2020 Shipping Movements

[Mr Miserable]

Looks like it is currently anchoring off the coast?

I doubt if she will anchor there. It’ll be a lot easier just to drift until called forward to Nab.
Need to watch Grande Torino for signs of movement.

 

[Whoflungdung]

Could be picking up it’s pilot and Mr M did say it’s berth 104 had another ship at it and would have to wait till it cleared later today hopefully

 

[tsmc]

Rcc Antwerp arrival at Southampton now showing as scheduled for 14th AM

Planned Movements - Southampton VTS - ABP Southampton

 

[Mr Miserable]

My daily report will be a little late today.

 

[ajs117]

Rcc Antwerp arrival at Southampton now showing as scheduled for 14th AM

Planned Movements - Southampton VTS - ABP Southampton

I thought something was up, it’s now doing 7 knots in the wrong direction, must be going to anchorage.

 

[Mr Miserable]

RCC ANTWERP is currently holding 12SW of Selsey Bill.
The Southampton port schedule is now suggesting she won’t dock until tomorrow morning

TRITON ACE continues to progress across the Atlantic at 17kts 580nm ESE of Bermuda
At midday she was N29.6 W53.9. This shows that she has made a course change to the east.
The weather ahead is not looking great particularly from Sunday and this course change could be a very wise move.
She will arrive in Zeebrugge on 20 Nov and Southampton on 22 Nov

GRAND AURORA is currently transiting the Panama Canal
Her ETA for Zeebrugge is 24 Nov and I estimate she should arrive in Southampton on 26/27 Nov.
I failed to promptly close the GRAND AURORA competition when she entered the canal but all entries are timestamped and so 3 entries will be deleted. The rules are pretty simple and quite clear.

TOSCANA No update to her position has been received but I estimate she should have entered the Red Sea by now.
The weather in her area continues to look fine.
She will arrive in Zeebrugge on 27 Nov

TANNHAUSER is currently making 15 kts up the Malacca Straits
At midday she was at N4.5 E98.8
There are no weather issues.
She will arrive at Suez on 25 Nov and Zeebrugge of 6 Dec.

GLOVIS CRYSTAL is currently loading at Pier 80. I am told that she will probably leave in about 6 hours to Zeebrugge and I estimate she will arrive there on 4 Dec and Southampton a couple of days later.

RCC AMSTERDAM is currently anchored in San Francisco Bay. I’m not sure whether she will move alongside Pier 80 later today because I believe she wasn’t expecting to move until tomorrow morning. Her destination remains unknown at the moment however I suspect it will be to Asia.

There is still time for another shipment to Europe…
I think we can strike SILVER RAY off my shortlist, and so is it GLOVIS STELLA or GLOVIS SUN? Or another ship?

 

[Mr Miserable]

I see the GRANDE TORINO is now scheduled to depart at 2am tomorrow morning.
That being the case I expect RCC ANTWERP to dock around 4am.

 

[varavo]

Given how Tesla ships towards the second half of each quarter in large quantities and races to deliver by the end of the quarter, isn't the fact that the port in SF seem to be able to handle (load) only one vessel at at time a rather significant logistical bottleneck? Are there any plans to expand the capacity or with the factory in Europe (DE?) that problem would be largely gone? Thanks

 

[Morriscoombes]

presumably the space in SF isn't cheap so replicating it probably isn't worth the extra cost. I am surprised they don't have something on the Oakland side which presumably is cheaper

 

[Ledzep]

I see the GRANDE TORINO is now scheduled to depart at 2am tomorrow morning.
That being the case I expect RCC ANTWERP to dock around 4am.

I presume cargo ships don’t appear out of nowhere, so even if the Antwerp had been on time would she still have been delayed due to Torino being in her spot?

 

[itzKris]

Interesting documentary about the world biggest RoRo Ship. (going through Zeebrugge)

Got something to watch this eve!

 

[Killer_Catz]

Grand Aurora is just appearing at Gatun Locks if people are watching

 

[lars667]

Grand Aurora is leaving Panama

 

[Mr. Impatient]

Hello Atlantic

 

[Morriscoombes]

is the reason Tesla use the Panama crossing as the "we're more certain about dates now" point because of historical delays there?

 

[Mr Miserable]

GRAND AURORA will hopefully be studying the latest weather forecast for the Caribbean.
Tropical Depression 31 is expected to develop into Tropical Storm Iota this evening and rapidly strengthen into a Hurricane over the weekend and so is well worth avoiding.

The decision to be made is whether to head for the Windward Passage or for the Mona Passage. In view of the weather forecast I think I know which one I'd choose...

 

[Mr Miserable]

GLOVIS CRYSTAL's departure from pier 80 now delayed until 6pm local.

RCC ANTWERP will arrive Southampton at 0515 tomorrow morning but will not unload her Tesla freight until after midday when she moves from Eastern Docks across to Pier 104.

 

[ajs117]

Should be able to see the Antwerp going to Southampton here (eventually!).

 

[MGrove]

Given how Tesla ships towards the second half of each quarter in large quantities and races to deliver by the end of the quarter, isn't the fact that the port in SF seem to be able to handle (load) only one vessel at at time a rather significant logistical bottleneck? Are there any plans to expand the capacity or with the factory in Europe (DE?) that problem would be largely gone? Thanks

They also sometimes use Newark, Jersey (part of NY Ports).
Also Oakland in the Bay Area, for container shipments of Australian-, Kiwi- and some APAC- bound Tesla cars.

 

[Mr Miserable]

GRAND AURORA will head to the Mona Passage once she has skirted around to the south of the storm - good plan!