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Tuesday 05 Jul 22 There are still no signs of any ships heading to Europe/UK yet. LIBERTY ACE departed the Haitong terminal for Singapore and joins my watch list but otherwise it remains quiet. As expected MORNING LINDA is on her way in to load at the Haitong terminal. She was originally...

I'm not suggesting they get out of the passenger door - they get out using the driver's door.

What is interesting about this video is that they are parking the cars the opposite way to the way they are loaded on a ship. On a ship the driver will generally get out on the offside allowing the cars to be parked closer together without the risk of damage from doors opening/closing. The cars...

Monday 04 Jul 22 Suddenly, without warning, nothing happened... I have nothing to say. The ships currently loading at Shanghai South/Luchao are all Chinese domestic traffic. Nothing that tickles my fancy or floats my boat. It will be interesting to see where MORNING LINDA (the Drammen bound...

Daily Update 03 Jul 22 Today we've seen a number of ships departing Shanghai for RHD destinations. Firstly we saw DURBAN HIGHWAY depart to Yokohama in Japan and then GRAND MARK depart to Australia and finally POSEIDON LEADER headed off to Singapore. I'm not suggesting that any of these ships...

Over in San Francisco, the 1st two ships of Q3 have been scheduled to load at Pier 80 - VIKING QUEEN on 11 Jul and GLOVIS COMPANION on 16 Jul. Both these ships are likely to be headed to the Far East, Taiwan being the most likely destination.

Daily update 02 Jul 22 The GF remains closed. Not much to report today, except LEO SPIRIT has just departed Shanghai for Singapore. I believe she is heading for Zeebrugge and so is now on my watch list. I estimate she should arrive in Zeebrugge around 31 July. I emphasize that there is no...

I think GRAND PACE and GLOVIS CHALLENGE are in dry dock, GLOVIS SYMPHONY is heading back up to S Korea next week and GLOVIS SIRIUS has just arrived back in S Korea from Europe. There are a fleet of about 10 Glovis vessels heading east back to S Korea from Europe at the moment. I expect them to...

I have no idea whether MY will feature onboard MORNING CHORUS or not. I will repeat that Australia are expecting their first shipment of MY to depart during the closedown though...

MORNING LINDA has an unusual itinerary. She is due to depart Shanghai on 06 Jul and route direct to Drammen, Norway arriving 16 Aug. At the moment I'm not thinking this is a Tesla vessel but certainly will be one to watch....

01 Jul 22 Daily Update. So Q3 is now underway... MORNING PEACE has now arrived in Zeebrugge. I'm not sure she will have many, if any, Teslas left onboard after unloading stops in Barcelona and Southampton. She also spent a long time loading in Southampton's Eastern Docks which makes me think...

They are only produced in Fremont. They certainly weren't shipped from Pier 80 and so I reckon they were moved by rail to the east coast and shipped from Newark or Philly. I'm still digging...

That does sound good. PAGANELLA should depart Shanghai on 06 Jul and head to NZ after a stop in S Korea. MORNING CLARA should depart for Australia on 08 Jul.

I haven't found any info on these shipments. I suspect the cars have been registered to Tesla. I have nevertheless put some feelers out.

I had a great time thank you. Highlights were the Verdon Gorge in France and the Furka Pass in Switzerland. I highly recommend doing these routes in a Tesla! Switzerland was awash with Teslas but a polite wave still remains in fashion. Anyway, back to boats....

Now that is interesting. I'll make some calls.....

I have a spare 3B+ 1Gb, which should be up to the task, would you like to borrow it?

Just getting my stall set out in preparation for Q3..... HOEGH TRIGGER is currently alongside in Shanghai. She's not due to depart from there until 02 Jul and she will be heading to Zeebrugge (03 Aug). I'm not anticipating her to be carrying any Teslas though. The good thing about Hoegh...

Here's a picture of FELICITY ACE taken just before she sank in February this year.

I’m still on holiday - it’s just that the weather, which was scorchio, has taken a turn for the worse. We are meant to weaving our way through the Verdon Gorge tomorrow admiring the spectacular scenery however I suspect it will remind me of a trip to the Lake District the other year… Last...

First ship for Q3? TRAVIATA Departs Shanghai on 4 Jul arr Zeebrugge 04 Aug (Southampton poss on 03 Aug) I know it looks good but I have already discounted her - she's not a Tesla ship. So TRAVIATA is added to the Forum buzzword bingo card.

I would imagine your car will have been transported from Koper by road.

She departed Zeebrugge on 18 Jun and so MIC is much more likely than MIG.

Tesla will want to deliver in September. I would expect to see a departure mid August for an end of September delivery. (There will be plenty of ships before that though!)

Not yet. The first ship will not depart until July.

You are correct - Nissans from Sunderland!

I've received the Bat signal. Forget GLOVIS SPLENDOR - she completed her Tesla charter at Koper. MORNING PEACE will deliver to Southampton and Tesla will try and deliver as many as they can by the end of the month. She will then head to Zeebrugge and since she will arrive there in Q3 there is...

RCC EUROPE competition. The results are in! We didn't have a direct hit in this competition. At 1200z today the ship was located in Grid Square P3 and within its Minor Square 19 The closest, and therefore the winning, entry was @Davva (P3 15) who was just 48 NM off target...

Hi All I'm still away on my 'vacance'. I'm currently nursing a hangover that would kill an ID3 driver. Despite that, I'm looking forward to repeat the process again this evening. THEBEN will arrive in Zeebrugge tomorrow. She may have some RHD for Ireland onboard but most will be LHD for...

I’m very proud! As soon as my back is turned it all kicks off! HORIZON LEADER confirmed into Koper on 18 Jun and MORNING PEACE is now off the suspect list to become a likely Tesla vessel - the Barcelona call and the Southampton date confirmations clinch it. Forget GALVESTON HIGHWAY.

I asked a usually reliable source about HELIOS RAY and have been told that she will not be docking at Shanghai South.

RCC EUROPE has updated her AIS to confirm she is heading to Southampton with an ETA of PM 17 Jun. No surprises here, which is nice.

Evening all. Wednesday 08 Jun 2022 This report is disrupting my TV viewing pleasure... Google Map of ship locations THEBEN Due to arrive Zeebrugge 14 Jun. She continues to make good progress across the Med and is currently off the north coast of Algeria. Her voyage up the Portugese coast at...

It's not that. It's a bit like the airline boss who would have a brilliant airline if it wasn't for the passengers. Tesla would be a great company if it wasn't for the customers and the staff needed to satisfy the customer's neverending demands.

Evening all. Tuesday 07 Jun 2022 Another premature report.... Google Map of ship locations THEBEN Due to arrive Zeebrugge 14 Jun. Continues to make good progress across the Med. RCC EUROPE I expect her to arrive in Southampton ~17 Jun. She is making her way up the Red Sea towards the Suez...

She certainly has form however on this occasion I don't think so, unless she is being used to ship to KR PTK. It will be interesting to see where she docks with PULAU TIOMAN now off to Yokohama Japan, as expected, Shanghai South should be free. I also see NABUCCO is inbound to Shanghai. This...

There were only about 200 cars on TURANDOT which nevertheless is a surprise - Tesla Australia had put the word out that nothing was coming this quarter! Significantly there may be hope for some of those waiting in NZ too as this is the only ship for NZ (AUK 12/6) this quarter. The next ship to...

There are two ways she can come off the list of suspects (she is the only ship on the list at present); the first is for her to be confirmed as a Tesla carrier and the second is for her to be deemed as not carrying any Teslas.

Evening all. Monday 06 Jun 2022 An early report this evening. Google Map of ship locations THEBEN Due to arrive Zeebrugge 14 Jun. Now south of Crete. RCC EUROPE I expect her to arrive in Southampton ~17 Jun. She is making her way up the Red Sea towards the Suez Canal. I expect her to...

No she's still on it but there is still nothing to indicate that she is carrying Teslas. She is currently refuelling In Singapore. The Google Map shows her location.

It looks like the PULAU TIOMAN may be calling in to Shanghai South tomorrow. She usually does the Yokohama run for Tesla and so this would be the 2nd (poss 3rd) shipment to Japan this quarter. Japan has certainly provided a big surge of orders this year, it was previously seen as an almost...

I think it likely that HORIZON LEADER will supply Southern Europe, if that answers your question.

There was a story being bandied around a week or so ago that Tesla had bought up all the available ships. It might have some credibility but it was used an excuse why their (MG?) wouldn't be delivered on time. I have noticed quite a few empty ships crossing the Indian Ocean heading for the Far...

Evening all. Sunday 05 Jun 2022 Another quiet one. Google Map of ship locations THEBEN Due to arrive Zeebrugge 14 Jun. She has departed the Suez Canal and is now in the Mediterranean and the next stop will be Zeebrugge. She is due to arrive at 01:00 on 14 Jun and so she doesn't need to...

It is not an ETA produced by the ship. The ship has posted an ETA of 14 Jun. The variable ETA is produced by the mapping program that uses the distance to go and current speed to calculate a likely ETA. It's particularly useful if a ship is being delayed by weather for example otherwise it...

The answer as far as a Tesla is concerned is probably no. It would be an unwise thing to do for the reasons Tesla have explained to you.

Please read my daily summaries....

Evening all. Saturday 04 Jun 2022 A sober and otherwise dull day for me. 3 known Tesla ships to go! Google Map of ship locations THEBEN ETA Zeebrugge 14 Jun. She has arrived at the southern entrance to the Suez Canal. She should form part of the northbound convoy early tomorrow morning...

Noted however she will arrive in Zeebrugge on 14th! Trust me.

My Octopus Go Faster has just been renewed for another year at the same rate. I'm certainly not complaining! Can't help but like Octopus!