[Pprior]

No idea WTF is going on. Emailed “genius” and got some bland form mail that shipping times vary. My dealer says “doesn’t usually take that long”

Will be 7 weeks in port on Monday. Starting to get really pissed off.

What the current record? Anyone beat 7 weeks?

Edit: now up to 7.5 weeks
Edit: Looks like finally on the boat at 8 weeks. God help the poor soul who comes after and attempts to break my "record"

[GerryC]

Originally Posted by Pprior

No idea WTF is going on. Emailed “genius” and got some bland form mail that shipping times vary. My dealer says “doesn’t usually take that long”

Will be 7 weeks in port on Monday. Starting to get really pissed off.

What the current record? Anyone beat 7 weeks?

That really stinks.

The crazy part is your car was built the same day as mine. Now mine's sitting 'At the port' in Brunswick, waiting to be shipped to the PC. They said about 2 weeks prior to delivery, so it should leave the middle of next week. With delivery on the 1st, that'll be a month from arrival at the port. If I wasn't doing PCD, I'd probably have it by now.

Hope yours gets shipped soon.

[alvitdk]

Originally Posted by Pprior

No idea WTF is going on. Emailed “genius” and got some bland form mail that shipping times vary. My dealer says “doesn’t usually take that long”

Will be 7 weeks in port on Monday. Starting to get really pissed off.

What the current record? Anyone beat 7 weeks?

Going on 4 weeks, truly hope it's not going to take that long. However, just for fun go on google satellite view and zoom into Bremerhafen...zoom in...must have sitting 10k cars in all the lots. Obviously, it's not real-time but the image is from 2023, I think it will take a while...

[RigaTony1982]

Originally Posted by Pprior

No idea WTF is going on. Emailed “genius” and got some bland form mail that shipping times vary. My dealer says “doesn’t usually take that long”

Will be 7 weeks in port on Monday. Starting to get really pissed off.

What the current record? Anyone beat 7 weeks?

Damn, that’s brutal. I was there 5 & 1/2 and I thought that was long. Fingers crossed for you!

[StanDiego]

Originally Posted by Pprior

No idea WTF is going on. Emailed “genius” and got some bland form mail that shipping times vary. My dealer says “doesn’t usually take that long”

Will be 7 weeks in port on Monday. Starting to get really pissed off.

What the current record? Anyone beat 7 weeks?

That does indeed suck. Last August, mine sat at the port for two weeks before loading and I was already chomping at the bit. It sounds like port congestion has increased rather than decreased since the pandemic.

[DigitalMan]

Originally Posted by Pprior

No idea WTF is going on. Emailed “genius” and got some bland form mail that shipping times vary. My dealer says “doesn’t usually take that long”

Will be 7 weeks in port on Monday. Starting to get really pissed off.

What the current record? Anyone beat 7 weeks?

Mine was built april 19th (m40i) and no news from dealer (asked 5 times for status and only response is it will be here soon)

I am tracking ships and havent seen my VIN yet, so i assume i am still at port.

Weird thing is i see VINs newer than mine on ships already.

What is your build dates? My VIN ends with 26555

[M4_444]

I would explicitly ask, in writing, that the dealers confirm that there has been no damage to your vehicle whatsoever that required repairs at the port. The dealer is under no obligation to disclose damage that is repaired at the port under a certain value (which I forget what # or % that is) unless specifically asked. Make sure they respond in writing.
In my experience, cars that are at the port of arrival for a period this long may have had some adverse event.
If these are still at the port of departure, this advice may not be as relevant.

[RigaTony1982]

Originally Posted by DigitalMan

Mine was built april 19th (m40i) and no news from dealer (asked 5 times for status and only response is it will be here soon)

I am tracking ships and havent seen my VIN yet, so i assume i am still at port.

Weird thing is i see VINs newer than mine on ships already.

What is your build dates? My VIN ends with 26555

I saw this too when I was waiting on mine. Also saw cars on Autotrader on lots with the production date of 3/23 on the door jam sticker. Mine was produced 2/23, so somehow cars produced later got here before mine did.

[alvitdk]

Originally Posted by DigitalMan

Mine was built april 19th (m40i) and no news from dealer (asked 5 times for status and only response is it will be here soon)

I am tracking ships and havent seen my VIN yet, so i assume i am still at port.

Weird thing is i see VINs newer than mine on ships already.

What is your build dates? My VIN ends with 26555

How do you track by vin number, I am tracking ships going from Bremerhafen to Galvaston, but where do you see the scheduled VIN?
Entering it in tracking for customer number or any of the other two options shows "no results"...any idea when it would show up or is there another tracker somewhere?

[Pprior]

Originally Posted by M4_444

I would explicitly ask, in writing, that the dealers confirm that there has been no damage to your vehicle whatsoever that required repairs at the port. The dealer is under no obligation to disclose damage that is repaired at the port under a certain value (which I forget what # or % that is) unless specifically asked. Make sure they respond in writing.
In my experience, cars that are at the port of arrival for a period this long may have had some adverse event.
If these are still at the port of departure, this advice may not be as relevant.

Thank you. I have done this.

[RigaTony1982]

Originally Posted by alvitdk

How do you track by vin number, I am tracking ships going from Bremerhafen to Galvaston, but where do you see the scheduled VIN?
Entering it in tracking for customer number or any of the other two options shows "no results"...any idea when it would show up or is there another tracker somewhere?

It’s easier just to call the BMW genius line once your status shows “in transit”. They can give you the ship name you’re on.

[SpeedyATL]

The m440cv i ordered and then passed on sat in the factory parking lot for 83 days waiting to go the bremerhaven port last year.

[DigitalMan]

Originally Posted by RigaTony1982

It’s easier just to call the BMW genius line once your status shows “in transit”. They can give you the ship name you’re on.

Us Canadians don't have this luxury... we have to go thru the dealer to get any info

[DigitalMan]

Originally Posted by alvitdk

How do you track by vin number, I am tracking ships going from Bremerhafen to Galvaston, but where do you see the scheduled VIN?
Entering it in tracking for customer number or any of the other two options shows "no results"...any idea when it would show up or is there another tracker somewhere?

This is what i followed https://www.********.com/threads/tra...l-number.1213/

[alvitdk]

Originally Posted by DigitalMan

This is what i followed https://www.********.com/threads/tra...l-number.1213/

Seems like I'm computer illiterate and can't get the vessel number on the WW website to get the BOL number for the tracking.

Technically it should be BOL number AEB30401, leaving Bremerhaven on May 12 to Galveston on ARC Independence... but comes back as no results

A=to US
EB304= vessel number?
01=Destination US

Anything I'm doing wrong?

[PJ1960]

Originally Posted by alvitdk

Seems like I'm computer illiterate and can't get the vessel number on the WW website to get the BOL number for the tracking.

Technically it should be BOL number AEB30401, leaving Bremerhaven on May 12 to Galveston on ARC Independence... but comes back as no results

A=to US
EB304= vessel number?
01=Destination US

Anything I'm doing wrong?

Seems like it is still in port, maybe this is why ..

[alvitdk]

Originally Posted by PJ1960

Seems like it is still in port, maybe this is why ..

Nope, it left Bremerhaven yesterday and arrived in Antwerpen before heading to the US...if I could just figure out the correct vessel number...

[StanDiego]

Originally Posted by alvitdk

Seems like I'm computer illiterate and can't get the vessel number on the WW website to get the BOL number for the tracking.

Technically it should be BOL number AEB30401, leaving Bremerhaven on May 12 to Galveston on ARC Independence... but comes back as no results

A=to US
EB304= vessel number?
01=Destination US

Anything I'm doing wrong?

At importinfo.com I see a Voyage # of EB301 for all of their recent BOLs (Bill of Lading). Perhaps you could try EB301 instead of EB304. Alternatively, perhaps there is a delay after leaving port before you can see it, maybe try again in a day or two. Good luck.

[M4_444]

Originally Posted by Pprior

Thank you. I have done this.

Let us know the outcome, hoping for the best!

[Pprior]

Originally Posted by M4_444

Let us know the outcome, hoping for the best!

7 weeks today

Here is the reply from dealer:

“The port has to disclose to us if damage does happen during transport, and a disclosure comes with the vehicle stating what the damage was. They have not notified us of anything. There would also be an additional note on the vehicle's production number that would show if work was done, and this also has not changed. To our knowledge there is nothing that has happened to the vehicle besides a slow start getting on the boat”

[PJ1960]

My car hit port on 5/13 (NYC) and is now in transit with arrival 5/16 at dealership in NH.

[M4_444]

Originally Posted by Pprior

7 weeks today

Here is the reply from dealer:

“The port has to disclose to us if damage does happen during transport, and a disclosure comes with the vehicle stating what the damage was. They have not notified us of anything. There would also be an additional note on the vehicle's production number that would show if work was done, and this also has not changed. To our knowledge there is nothing that has happened to the vehicle besides a slow start getting on the boat”

Absolutely bizarre, but glad that there's nothing wrong w the car!