diego. In this case, the vessel was loaded with cars destined for both coasts and made a b-line to Brunswick, GA.
The reason, he explained, is that Porsche's revenue recognition policy books sales revenue when the vehicle arrives at the distant port. The company is at the end of a sales period and wanted to get as many vehicles to a U.S. port before the revenue recognition close-out date. The vehicles destined for west coast delivery would have missed the date so they put them on an east coast bound ship headed to Brunswick.
He wouldn't provide a delivery date but the tone of his voice had me thinking 3-4 more weeks. I pressed him on it and he said they were working with Porsche North America's logistics people to have the vehicles (several destined for Carlsen Porshce) TRUCKED from Brunswick to California. He said that would only add about a week or so. He assured me all their vehicles are trucked in a covered carrier but I'm not a fan of a change in protocol.
Another poster indicated this particular ship isn't scheduled to go to the west coast so I wonder if they are going to truck all west coast bound cars from Georgia. That's what I know at this point. Take it for what it's worth.
MC
Spoke to my salesman yesterday. He confirmed that my car was on the ship, departed on 7/5 and was on its way. He then said the timing was unfortunate because ordinarily, the west coast vehicles go straight to the Panama Canal and on to San Diego. In this case, the vessel was loaded with cars destined for both coasts and made a b-line to Brunswick, GA.
The reason, he explained, is that Porsche's revenue recognition policy books sales revenue when the vehicle arrives at the distant port. The company is at the end of a sales period and wanted to get as many vehicles to a U.S. port before the revenue recognition close-out date. The vehicles destined for west coast delivery would have missed the date so they put them on an east coast bound ship headed to Brunswick.
He wouldn't provide a delivery date but the tone of his voice had me thinking 3-4 more weeks. I pressed him on it and he said they were working with Porsche North America's logistics people to have the vehicles (several destined for Carlsen Porshce) TRUCKED from Brunswick to California. He said that would only add about a week or so. He assured me all their vehicles are trucked in a covered carrier but I'm not a fan of a change in protocol.
Another poster indicated this particular ship isn't scheduled to go to the west coast so I wonder if they are going to truck all west coast bound cars from Georgia. That's what I know at this point. Take it for what it's worth.
MC