Where does the delivery ship dock in Melbourne?

[Bennny]

Does anyone know where the Tesla delivery ship (Morning Clara, more specifically) docks?

Is it location 1, 2 or other? Would be cool to swing past and take a happy snap.

 

[paulp]

Does anyone know where the Tesla delivery ship (Morning Clara, more specifically) docks?

Is it location 1, 2 or other? Would be cool to swing past and take a happy snap.

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Just watch it arrive on any of the ship trackers online and you’ll know exactly where it is

 

[resolve03]

They haven't unloaded Teslas in Melbourne ever before so it's probably not going to be different this time

If you want to take a snap of Tesla's getting offloaded, better drive to Port Kembla

 

[Bennny]

If you want to take a snap of Tesla's getting offloaded, better drive to Port Kembla

Interesting - is there no car unloading facility in Melbourne?

Morning Clara arrives in Melbourne 2/8. Curious why they’d truck them all down from NSW, when they ship is going to Melbourne anyway?

 

[resolve03]

nteresting - is there no car unloading facility in Melbourne?

I imagine there would be, just Tesla historically has never used it

Curious why they’d truck them all down from NSW, when they ship is going to Melbourne anyway?

Logistical nightmare I imagine.

Need to load the ship in a specific order, then also pay all the fees etc associated with docking in Melbourne, unload fees etc etc
Nobody knows why besides Tesla but it must be one or all of the following. Cheaper, easier, quicker to just do it all at Port Kembla

 

[Bennny]

Makes sense. Cheers

 

[moa999]

Historically, Tesla has used AutoNexus as the logistics partner that does all of the ADR and compliance stuff.
Afaik they only have that facility at Port Kembla.

The auto logistics company that handles Tesla vehicles in Australia

Tesla logistics "handler" at the docks explains how the growing EV market is pushing growth and change.

thedriven.io

Now have been some suggestions in FB that this quarter might be different. Only time will tell

 

[BDB2088]

Are you planning a Heist you cunning bastard?

IM IN

 

[Blaq]

Are you planning a Heist you cunning bastard?

IM IN

I'm in too, Oceans 11 style.

 

[NoTimeToLose]

Cool, maybe I can swap my RWD for a P!

 

[Burnt Toast]

I see new trucks of Teslas heading city bound on the Westgate freeway regularly. Less so in the last few months, but there were often huge onslaughts.

 

[Blaq]

Cool, maybe I can swap my RWD for a P!

Just swap the decals and nobody would be the wiser

 

[guilliam_246]

Is it location 1, 2 or other? Would be cool to swing past and take a happy snap.

I wish they would unload here, would have loved to go Tesla spotting, not that keen to drive to PK hahaha

 

[paulp]

They haven't unloaded Teslas in Melbourne ever before so it's probably not going to be different this time

If you want to take a snap of Tesla's getting offloaded, better drive to Port Kembla

Not correct. My first two were unloaded in Melb. After that it was port botany

 

[Bennny]

Not correct. My first two were unloaded in Melb. After that it was port botany

How did you know that mate? Veda or other?

 

[Loxmyf]

Looking at the map, 1 is RORO, 2 is container only. IF Tesla have decided to unload at other ports, 1 is more likely, not to mention the tuckfon of parking beside it.

 

[paulp]

How did you know that mate? Veda or other?

I purchased 4 tesla model s and worked out how to track them way before veda was on this forum. Back then you could actually talk to your tesla agent, and they would play a game of guess the ship with you. It was a fun experience. Wasn’t difficult as the app used to tell you the ship arrival date, so look at all major ports and see what was coming from the US west coast that day. You knew the guess was right as the app would send an alert that the car was delivered the moment the ship docked. They were all containerised back then.
Actually I had it the wrong way round, it was port botany for all arrivals for the first couple of years, and then melbourne was added. I remember flying to sydney for a sneak look at my new tesla before they sent it to adelaide. My 3rd tesla the agent told me would be faster as it would be transported from melbourne. That made ship tracking very easy.