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Old 02-04-2012, 04:19 PM
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M V Aphrodite Leader in port at Panama Canal and waiting transit Feb 5. Could be delayed by heavy traffic. My Chili Red Justa is on it.
ETA Port Heuneme around Feb 14-16?
 
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Old 02-04-2012, 04:24 PM
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Taosman, mine is on the Aphrodite Leader as well. So its looking like it'll be delayed because of heavy traffic? Boooo
 
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Old 02-04-2012, 05:06 PM
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Yea, jon. That is a possibility with the heavy traffic around the Pan Canal right now. Transit could get delayed. The Aphrodite is booked for transit early tomorrow but subject to traffic load. You can use the ship tracker to check out it's at anchor position. Zoom in.
http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/def...0&type_color=7
 
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Old 02-04-2012, 05:08 PM
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http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/def...0&type_color=7
Zoom in. I just have cargo ships selected. There are many other ships waiting.
 
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Originally Posted by b13mini
Cricketine on the WW site you can search by ports.. choosing Southampton and your port and see what ships are lined up to go there...click on home, then vessel schedules then select the ports....this is what I found... you did say port Hueneme?

SOUTHAMPTON 14/02/2012 PORT HUENEME, CA 07/03/2012 FEDORA CD206-FED 22 Book It SOUTHAMPTON 28/02/2012 PORT HUENEME, CA 21/03/2012 TORTUGAS CD208-TOR 22 Book It SOUTHAMPTON 13/03/2012 PORT HUENEME, CA 04/04/2012 ASIAN KING CD210-ASK 22 Book It SOUTHAMPTON 27/03/2012 PORT HUENEME, CA 16/04/2012 GLORIOUS LEADER CD212-GLO 20 Book It
Ahhh... I was so close to figuring that out. Yup, heading to Port Hueneme. It arrived in Southampton on the 2nd and I've heard that some cars can sit for a couple weeks. I sure hope Mini Z doesn't get struck waiting.
 
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Old 02-04-2012, 08:56 PM
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Holy ship!
That's a lot of ships.
 
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Half way throught the Canal,now! Looks on time!
In Lake Gatun. This will take hours.
I missed it going through the Gatun Locks but hope to catch a glimpse going through the Miraflores Locks to the Pacific.
ETA to Port Heuneme Feb 14.
 
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Old 02-05-2012, 08:44 AM
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M V Aphrodite Leader entered the Pedro Megale Locks at 8:43 pacific time.
 
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Old 02-05-2012, 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by b13mini

SOUTHAMPTON 14/02/2012 PORT HUENEME, CA 07/03/2012 FEDORA CD206-FED 22 Book It SOUTHAMPTON 28/02/2012 PORT HUENEME, CA 21/03/2012 TORTUGAS CD208-TOR 22 Book It SOUTHAMPTON 13/03/2012 PORT HUENEME, CA 04/04/2012 ASIAN KING CD210-ASK 22 Book It SOUTHAMPTON 27/03/2012 PORT HUENEME, CA 16/04/2012 GLORIOUS LEADER CD212-GLO 20 Book It
The site keeps timing out on me so I will go by your info.... looks like I'm waiting at least until the 14th to catch a boat. Sure hope I don't have to wait until the 28th.
 
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Old 02-05-2012, 10:01 AM
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M V Aphrodite Leader entered the Miraflores Locks at 10:00 am pacific.
Next up.....out to sea in the Pacific!
 
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Old 02-05-2012, 10:41 AM
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Yeah buddy
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M V Aphrodite Leader entered the Miraflores Locks at 10:00 am pacific.
Next up.....out to sea in the Pacific!
 
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So, lemme get this straight..
Minis are only delivered to the west coast twice a month???
Wha?????
 
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Old 02-05-2012, 02:19 PM
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Anyone else on the Florida Highway?
K-line ships are so hard to track. Anyone else on the 'Florida Highway?'

Waiting for my Absolute Black 2012 Countryman.
This will be my 3rd Mini!
 
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Old 02-05-2012, 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by cricketine
So, lemme get this straight..
Minis are only delivered to the west coast twice a month???
Wha?????
Looking at this schedule for arrivals at Port Hueneme, CA, I see at least 4 vessels that have bmw/mini or wwl mentioned in February 5- March 3 period. My car is due in 22 Feb. so it should be on the Platinum Ray. The Platinum Ray goes on to Tacoma on 26 Feb.

http://www.portofhueneme.org/documen...l_schedule.pdf


Lots of bananas coming in there also; check your car for the stray tarantula!
 
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Originally Posted by cricketine
So, lemme get this straight..
Minis are only delivered to the west coast twice a month???
Wha?????
Twice a month to Tacoma,Washington.
Weekly to Port Hueneme, Southern Cal.
According to BMW.
 
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I can't pull up the schedules for some reason... Tells me the session has timed out. It took me a little bit to have a meltdown but thanks for setting me straight!

I emailed my MA and surly hope to hear back from him regarding which ship Mini Z will be on. I'm not holding my breath though...he must be a very busy man!

I feel bad for my poor husband...He is so sick of hearing the twice daily report.
 
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Old 02-06-2012, 05:34 AM
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Alas! We're "out of range", again! But at least we have a solid ETA for the VDC in Cali.
 
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Update: It has its boarding pass for the Sagittarius Leader. Should be on the west coast on 3-1-12. I have a feeling I'll be giving coworkers rides around the block that Monday morning.
 
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It seems incredible that we can't follow a ship across the Atlantic Ocean in this day and age. (or up the Pacific to Cali)Perhaps we could petition BMW to get a better tracking system in place. A simple thing like broadcast weather updates with position would be easy. Ships do this now but infrequently. The cost would be minimal.
 
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I thInk It would be fitting if mine was on the Sag.... I am a Sagittarius!!

Edit:

Mini Z IS on that ship
YaY!!!!
 
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Hey guys! Good news! The next round of mini's finished production over the weekend. My chocolate beast is on the vessel "Toronto" scheduled to arrive in NYC on Feb 16th!

Once you get your vin number from Mini you can find your vehicle here!
https://att.2wglobal.com/gstattweb/o...ckSearchResult

Then you can track the ship here!
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ship...o-9302205.html
 
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Old 02-06-2012, 02:32 PM
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I'm not impressed by my MA. He acts like an "order taker" and not an informed source. No help actually following a Mini order. No Emails. No calls. No help.
Is this typical in other Mini owners experience?
 
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Old 02-06-2012, 02:36 PM
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Hope this helps. M V Sag Leader
http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/def...0&type_color=7
 
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Originally Posted by Taosman
I'm not impressed by my MA. He acts like an "order taker" and not an informed source. No help actually following a Mini order. No Emails. No calls. No help.
Is this typical in other Mini owners experience?
I felt that way about my first MA in 06. I heard from him the day after I left my deposit and about 4 days before it arrived.

This time, she has been okay. Meaning she gets back to about a week later if I email her. I don't think she knows much about Minis. I knew more than her when it came to specs and even the car in general. She at least got me my Production Number, which I can do everything myself thanks to this forum.
 
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this forum / website was way more help. Kind of wish I searched here and read various threads for 2 months before ordering.
 
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