Big Style!Is this the shipping equivalent of the “switcharoo” ?
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Big Style!Is this the shipping equivalent of the “switcharoo” ?
I've been pondering...
How did SILVER RAY's cargo cross the USA without being reported?
The idea that they went by road just doesn't wash. Thousands of cars, some RHD, being transported by road would have been spotted and reported on.
So that means they went by rail, probably in wagons like this:
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Newark has a convenient railhead at Oak Island which is used for new car transportation. Transporting by rail in the US is not fast. It's also not something that can be quickly organised - this had a long lead time.
I think that this shipment may be the shipment that was originally provisionally earmarked for the GLOVIS STELLA. I had been made aware that the GLOVIS STELLA had been cancelled for several days before it became obvious. It would also explain why we were all surprised when the GLOVIS COMPOSER didn't come to EU - I was certainly aware of high production levels beforehand of EU vehicles. So I think this shipment must have left Fremont in the 1st week of reopening around May 11. This coincides with the sighting of an EU spec car leaving Fremont by transporter. Where were they loaded? Oakland Intermodal is primarily a container facility as far as I am aware. I am aware that there is a railway yard immediately behind the Fremont factory but I'm not aware of any loading facilities there either.
Benicia springs to mind as the closest.
So 5 days to load the train takes us to May 16. 12 days in transit takes us to May 28. That leaves a week to unload and wait for the ship to arrive on 4 Jun. Timing fits...
Anybody have any better ideas?
What page is this tool from?
I haven't a clue!@Mr Miserable, thanks for all your great work.
Any idea how much more it would cost to ship to Europe via rail to East coast vs straight from San Fran?
The Silver Ray is just about to peel off from the Channel shipping lane in towards Southampton. She maintained a stately 14 kts through the night, from which can be concluded that she is no rush.
The Southampton VTS arrivals board remains undetered by the approaching leviathan and resolutely stands by its statement of an arrival tomorrow afternoon.
There are vacancies in the Nab anchorage.
The Silver Ray is just about to peel off from the Channel shipping lane in towards Southampton. She maintained a stately 14 kts through the night, from which can be concluded that she is no rush.
The Southampton VTS arrivals board remains undetered by the approaching leviathan and resolutely stands by its statement of an arrival tomorrow afternoon.
There are vacancies in the Nab anchorage.
@Mr Miserable, thanks for all your great work.
Any idea how much more it would cost to ship to Europe via rail to East coast vs straight from San Fran?
Hi Im new to this whole thing and I was wondering if you could estimate when my car would arrive. I ordered my model x in december bbut for some reason i was only eligible for matching a couple of days ago. Do you have any idea when it will arrive?Meanwhile out in the North Atlantic GRAND VENUS has just 38 hours to go before arriving at Zeebrugge.
She has 667nm to go and is making 17.4 kts.
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Probably in the next couple of days, with delivery within the next few weeks tops... assuming the Ventura stops blocking everyone at Southampton docksHi Im new to this whole thing and I was wondering if you could estimate when my car would arrive. I ordered my model x in december bbut for some reason i was only eligible for matching a couple of days ago. Do you have any idea when it will arrive?
I for some reason only became eligible for matching a couple of days ago. When do you think ill get matched? (model x)Got my vin today, ending 733***
Probably in the next couple of days, with delivery within the next few weeks tops... assuming the Ventura stops blocking everyone at Southampton docks
Model X, and S, have a different delivery route, a much more complicated route.I for some reason only became eligible for matching a couple of days ago. When do you think ill get matched? (model x)