[xiven]

Originally Posted by baron95

I think all these public tracking sites and port schedules all have incomplete info. For instance I just pulled the Ro-Ro arrival vessel schedule for Altamira from the Port Operator website and it does not even show the Glovis Cardinal arriving.

Until some of us start getting loaded on a ship, we'll not likely know for sure.

Here is the Ro-Ro schedule they show for Altamira:

I'm going by this. Almost there.

[baron95]

Originally Posted by xiven

I'm going by this. Almost there.
Attachment 3302255

I hope the Genius who told me my car was at Veracruz was wrong and my car is in Altamira and will get onto this mighty ship

[xiven]

Originally Posted by baron95

I hope the Genius who told me my car was at Veracruz was wrong and my car is in Altamira and will get onto this mighty ship

They told you it was in Veracruz? Wow, I still have not gotten an answer as to where my car is.

[baron95]

Originally Posted by xiven

They told you it was in Veracruz? Wow, I still have not gotten an answer as to where my car is.

Yes, in writing in an email, even.

"Our records show that 3MFxxxxxxxxxxxxx completed production as of 10/4/23 and is at the port of exit (Veracruz) awaiting to be assigned a vessel. Please note, this information is an estimate and is subject to change."

[k-m2-j442]

Hey baron, just out of curiosity are you out of 165 and now “awaiting carrier assignment” or whatever?

[mtoo]

Originally Posted by baron95

Yes, in writing in an email, even.

"Our records show that 3MFxxxxxxxxxxxxx completed production as of 10/4/23 and is at the port of exit (Veracruz) awaiting to be assigned a vessel. Please note, this information is an estimate and is subject to change."

That's much better info than I get. My car has been on its way to port every time I've called BMW Genius since Oct 1, as recent as now.

[m3ct]

Mine finally left the port and should hopefully be at the dealership tomorrow 😵‍💫

[Nate15]

Hey All - new to the group and very closely monitoring my car's status and stumbled across this thread.

My car's production date was 9/22 (on the tail end of week 38), entered "Final Assembly" 9/23, and has been in the "Ready for Transport" stage since 9/29. It is a bit frustrating to know that I probably missed getting my car now or very shortly by one day, seeing as other week 38er's cars have arrived. Every day counts as I live in Iowa (POA is Baltimore) and pretty soon the roads will be covered with salt and grit and slush until next March.

So, on to the shipping conversation. This is this third BMW I've ordered and tracked and I can say that this step has never had this much uncertainty. My '15 M235i sat at Bremerhaven for 10 days, and my i4 M50 for 3 days before departing. MyGarage was mostly accurate so I had a very good idea of where things stood.

I've been following boats that are leaving from Veracruz, arriving in Baltimore. I was super hoping my car was on the Morning Chorus that left Veracruz 10/5 and Altamira 10/14, then Baltimore today, but I've lost hope on that.
Bravery Ace arrives at Veracruz 10/19 and then arriving in Baltimore 10/26, and then back to Veracruz 11/1.
Toronto arrives in Veracruz 10/29 and then has a number of stops before arriving in Baltimore 11/11.

If my car doesn't get on one of those boats, then I have no idea what's going on at Veracruz. Has anyone gotten anywhere with tracking VINs or BOLs with any of these shipping lines?

[baron95]

Originally Posted by Kmj442

Hey baron, just out of curiosity are you out of 165 and now “awaiting carrier assignment” or whatever?

165 - Ready for Transport (on the site) but it really means at the port waiting for carrier assignment.

[baron95]

Originally Posted by mtoo

That's much better info than I get. My car has been on its way to port every time I've called BMW Genius since Oct 1, as recent as now.

Try to email the Genius. They seem to put a bit more effort into the emails.

[baron95]

Originally Posted by m3ct

Mine finally left the port and should hopefully be at the dealership tomorrow 😵‍💫

Congrats. Exciting time.

[baron95]

Originally Posted by Nate15

Hey All - new to the group and very closely monitoring my car's status and stumbled across this thread.

....

So, on to the shipping conversation. This is this third BMW I've ordered and tracked and I can say that this step has never had this much uncertainty. My '15 M235i sat at Bremerhaven for 10 days, and my i4 M50 for 3 days before departing. MyGarage was mostly accurate so I had a very good idea of where things stood.

Welcome to the group. Bummer to miss the boat by a day or so. I was bummed out that I missed it by 5 or 6.

The thing with cars coming from Germany is that there is a ton (actually several thousands of tons) of vehicles flowing in each direction. X3/4/5/7 from US to Europe and 4/5/7/X1/X2/M (and until recently 2/3 series flowing back Europe to US. So the ships are full both ways.

The issue with Mexico is that cars go mostly one way (Mexico to US/Europe) so the RoRos run a lot less frequently. They batch them up, then ship them.

I've seen a lot of crazy routes. Mexico->US-Europe->US->Mexico for example to minimize mostly empty ship movement.

When I started this process, I naively thought that my car being built in Mexico would mean faster delivery than M3/M4 coming from Germany. Wrong.

[xiven]

Originally Posted by mtoo

That's much better info than I get. My car has been on its way to port every time I've called BMW Genius since Oct 1, as recent as now.

Same

[akumachu]

My car went in transit this morning and arrived at the dealership this afternoon in MA. For reference, prod date was 2023-09-19
Now just paperwork tomorrow and then go from there.

[mtoo]

Originally Posted by akumachu

My car went in transit this morning and arrived at the dealership this afternoon in MA. For reference, prod date was 2023-09-19
Now just paperwork tomorrow and then go from there.

You were the last car out of Mexico! Congrats and pics

On another note, Glovis Cardinal is now at Altamira, but it's anchored. I guess it needs to prep before the next trip. Fingers crossed
Another horse to place bets on is the RCC Shanghai which is arriving in Altamira on Oct 21, then heading up the East Coast, Tampa on Oct 28th, Brunswick on Oct 29, and Philadelphia on Nov 1.

[tommycr]

Almost there!!! I’m flying home from Europe on Monday hoping to pick it up in flemington on Tuesday… I just really hope they don’t let anyone drive the car!!!

[apez]

Originally Posted by tommycr

Almost there!!! I’m flying home from Europe on Monday hoping to pick it up in flemington on Tuesday… I just really hope they don’t let anyone drive the car!!!

I would be really surprised (and also irritated if it was my car) if they let someone drive a customer ordered car.

[m3ct]

Just got to the dealership. Hope I can pick it up today or tomorrow.

[k-m2-j442]

Lets Go!!! nice to see a couple more people getting their cars!

[WhiteRqbbit]

Mine has been sitting in "ready for transport" for a few weeks now, almost a month really... I had no trouble checking the website on status, but after seeing that I've been checking back way too often!

[mjhixson]

Originally Posted by WhiteRqbbit

Mine has been sitting in "ready for transport" for a few weeks now, almost a month really... I had no trouble checking the website on status, but after seeing that I've been checking back way too often!

I hit "Ready for Transport" on the 14th. Hopefully doesn't take that long to get put on a ship. Mine's supposed to be heading to the Performance Center for delivery, would be nice to get it before the weather turns to shit.

[DCC]

Originally Posted by apez

I would be really surprised (and also irritated if it was my car) if they let someone drive a customer ordered car.

Only the sales people get to drive it. Hope they don’t go far for lunch