2020 Shipping Movements

[Tesl4z00l]

My n00b question says, what do they do at the panama canal? I mean, it stops for anything? Unload? Pay taxes? Stop and go? Drive through? (When your english sucks but you like Formule 1)

 

[Mr Miserable]

GRAND DOLPHIN, the next ship to load at Pier 80, is now departing from Port Hueneme, which is between Santa Barbara and Malibu in California and will arrive tomorrow night.

 

[Mr Miserable]

My n00b question says, what do they do at the panama canal? I mean, it stops for anything? Unload? Pay taxes? Stop and go? Drive through? (When your english sucks but you like Formule 1)

I'll explain the Panama Canal when she gets there.

 

[Mr Miserable]

hopefully she’s only going slow to meet her arrival time at panama and speeds up for the Atlantic crossing :-/

Yes. What's the chances of 19kts from Cristobal?

 

[Mr Miserable]

Mr M does this still put her into Southampton on the 8th August?

As long as she doesn't do 11.6kts across the Atlantic (unlikely) 8th August is still good.

 

[ricco404]

FIRST SHIP TO EU IN Q3 DEPARTS

A concern at this time of year is that the GLOVIS SUN will be crossing the Caribbean at the height of the hurricane season. At the moment the route looks clear but the weather is something that I will also be keeping a close eye on.

What does this mean in practice? I suppose worst case it could cause the ship to sink, however that sounds unlikely. Will she have to slow down? Go to port and wait? Change course?

 

[Alistairuk]

Yes. What's the chances of 19kts from Cristobal?

It's a bit early to tell, but certainly, it doesn't look like she'll have massively strong headwinds and sea state should be good - certainly up to 24th... Can't reliably check further ahead than that at the moment - I think the bigger factor for her speed will be dependant on what date they book a berth in Zeebrugge - i'll be keeping an eye on the weather forecast anyway - especially if I get a hidden VIN pop up

 

[Alistairuk]

My n00b question says, what do they do at the panama canal? I mean, it stops for anything? Unload? Pay taxes? Stop and go? Drive through? (When your english sucks but you like Formule 1)

She will arrive at the anchorage on the pacific side and await a transit slot (or her booked slot if they have booked one) - pilot embarks, ship will then proceed through the canal and out the other side, pilot jumps off and then she's on her way to Europe.

What does this mean in practice? I suppose worst case it could cause the ship to sink, however that sounds unlikely. Will she have to slow down? Go to port and wait? Change course?

She will route around it - although it's not likely to be a problem big at this time of year.

 

[Mr Miserable]

It's a bit early to tell, but certainly, it doesn't look like she'll have massively strong headwinds and sea state should be good - certainly up to 24th... Can't reliably check further ahead than that at the moment - I think the bigger factor for her speed will be dependant on what date they book a berth in Zeebrugge - i'll be keeping an eye on the weather forecast anyway - especially if I get a hidden VIN pop up

I think that even she would run out of fuel if she maintained 19 kts all the way!

 

[Mr Miserable]

What does this mean in practice? I suppose worst case it could cause the ship to sink, however that sounds unlikely. Will she have to slow down? Go to port and wait? Change course?

Modern ships can easily outrun hurricanes. They are well forecasted and their probable track is reasonably accurate too. It would just mean routing around it, which adds miles and therefore time. The hurricane season runs from June until the end of November with the peak occurring in September.
This year the season started early with 6 named storms but no hurricanes so far - which is unusual.

 

[Mr Miserable]

The good news is that during the night the GLOVIS SUN has gradually increased speed and is now making 15.7 kts - very close to a normal cruising speed. We shall see if she maintains it over the next 24 hours and then I will recalculate her ETA at the canal.

 

[Hillier90]

Hi. Reading through these threads, am I correct in assuming that there are not any model x on the GLOVIS SUN as they all get shipped by container?

 

[Vedaprime]

Hi. Reading through these threads, am I correct in assuming that there are not any model x on the GLOVIS SUN as they all get shipped by container?

Correct. I follow the containers for S/X coming out of Houston. Nothing detected yet.

 

[djhurley]

Correct. I follow the containers for S/X coming out of Houston. Nothing detected yet.

Ouch! That's news to me. Ordered an X in May and have been following this thread avidly since

Will you update X progress/shipments on this thread or do I need to look somewhere else? Thx

 

[Hillier90]

Correct. I follow the containers for S/X coming out of Houston. Nothing detected yet.

Thanks very much for clarifying.

 

[CPhoenix]

Ouch! That's news to me. Ordered an X in May and have been following this thread avidly since

Will you update X progress/shipments on this thread or do I need to look somewhere else? Thx

Snap, I assume you've not had a VIN either yet?

 

[djhurley]

Snap, I assume you've not had a VIN either yet?

Nope. And to make it even less transparent it's ordered through a leasing company. I do have a RN for what it's worth (nothing I think)

Need some confirmation from VEDA and Mr Miserable where we should be looking now???

 

[Mr Miserable]

Nope. And to make it even less transparent it's ordered through a leasing company. I do have a RN for what it's worth (nothing I think)

Need some confirmation from VEDA and Mr Miserable where we should be looking now???

All I can do is repost my message #4153 from just 2 weeks ago

If you are waiting for MODEL S or Model X

Although Model S and Model X are made in the same factory as the Model 3 their delivery journey to you is markedly different.
Both Model S and X are shipped partly assembled in containers (3 to a container).
They are moved by road from the factory to the Oakland Joint Intermodal Terminal where they are loaded on to a train.
The train then takes about 9 days to travel to Houston. (actually BNSF Pearland). They are then moved by road to the dock at Barbers Cut where they are then loaded on to a scheduled container ship that eventually arrives 15 days later in Rotterdam. There the containers are moved by road (or barge) to Tilburg in Holland. Your car is removed from the container and then joins a mini production line where it is reassembled. It is then moved to Zeebrugge and shipped to Southampton.
As can be seen, all this takes time.
Finding your car in this complex logistics chain is difficult but there is a man who can. @Vedaprime is the specialist in this area. You can find him here but he normally resides on Twitter.

Nothing has changed.

 

[Neilio]

The GLOVIS SUN seems to have let me down!

The GRAND DOLPHIN seems to be steaming fast towards San Fran. Hopefully she’ll be more welcoming

 

[djhurley]

All I can do is repost my message #4153 from just 2 weeks ago


Nothing has changed.

Thanks Mr M