production completed, waiting to get to port of exit

firewired · 09-22-2009, 02:09 PM

Car was completed on 9/21, now waiting to get to port of exit. Hope that it makes it to port and is able to get on the Elektra which leaves on 10/29 and arrives in South Carolina in 12 days, ship after that (independence II) leaves on 10/01 and takes 20 days for same voyage.

Either one be fine, but obviously earlier one would be better.

Cabinetman · 09-22-2009, 02:21 PM

Hopefully you will make the Elektra. Your car should reach the port Thursday or Friday based on the time it took my car.

HiltonHead · 09-22-2009, 03:08 PM

Firewired: My E93 was finished on the 18th and is awaiting transit to the terminal. My dealer is in Savannah, GA so I think the port of entry for me is Brunswick,GA. Maybe we will be on the same ship.

SpencerM3 · 09-22-2009, 03:25 PM

I'm am just now getting into the whole ship tracking this, but FVCK! Some of you guys ahve the ships and travel dates down pat!

zenderm3 · 09-22-2009, 07:02 PM

Lol... so am I correct in saying that everybody here got the 2010 M3?

DemoDave · 09-25-2009, 09:15 PM

No, I have an 2009...I was tracking the ship when it left Bremerhaven...through the English Channel....and the poof! It was gone from Sept 9th to today...

A whole two weeks totally unaccounted.

We just found the ship now in the Pacific...arrives in port on Sunday...

woooo...HOOO!

firewired · 09-25-2009, 09:52 PM

BMWUSA OC recording states that the car has arrived at the port of exit. Does the recording change once it is on the boat?

bcschwartz · 09-25-2009, 10:40 PM

The OC site will eventually update, but it seems to lag by days, if not weeks to what is really taking place. In your case, on the east coast, you may have the ship in port on your side of the Atlantic before OC registers itsdeparture. Since you know the ships that are your potential vessels, you can track down the carrier and use your VIN on their website to confirm the ship you are on. For those of us on the west coast, it's harder... I had to get the ship arrival estimate from my dealer, figure out what ship it was, and since there is no cargo tracking site for that ship, I've had to wait until AIS vessel tracking on the US coast picked it up today.

Cabinetman · 09-26-2009, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by firewired

BMWUSA OC recording states that the car has arrived at the port of exit. Does the recording change once it is on the boat?

Yes it will. The recording will say "In Transit" once your car is on a boat.

SpencerM3 · 09-27-2009, 12:58 AM

My production was completed today, how quick you think I'll get on a boat?

Cabinetman · 09-27-2009, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by SpencerM3

My production was completed today, how quick you think I'll get on a boat?

It typically to take 5 to 10 days to get on a boat from the time production is complete. Some guys have had to wait even longer, but it seems things are moving along at a good pace right now.

SpencerM3 · 09-27-2009, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Cabinetman

It typically to take 5 to 10 days to get on a boat from the time production is complete. Some guys have had to wait even longer, but it seems things are moving along at a good pace right now.

Thanks.

I was hoping it would make a boat that leaves this coming week. Should I call my dealer or the 800 number to see what boat it is on?

zenderm3 · 09-27-2009, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by DemoDave

No, I have an 2009...I was tracking the ship when it left Bremerhaven...through the English Channel....and the poof! It was gone from Sept 9th to today...

A whole two weeks totally unaccounted.

We just found the ship now in the Pacific...arrives in port on Sunday...

woooo...HOOO!

Sure it didn't go through Bermuda Triangle?

09-22-2009, 02:09 PM	#1
firewired Private First Class 22 Rep 174 Posts Drives: 2010 M3 Sdn Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Antonio iTrader: (0)	production completed, waiting to get to port of exit Car was completed on 9/21, now waiting to get to port of exit. Hope that it makes it to port and is able to get on the Elektra which leaves on 10/29 and arrives in South Carolina in 12 days, ship after that (independence II) leaves on 10/01 and takes 20 days for same voyage. Either one be fine, but obviously earlier one would be better.
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Cabinetman Lieutenant 14 Rep 432 Posts Drives: 2015 GMC Sierra Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Fort Worth, TX iTrader: (0)	Hopefully you will make the Elektra. Your car should reach the port Thursday or Friday based on the time it took my car.
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HiltonHead New Member 1 Rep 26 Posts Drives: 2008 335i Coupe Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Carolina iTrader: (0)	Firewired: My E93 was finished on the 18th and is awaiting transit to the terminal. My dealer is in Savannah, GA so I think the port of entry for me is Brunswick,GA. Maybe we will be on the same ship.
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SpencerM3 Sauce 75 Rep 2,023 Posts Drives: 2009 SSII E90 M3 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (1)	I'm am just now getting into the whole ship tracking this, but FVCK! Some of you guys ahve the ships and travel dates down pat! __________________ 2009 E90 M3 \| Silverstone II \| Black Novillo \| HRE P40's \| Akrapovic Exhaust \| Eibach Pro Kit \| Jet Black Kidney Grilles \| SSII Side Reflectors \| SSII Side Gills \| LUX H8 Angel Eyes \| Macht Schnell Filter \| Tecnocraft Envy Charge Pipe "M3 drivers have no friends." - Jeremy Clarkson
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zenderm3 Lieutenant Colonel 95 Rep 1,996 Posts Drives: E36 M3 DY/2010 E92 M3 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Brisbane iTrader: (0)	Lol... so am I correct in saying that everybody here got the 2010 M3? __________________ ________________ My ///M is in my garage .... and it is a beast! 2010 E92 M3 Space Grey \| Fully Loaded 1996 E36 M3 Dakar Yellow - SOLD 2004 Honda Accord Euro - SOLD
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DemoDave Private First Class 5 Rep 123 Posts Drives: 2009 E92 M3 Interlagos Blue Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: California iTrader: (0)	No, I have an 2009...I was tracking the ship when it left Bremerhaven...through the English Channel....and the poof! It was gone from Sept 9th to today... A whole two weeks totally unaccounted. We just found the ship now in the Pacific...arrives in port on Sunday... woooo...HOOO!
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firewired Private First Class 22 Rep 174 Posts Drives: 2010 M3 Sdn Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Antonio iTrader: (0)	BMWUSA OC recording states that the car has arrived at the port of exit. Does the recording change once it is on the boat?
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09-25-2009, 10:40 PM	#8
bcschwartz New Member 0 Rep 10 Posts Drives: 2009 E92 335i Coupe (ED 8/09) Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: California iTrader: (0)	The OC site will eventually update, but it seems to lag by days, if not weeks to what is really taking place. In your case, on the east coast, you may have the ship in port on your side of the Atlantic before OC registers itsdeparture. Since you know the ships that are your potential vessels, you can track down the carrier and use your VIN on their website to confirm the ship you are on. For those of us on the west coast, it's harder... I had to get the ship arrival estimate from my dealer, figure out what ship it was, and since there is no cargo tracking site for that ship, I've had to wait until AIS vessel tracking on the US coast picked it up today.
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SpencerM3 Sauce 75 Rep 2,023 Posts Drives: 2009 SSII E90 M3 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (1)	My production was completed today, how quick you think I'll get on a boat? __________________ 2009 E90 M3 \| Silverstone II \| Black Novillo \| HRE P40's \| Akrapovic Exhaust \| Eibach Pro Kit \| Jet Black Kidney Grilles \| SSII Side Reflectors \| SSII Side Gills \| LUX H8 Angel Eyes \| Macht Schnell Filter \| Tecnocraft Envy Charge Pipe "M3 drivers have no friends." - Jeremy Clarkson
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