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2020 Shipping Movements
- Thread starter Mr Miserable
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Correct me if I'm wrong but those with VINS are getting delivery now or at least by next Tuesday. At the moment, I am not expecting a ship to arrive in Southampton until early August.
As forecasted yesterday , the GLOVIS SUN has returned to its anchorage in San Francisco Bay.
It's due to load at Pier 80 on 13 July.
That's a long time at anchor.
It's very unusual for a ship like this to hang around waiting for this amount of time for its load. (Bear in mind it's been waiting since 3 Jun)
Late last month this ship was still showing as scheduled for a run to S America but that got abruptly cancelled and it moved up to San Francisco and will end up waiting for over 6 weeks. In April there were a number of ships kicking their heels 'awaiting orders' and lots of ships heading empty for the Far East which was still operating normally while most of the rest of the globe was in lockdown. When the western car factories restarted production a lot of car carriers were out of position with a large concentration hanging around S Korea. That imbalance was rectified within weeks but the global distribution is still not 100% 'pre-Covid'. So a car carrier in US waters would have been highly desirable at the beginning of June but mid July? What is also clear is that another ship is likely to load at Pier 80 on 7 July before the GLOVIS SUN.
Someone is paying for the ship to wait and that will not be cheap. Is this a new contractural requirement from Tesla - a ship on standby? There has to be a reason for it, but I can't think of it at the moment. Answers on a postcard please.
It's due to load at Pier 80 on 13 July.
That's a long time at anchor.
It's very unusual for a ship like this to hang around waiting for this amount of time for its load. (Bear in mind it's been waiting since 3 Jun)
Late last month this ship was still showing as scheduled for a run to S America but that got abruptly cancelled and it moved up to San Francisco and will end up waiting for over 6 weeks. In April there were a number of ships kicking their heels 'awaiting orders' and lots of ships heading empty for the Far East which was still operating normally while most of the rest of the globe was in lockdown. When the western car factories restarted production a lot of car carriers were out of position with a large concentration hanging around S Korea. That imbalance was rectified within weeks but the global distribution is still not 100% 'pre-Covid'. So a car carrier in US waters would have been highly desirable at the beginning of June but mid July? What is also clear is that another ship is likely to load at Pier 80 on 7 July before the GLOVIS SUN.
Someone is paying for the ship to wait and that will not be cheap. Is this a new contractural requirement from Tesla - a ship on standby? There has to be a reason for it, but I can't think of it at the moment. Answers on a postcard please.
LongRanger
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Could it be hedging in case Freemont has worker availability issues / state rules in a state of flux over COVID - hence Tesla logistics thinking it’s worth the cost to make sure a full ship departs on a fixed date ? They really can’t afford another quarter like the last one at a guess - but with no knowledge of the shipping industry it does even an expensive way of guaranteeing a slot.
Maybe Glovis booking managers don’t have a better offer right now ?
Maybe Glovis booking managers don’t have a better offer right now ?
Had information from a reliable source RHD in full production at Freemont, so cars will not be an issue. California like many other states in the south have seen rises in Covid 19 cases but then again testing has been increased four fold.
Perhaps Tesla wanting a big Q3?
Both are chartered ships though. How do you define a "standard fleet ship"?
Without giving too much away, these two ships are much more likely to be used by Tesla than any of the other 'Morning' ships.
Well yes obviously. They are the only "Morning" ships chartered by Glovis.
Any other "Morning" ships would be from one of the other shipping partners of Tesla's (or other shipping companies not related to Tesla)
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Mark S - does the RHDs you refer to include S/X also - or is this just for M3s?
Thank you!
DanAndTheBeard
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Any info on whether these are being built with the wireless charging and USB-C like the US models?
Maybe it is a case that no one is willing to pay for the ship to be used. Hence the ship owner is not moving it.
I see the latest San Francisco Port Schedule has been published which confirms that a ship is to load on 7 July.
The health warning is that this schedule is not always accurate especially with placeholder entries such as this, however on this occasion it looks about right.
Significantly it hasn't named the ship as being the GLOVIS SUN, which strengthens my source info that it's not due to load until 13 July, despite being anchored in the harbour.
PS You can ignore the STENA SUNRISE mentioned on the schedule since it's an oil tanker.
The health warning is that this schedule is not always accurate especially with placeholder entries such as this, however on this occasion it looks about right.
Significantly it hasn't named the ship as being the GLOVIS SUN, which strengthens my source info that it's not due to load until 13 July, despite being anchored in the harbour.
PS You can ignore the STENA SUNRISE mentioned on the schedule since it's an oil tanker.
I've just noticed that GLOVIS SUN has updated its AIS ETA to 13 July.
To be honest it may have been updated on arrival at the anchorage but I missed it.
Anyway, it's further confirmation of the 13 July loading date for the GLOVIS SUN.
To be honest it may have been updated on arrival at the anchorage but I missed it.
Anyway, it's further confirmation of the 13 July loading date for the GLOVIS SUN.
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