My Shipping Vessel left - How do I track non-WW
02-01-2005, 01:58 PM
#11
Members
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Southern California, Irvine
Posts: 111
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
My Ride: Soon to be 2005 5-series
Originally Posted by beewang' date='Feb 1 2005, 02:24 PM
[quote name='speedracerF4i' date='Feb 1 2005, 03:20 PM']You can call a freight forwarder found in the yellow pages, and ask them if they can track your ship for you.? Otherwise, you can't on your own.? Calling NYK is a good idea, but you can't do it often.
[snapback]85727[/snapback]
Also, keep in mind that just because you called, doesn't mean your car will get to port faster
cheers,
beewang
[snapback]85729[/snapback]
[/quote]I'm not going to call. My dealer should have updated information for me at least once a week. Is that too much to ask for? I don't think so.
Leonard.
02-01-2005, 08:00 PM
#12
Contributors
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Southern California, USA
Posts: 241
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Yes, too lazy. If he does a Vehicle Status Inquiry he will be able to see when your car was onloaded, what vessel it's on, what the bill of lading number is, what the voyage number is, and what the expected arrival in port date is.
Originally Posted by uwsc11' date='Feb 1 2005, 02:00 PM
My dealer says he has no information on shipping vessels. Is he just too lazy to look it up?
[snapback]85714[/snapback]
02-02-2005, 10:24 PM
#14
Contributors
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Los Angeles. CA
Posts: 2,008
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
My Ride: 2004 545i 6 spd Sports Package | NAV | PDC | Logic 7 | BT retrofit | SW V13.3
Originally Posted by a061444' date='Feb 3 2005, 12:12 AM
If I have the call sign does anyone know how to track this ship?
Leonard.
Leonard.
[snapback]86320[/snapback]
02-03-2005, 09:21 AM
#15
Guest
Posts: n/a
Originally Posted by Hormazd' date='Feb 3 2005, 02:24 AM
[quote name='a061444' date='Feb 3 2005, 12:12 AM']If I have the call sign does anyone know how to track this ship?
Leonard.
Leonard.
[snapback]86320[/snapback]
[snapback]86324[/snapback]
[/quote]Okay. Thanks.
Leonard.
02-03-2005, 09:53 AM
#16
Members
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Northern Virginia
Posts: 149
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
My Ride: 2005 545i Titanium Grey Metallic SMG, Black Nasca Leather, Sport Package, Logic7, Comfort Ventilated Seats, Sat Radio, Split Folding Rear Seats
Sorry about the fact yours won't be tracked, it helps pass the wait. Any reason it took so long to get on a ship?
02-03-2005, 10:01 AM
#17
Members
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Southern California, Irvine
Posts: 111
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
My Ride: Soon to be 2005 5-series
Originally Posted by purth01' date='Feb 3 2005, 11:53 AM
Sorry about the fact yours won't be tracked, it helps pass the wait.? Any reason it took so long to get on a ship?
[snapback]86462[/snapback]
Leonard.
02-03-2005, 10:02 AM
#18
Contributors
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Proud citizen of THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and MORGANTOWN, W.V.
Posts: 347
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
My Ride: '05 530i, Premium, Steptronic, Logic7, Silver grey-black leather. Build date 12/7/04.
It usually takes a few days for the ship to show up on the sailwx site. The ship usually doesn't call for weather info until it clears the English channel by a few hundred miles. It'll show up, just keep checking. It will be a fun but agonizingly long journey to the U.S. Enjoy!
02-03-2005, 10:48 AM
#19
Contributors
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Southern California, USA
Posts: 241
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Quite a few ships don't participate in the VOS program so they can't be tracked on SailWX.info or oceanweather.com. This is true for both WW and NYK vessels. I gather that it's up to the ship's master whether they report location and weather observations into the VOS system.
Originally Posted by niktee' date='Feb 3 2005, 12:02 PM
It usually takes a few days for the ship to show up on the sailwx site.? The ship usually doesn't call for weather info until it clears the English channel by a few hundred miles. It'll show up, just keep checking.? It will be a fun but agonizingly long journey to the U.S.? Enjoy!
[snapback]86467[/snapback]
02-03-2005, 11:28 AM
#20
Members
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Northern Virginia
Posts: 149
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
My Ride: 2005 545i Titanium Grey Metallic SMG, Black Nasca Leather, Sport Package, Logic7, Comfort Ventilated Seats, Sat Radio, Split Folding Rear Seats
If it's any consolation all the WW website tells you is that your car was loaded and it left Southhampton. Luckily mine is on a ship that takes part in the VOS program. Most don't report until they clear the channel, there is hope yet.