Would hope to see a U.K. ship next week. @Mr Miserable does an excellent job of providing updates. Just keep an eye out on here and he will let you know if anything is of interest.
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2022 Shipping Movements
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rowedav
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There are a lot of UK EDDs that have updated in the last couple of weeks to mid-Nov, which means we'd need a ship loaded and leaving around mid-Oct. Keep your eye on this thread.
Chimpy McChimp
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My EDD narrowed to November 17th to December 3rd. Based on that I assume my car will need to be on a ship in October.
That link is superb .... many thanks for pulling all that info together !!
hairyanimal
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Not new ones though? They have chrome trim.About a dozen awaiting a home at Royal Portbury Docks
The registration in the first photo gives it away
The problem with all the apps is that as soon as the ships are out of range of land-based receivers you need to pay for satellite updates which work out at about £1 per day per ship. Alternatively you can track your ship here, for free. As soon as I identify a ship that is more than likely to be carrying Teslas I will have it added to the map. (Except perhaps ships to Japan and EU feeder ships)
These may be heading to Ireland where there is a high demand at the moment for good quality used Model 3s.
(That's where mine went to)
It depends on the layout of the ship, some (few) have two ramps, if it has fixed ramps or ones that move, as more cars can be loaded if the ramps can be lowered and raised, and the size of the cars. I imagine they computer simulate the best layout for parking to maximise load, and for ballasting. Even LHD/RHD ratio of the same model would make a difference to how it is loaded due to gaps for the drivers to enter/exit the cars.
Modern RoRos now have automatic ballasting, which is a wonder to behold, when it works. The ballast computer induces an almost imperceptible roll/pitch and then returns the ship to level and calculates what it had to do to induce the offset and its correction and voila! It now knows the stability state of the ship. You tell it what bounds you want it to maintain and it will do all the maths and switchery to make it happen. It does however need every pump and many sensors to be working perfectly for it to do its magic and that is where the magic ends. Some sensors and pumps can be really difficult to replace and invariably these are the ones that fail. The Chief Officer then has to get his book of graphs and trusty calculator out again and spends 30 minutes or so checking and rechecking his sums and then operate the complicated ballast panel to ensure the ship remains within well defined limits. The penalty for getting these calculations wrong can result in the loss of control of the ship and even a capsize. Google Hoegh Osaka or Golden Ray to see recent examples.
Update on Fremont, according to YouTuber 'Met God in the Wilderness' he has found European LHD model S. There are some with front licence plate holders, although I imagine Europe isn't the only place that requires them...?
Bobby_Dazzler
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HELIOS RAY is still due to arrive in the Bay area on 11 Oct - it may be just a refuel stop.
The trouble with Pier 80 is that it's not unusual for ships to unload in Benicia and then pop over to Pier 80 which effectively means no notice to us.
Still no news from our local dog walker and he assures me he is checking the whiteboard regularly.
Wonder which class of ship that is? Those capacities are huge! The Fleet Ro ro cargoGrande California
rowedav
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Any idea where Grande California is heading? Would like to think one of those cars shown loading is mine! 
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