2020 Shipping Movements

[LongRanger]

Blast from the past - GLOVIS COSMOS left Barcelona recently and now heading for Suez Canal - remember discussion around those 1000 Dubai-allocated vehicles ? Could be on their way ....

 

[Mr Miserable]

Blast from the past - GLOVIS COSMOS left Barcelona recently and now heading for Suez Canal - remember discussion around those 1000 Dubai-allocated vehicles ? Could be on their way ....

The GRAND MARK is also off that way too.

She is booked into the Suez Canal on 13 Mar

 

[Rdt123]

I’ve got a strange feeling my model x delivery may get severely shafted by the reaction to this coronavirus. A case confirmed in Tilburg today is particularly ironic ! My wife says I should be more concerned about people’s health. I said “ love, it’s a Model X Performance” she was even appalled by that , honestly, women

 

[CP30]

It looks like the pilot has arrived for GRAND MARK!

 

[Gatsojon]

Your'e not the only person with that complaint and I wonder whether they only managed to get some of the GLOVIS CHALLENGE cars off the dock and into Southampton early. Some made it - I have no doubt as there are people who have taken delivery today but some cars, like yours, may have had to wait for the GRAND MARK.

I spoke to Stockport today for an update as mine was on Challenge and down to collect 5th March. Location is currently Zeebrugge apparently so your theory sounds likely indeed. I’m thinking I’ll be getting the delay text soon too.

 

[Mr Miserable]

I’ve got a strange feeling my model x delivery may get severely shafted by the reaction to this coronavirus. A case confirmed in Tilburg today is particularly ironic ! My wife says I should be more concerned about people’s health. I said “ love, it’s a Model X Performance” she was even appalled by that , honestly, women

More importantly, does the car need Norton Anti Virus before delivery?

 

[Mr Miserable]

It looks like the pilot has arrived for GRAND MARK!

Agreed. The band of the Royal Marines got fed up waiting (and it was raining) so no razzamatazz for its arrival.

 

[Danb_Cym]

More importantly, does the car need Norton Anti Virus before delivery?

I guess it depends if it's been using the bio-weapon defence filters?

 

[InventEd]

It looks like the pilot has arrived for GRAND MARK!

She’s heading in

 

[Danb_Cym]

She’s heading in
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Yey!

 

[InventEd]

That is not the way an American company works. The aim will be for invoices to be raised for each and every vehicle and to have received full settlement of as many of them as possible by 31 Mar. Some deliveries may possibly drift into April (those that insist in taking delivery after Apr 6) but they will have been paid for in March.

Elon Musks massive bonus is dependant on a succession of profitable quarters, no way they will let payments shift quarters if it is humanly possible to prevent it!

 

[DrBobM]

Another not very patient waiter here. Seems things have changed since my Long Wait in 2017 when I took delivery of my Model S 90D. I've ordered a new Model S Performance and my hidden VIN appeared last weekend, I spotted it Sunday morning (23rd) having last checked on the Friday morning.

I know 3 years ago all the cars went from Fremont via train to Houston then onto a ship across to Europe then Tilburg. I see now that there are ships travelling direct from California to Europe and into either Zeebrugge, Antwerp or even direct to Southampton.

Do all the S and X still travel via Houston and still come via Tilburg? Anyone able to hazard a guess which ship my car might be on?

 

[Vadervonham]

Just got the Delivery text. 12th March from Stockport (Manchester). Currently VIN matched to vehicle on Brooklands.

I’ve just scheduled the 12th March, might see you there.

 

[Mr Miserable]

Another not very patient waiter here. Seems things have changed since my Long Wait in 2017 when I took delivery of my Model S 90D. I've ordered a new Model S Performance and my hidden VIN appeared last weekend, I spotted it Sunday morning (23rd) having last checked on the Friday morning.

I know 3 years ago all the cars went from Fremont via train to Houston then onto a ship across to Europe then Tilburg. I see now that there are ships travelling direct from California to Europe and into either Zeebrugge, Antwerp or even direct to Southampton.

Do all the S and X still travel via Houston and still come via Tilburg? Anyone able to hazard a guess which ship my car might be on?

Model S & X still use that same supply route.

MAERSK OHIO departed Houston 17 Feb ETA Rotterdam 2 Mar
SAFMARINE MAFARDI departed Houston 26 Feb ETA Rotterdam 9 Mar
MAERSK MONTANA Departs Houston 3 Mar Arr Rotterdam 16 Mar
MAERSK IOWA Departs Houston 8 Mar Arr Rotterdam 23 Mar - may not have Tesla cargo

Just be aware that COVID-19 case in Tilburg confirmed today may have a potential impact on delivery.

 

[CP30]

She’s heading in
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And now moored.

Mr M, any thoughts on how long it is until Grand Mark is off out again, following the delays?

 

[Mr Miserable]

GRAND MARK in the final stages of docking now (23:00)
Latest Southampton port schedule has no time restriction for the unload - just a planned move to another dock to load (it is off to Bremerhaven and then on its way through the Suez canal to the Far East) tomorrow afternoon.
Although the GRAND MARK left Pier 80 on 1 Feb, it has some cars from the GLOVIS CHALLENGE onboard which left Pier 80 on 25 Jan, which is a long time ago if you have been patiently following your car make its stilted journey to you.

 

[DrBobM]

Model S & X still use that same supply route.

MAERSK OHIO departed Houston 17 Feb ETA Rotterdam 2 Mar
SAFMARINE MAFARDI departed Houston 26 Feb ETA Rotterdam 9 Mar
MAERSK MONTANA Departs Houston 3 Mar Arr Rotterdam 16 Mar
MAERSK IOWA Departs Houston 8 Mar Arr Rotterdam 23 Mar - may not have Tesla cargo

Thanks Mr M. Next question is at what stage do they allocate the VIN? Is it when the car leaves the factory or is it once it's on a ship? ISTR the rail journey from Fremont to Houston used to take up to 10 days? Trying to work out which ship mine's likely to be on with VIN allocated 21-23 February. My Tesla page source contains "copyOverride":"March" and knowing Tesla they will make sure I get the car before end of quarter so the Iowa seems a bit too late.

 

[Harv3y]

Is there any way to identify what boat a car is on without asking Tesla?

 

[Gatsojon]

Is there any way to identify what boat a car is on without asking Tesla?

Not reliably. Back in the day there was antidotal evidence that the VINs got assigned as the ship went through the Panama Canal so one could deduce from that but not these days.

 

[Mtomas]

Not reliably. Back in the day there was antidotal evidence that the VINs got assigned as the ship went through the Panama Canal so one could deduce from that but not these days.

Yeah I got my VIN well before the Panama, possibly done around loading and then some delay for it getting into the systems.