@MeteorStorm - how
DARE you steal my thunder!
Just kidding mate.
Hello one and all!
Shipping update - 10.45pm - Friday 17th Sep
GRAND RUBY is already on her way to Southampton, but you all knew that because of the spoilers above!! I am not bitter ;-)
Her ETA is in the next 6 hours, as she currently cruises past Eastbourne at 16 knots. Let's hope someone stays up to check the cameras out!
It looks like the port schedule was bang on, showing GRAND RUBY all along to arrive in Southampton on the 18th. I still maintain a lot of our cars are on this vessel even if we have been told they don't arrive until later next week. I think Tesla are keeping a buffer just incase...
NEPTUNE KOPER has an ETA for Slovenia on the 20th (Sunday) at 5am. I heavily doubt this will be carrying Teslas for the UK just based on the times it takes to turn over a car on average (11 days) from docking to customer.
ELEKTRA is now away to Zeebrugge, where she is moored. She will be heading back to Shanghai in a few days for what I bet is the most boring boat ride ever, half of it is in waters where you literally cannot see land for miles on end!
TRITON ACE is now headed to Marsaxlokk. Where?? I hear you ask! That is in Malta, my good friends. It looks severely unlikely any of our vehicles are on this vessel, and it's pretty cool to think there will be a handful of Tesla's coming off in Malta. Talk about special delivery!
GLOVIS SPLENDOR, funnily enough, is right next to GRAND RUBY. In fact, the two captains can probably/have probably seen each other in passing. She is heading to Zeebrugge, however, for an ETA in a few hours. We think she will come back to Southampton to mimic the journey of GRAND RUBY. When my SA told me my ship began with a G, it could well be GLOVIS SPLENDOR so do not rule her out!
WAIT - Southampton port has literally just updated at the time of writing!
GLOVIS SPLENDOR will be arriving in Southampton on 21 September
at 9.30pm.
The web site of Southampton VTS (ABP Southampton). ABP is the Statutory Harbour Athority for Southampton Water, and VTS Authority and Pilotage Authority for the Eastern Solent and Approaches. Information about safe navigation, pilotage and harbour rules and regulations. Live data covering...
www.southamptonvts.co.uk
She could well be the vessel my car (and a lot of yours!) is on, going by the logic of 'beginning with G and arriving next week!).
DIONYSOS LEADER has left Casablanca in rapid timing, where she is now heading to Zeebrugge. Her ETA is the 20th, so she will most likely not be coming to Southampton.
THEBEN - the vessel who sailed alongside ELEKTRA for the full journey, and who we said we would keep a look out for her next location, is headed to Bremerhaven in Germany. She will not be coming to Southampton either it seems.
Finally,
CANADIAN HIGHWAY is now passing Brest on the west coast of France. She arrives in Bristol on Saturday night, and I really hope we get to see some Tesla's being unloaded there (highly unlikely though I would say!)
Tesla Carriers Map
Super exciting news about GLOVIS SPLENDOR, and it will be funny if all along I was tracking GRAND RUBY thinking my car was on there for it now to be on GLOVIS SPLENDOR all along. She certainly was a dark horse! Thoughts everyone?