2020 Shipping Movements

[MGrove]

As some of you may be aware GRAND MARK holds the record for the fastest transit from Pier 80 to Zeebrugge of 20.4 days which it set last year. At one stage it looked as though on this trip it could beat the record but as things turned out, that was not to be. Despite all the holding off Zeebrugge it is still not the slowest transit, the Jasper Arrow holds that record. In another Tesla shipping drama last year it turned round and pulled over into Kingston Jamaica for a couple of days. That unscheduled stop wasn't weather related either.

Off the record there's been faster transits, as ATD sometimes states a time by when the ship hadn't yet departed, and thus the time between ATD and the actual-ATD should be subtracted from the total. We've had sub 20 day transits for Europe, but I can of course not find a tweet that shows which it was. But I'm confident it happened.

 

[Mr Miserable]

AUTOPROGRESS is a possible candidate - anyone recall where she docked in Zeebrugge? 505/505?
She is now in Southampton but is due to reposition to 105 tomorrow morning.

 

[MGrove]

OCEANUS LEADER? Got the right ship?

Yes, it's expected in Southampton on the 29th Feb. I did just notice now that it's passing by Bremerhaven, so I might have been a bit tricker happy. Still possible though.

 

[MGrove]

AUTOPROGRESS is a possible candidate - anyone recall where she docked in Zeebrugge? 505/505?
She is now in Southampton but is due to reposition to 105 tomorrow morning.

Kaai #405 per "Past Track" on Marine Traffic. So I don't think it's that possible. Unless it moved there from either the #507-#512 range or #520-#532

 

[Mr Miserable]

Kaai #405 per "Past Track" on Marine Traffic. So I don't think it's that possible. Unless it moved there from either the #507-#512 range or #520-#532

Agreed. Very unlikely then.

 

[Mr Miserable]

Yes, it's expected in Southampton on the 29th Feb. I did just notice now that it's passing by Bremerhaven, so I might have been a bit tricker happy. Still possible though.

It's going to the wrong dock in Southampton.

 

[MGrove]

It's going to the wrong dock in Southampton.

You are right, my Southampton dock knowledge is a bit rusty.

 

[up_north]

If your vin appeared last week, it won’t be at zeebrugge it will be on Asian king.

My VIN appeared last week and I was told it was on Brooklands.

 

[pacs]

Let's start at the top.

GLOVIS CHALLENGE - Yes I know about it calling at Southampton but it has no Telsas onboard - they were all unloaded at Zeebrugge.
GRAND MARK - Hallelujah! At last docking at Zeebrugge. It wasn't the weather, it wasn't a ship malfunction, it wasn't crew illness, it was maladministration somewhere and I don't think it was with the shipping company. Anyway, the challenge now is to unload all the LHD cars and load all those cars dumped on the dock by the GLOVIS CHALLENGE and get them to Southampton. That is of course if the GRAND MARK charter has been extended - someone has to pay for all that time holding. We shall see. In any case getting to Southampton by pm 27th will be a challenge.
BROOKLANDS & MORNING CARA - still on track
ASIAN KING - A bit of a late start but is now through the Canal enroute to Zeebrugge. It's ETA of the 7 Mar is ambitious and will likely slip 24 hours.
GLOVIS CAPTAIN - nothing to report
HOEGH OSLO - went to Benicia, as forecasted here, and is now heading off to China.

Thank you sir... Well said

 

[Mr Miserable]

You are right, my Southampton dock knowledge is a bit rusty.

Well Pier 44 where the OCEANUS LEADER is going, is where the TITANIC sailed from in 1912.

 

[MudHut]

Let's start at the top.

GLOVIS CHALLENGE - Yes I know about it calling at Southampton but it has no Telsas onboard - they were all unloaded at Zeebrugge.
GRAND MARK - Hallelujah! At last docking at Zeebrugge. It wasn't the weather, it wasn't a ship malfunction, it wasn't crew illness, it was maladministration somewhere and I don't think it was with the shipping company. Anyway, the challenge now is to unload all the LHD cars and load all those cars dumped on the dock by the GLOVIS CHALLENGE and get them to Southampton. That is of course if the GRAND MARK charter has been extended - someone has to pay for all that time holding. We shall see. In any case getting to Southampton by pm 27th will be a challenge.
BROOKLANDS & MORNING CARA - still on track
ASIAN KING - A bit of a late start but is now through the Canal enroute to Zeebrugge. It's ETA of the 7 Mar is ambitious and will likely slip 24 hours.
GLOVIS CAPTAIN - nothing to report
HOEGH OSLO - went to Benicia, as forecasted here, and is now heading off to China.

Does the Comet Ace bring cars from Zeebrugge to Southampton? I think it was moored in the same location as the Challenge was last week.

 

[Mr Miserable]

Does the Comet Ace bring cars from Zeebrugge to Southampton? I think it was moored in the same location as the Challenge was last week.

Sadly not. It's off to Grimsby.

Having said that, Grimsby was the port of choice for northern deliveries before Tesla set up in Southampton.
If there is a flurry of delivery notifications for Leeds, Edinburgh, Stockport etc then COMET ACE could well be the prime suspect.

 

[smorgo]

I see that Grand Mark is moving further in to the port, after a short respite.

 

[Mr Miserable]

I see that Grand Mark is moving further in to the port, after a short respite.

She had to go through the Vandamme lock. Looks as though she is going to 509 which is the regular 'Tesla' dock.

Actually, she's not at 509 but at least the cars coming off are near the chargers!

 

[smorgo]

She had to go through the Vandamme lock. Looks as though she is going to 509 which is the regular 'Tesla' dock.

Ah, I hadn't twigged that it was a lock. It's pretty obvious, now!

 

[Mr Miserable]

BROOKLANDS is the next ship to arrive in Zeebrugge in the early hours of 2 Mar.
It is due into Southampton on 6 Mar and although I have not positively determined whether this is to unload UK vehicles, I am going to assume it is.

 

[ICE-FREE]

I'm back - Anything happened while I've been away?

Well Mr.M "the font of all knowledge" how long (ish) will the G Mark take to travel to Southampton once under way I hope today.
Looks like things happen when you take your eye off the ball !!!!!!!

 

[Danb_Cym]

BROOKLANDS is the next ship to arrive in Zeebrugge in the early hours of 2 Mar.
It is due into Southampton on 6 Mar and although I have not positively determined whether this is to unload UK vehicles, I am going to assume it is.

BROOKLANDS is getting closer!

 

[Shaun N]

Thanks for sharing Brooklands movements. I had it confirmed again yesterday that my car is on there and I should expect a call next week confirming a home delivery as enterprise customers no long go to a SC.

 

[MikeyB]

Have shipments arrived anywhere yet. I’m not seeing reports of deliveries in any European country yet. Also hardly any arriving in Canada. Going to be a pannicky March if this is the case.

Collection notifications for M3s went out across Norway last night. Pick ups starting mid-next week.