Whose car is in transit on the "Elektra?"

Orangeman5 · 09-29-2005, 06:40 PM

My car has finally, ordered on July 18th, made it to the port at Bremerhaven and has been loaded on the "Elektra." Anybody else on this ship??

fdc · 09-30-2005, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Orangeman5

My car has finally, ordered on July 18th, made it to the port at Bremerhaven and has been loaded on the "Elektra." Anybody else on this ship??

Mine missed Elekra by one day. I am on Franconia K-line just behind you ...

Licoeur · 09-30-2005, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Orangeman5

My car has finally, ordered on July 18th, made it to the port at Bremerhaven and has been loaded on the "Elektra." Anybody else on this ship??

I am on the Elektra... I was so psyched when I saw that it made the ship yesterday... Won't be too much longer now... :rocks:

E90 Enthusiast · 09-30-2005, 03:16 PM

Mine is on Elektra as well. I thought I'd seen something that the Elektra's departure date was moved from September 30th to the 28th. On the website, however, no indication that it has departed. The last activity' recorded for my VIN, is 'loaded on vessel' on 9/28. Anyone have better information?

Atty · 09-30-2005, 08:51 PM

Hey FDC,

Wondering how you know that...did your dealer tell you?

If yours is coming in on the NYK line, that means its coming via the west coast according the ultimate ordering guide. I am hoping this isn't right and that they stop on teh east coast first, because travel time would be alot longer. According to the guide, cars for the eastern half of the country should come over on the W&W line.

I'm in St. Louis, and my car is currently awaiting "deportation" according to BMW OC, so I am assuming we'll be traveling together.

Do you have any specifics on the ship? When/where is it docking in the US, and when is your final delivery date at the dealer?

Thanks.

timlang · 09-30-2005, 11:46 PM

Woohoo!! I am so excited - my car is on the Elektra (Voyage EA539-ELX) !!!

Loaded in Bremerhaven on the 28th, sailed out of Bremerhaven on the 29th to Gothenburg, Sweden where it was in port today. It should leave Sweden tomorrow (Oct 1) for Belgium, then a stop in Southampton, and then on to Halifax (where my car gets off!). According to the website it will take 7 days for the crossing from Southampton to Halifax is and due in on Oct. 11. You would think with all our technology it could do the crossing a bit faster... maybe they need to give the gerbals running the turbines some better food?

Anyways, I don't know how long it takes to get from Halifax from Vancouver, but I am guessing that is probably another week at least. I can hardly wait !!!!!!

StewtheBassman · 10-01-2005, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by timlang

Woohoo!! I am so excited - my car is on the Elektra (Voyage EA539-ELX) !!!

Loaded in Bremerhaven on the 28th, sailed out of Bremerhaven on the 29th to Gothenburg, Sweden where it was in port today. It should leave Sweden tomorrow (Oct 1) for Belgium, then a stop in Southampton, and then on to Halifax (where my car gets off!). According to the website it will take 7 days for the crossing from Southampton to Halifax is and due in on Oct. 11. You would think with all our technology it could do the crossing a bit faster... maybe they need to give the gerbals running the turbines some better food?

Anyways, I don't know how long it takes to get from Halifax from Vancouver, but I am guessing that is probably another week at least. I can hardly wait !!!!!!

Hey Tim, I'm on that ship as well. Went into the dealer to say hi and get my bill for the bank, and he told me I was in transit. I asked him for the VIN and loaded it into the website and presto! I wonder if my sales guy was surprised by my email back showing him the details of the shipping??

Anyway our cars will get offloaded in a week or so, and then the train transit to Montreal for me, the truck and the prep, brings me to the 31st. If it is anything like my 325 last year, it'll be a week early (fingers crossed!!!).

E90 Enthusiast · 10-01-2005, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by timlang

Woohoo!! I am so excited - my car is on the Elektra (Voyage EA539-ELX) !!!

Loaded in Bremerhaven on the 28th, sailed out of Bremerhaven on the 29th to Gothenburg, Sweden where it was in port today. It should leave Sweden tomorrow (Oct 1) for Belgium, then a stop in Southampton, and then on to Halifax (where my car gets off!). According to the website it will take 7 days for the crossing from Southampton to Halifax is and due in on Oct. 11. You would think with all our technology it could do the crossing a bit faster... maybe they need to give the gerbals running the turbines some better food?

Anyways, I don't know how long it takes to get from Halifax from Vancouver, but I am guessing that is probably another week at least. I can hardly wait !!!!!!

How did you get all that detail? Off the Wallenius Wilhelmsen site? I am on that same voyage, and the last detail I get is loaded on vessel on 9/28.

StewtheBassman · 10-01-2005, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by E90 Enthusiast

How did you get all that detail? Off the Wallenius Wilhelmsen site? I am on that same voyage, and the last detail I get is loaded on vessel on 9/28.

Yah, Tim, who is your source!??!?!?!?!

timlang · 10-01-2005, 08:13 PM

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Yah, Tim, who is your source!??!?!?!?!

Haha I'll never tell !!! muahahahaha

Ok fine I'll tell

On the W&W tracking page (after you search for your VIN#, where it shows your car loaded 9/28/05, etc) - click on the "Voyage Number" (EA539-ELX) - it is a link to the ship's itinerary and tracking.

StewtheBassman · 10-01-2005, 08:23 PM

You da man!

BTW that diabolical laugh is the same one I use when electrocuting flies in my kitchen with an electrostatic tennis raquet...my 3 and 4 year old girls mimic me...it's quite funny!

grkkavla · 10-01-2005, 09:19 PM

im on the elektra also. so excited :rocks:

fdc · 10-01-2005, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Atty

Hey FDC,

Wondering how you know that...did your dealer tell you?

If yours is coming in on the NYK line, that means its coming via the west coast according the ultimate ordering guide. I am hoping this isn't right and that they stop on teh east coast first, because travel time would be alot longer. According to the guide, cars for the eastern half of the country should come over on the W&W line.

I'm in St. Louis, and my car is currently awaiting "deportation" according to BMW OC, so I am assuming we'll be traveling together.

Do you have any specifics on the ship? When/where is it docking in the US, and when is your final delivery date at the dealer?

Thanks.

The dealer told me that 4 days before bmw web site.
My ship is Franconia k-line that left Bremerhaven on 9/28.
It is an Atlantic shuttle route heading to Charleston.
It should arrive ~ Oct 10-12 in Charleston. My dealer told
me that it takes another 2 days to get to Chicago.
We will see....
The web link I am using are:

http://www.kline.com/PCC-RoRo/schedu...ticshuttle.asp

on dbh web site at:
http://www.dbh.de/index.php?id=151&...20051026&menu=%

Port of Charleston arrival schedule:
http://www.port-of-charleston.com/Vessel_schedule.asp

fdc

fdc · 10-01-2005, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by fdc

Mine missed Elekra by one day. I am on Franconia K-line just behind you ...

OK I have to correct this

Franconia is faster than Elektra .... so now I am ahead ....

E90 Enthusiast · 10-01-2005, 10:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by timlang

Haha I'll never tell !!! muahahahaha

Ok fine I'll tell

On the W&W tracking page (after you search for your VIN#, where it shows your car loaded 9/28/05, etc) - click on the "Voyage Number" (EA539-ELX) - it is a link to the ship's itinerary and tracking.

Excellent!

CirrusSR22 · 10-02-2005, 12:58 AM

Elektra

StewtheBassman · 10-02-2005, 08:47 AM

This is great!!! I love it!!

Atty · 10-02-2005, 09:06 AM

Thanks FDC for the info.

Orangeman5 · 10-03-2005, 09:25 AM

The amount of information from the members of this post is amazing!! Thanks for the posts everybody! For those of you on the Elektra, the wait is almost over!

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timlang Private First Class 4 Rep 114 Posts Drives: 2018 330i Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC iTrader: (0)	Woohoo!! I am so excited - my car is on the Elektra (Voyage EA539-ELX) !!! Loaded in Bremerhaven on the 28th, sailed out of Bremerhaven on the 29th to Gothenburg, Sweden where it was in port today. It should leave Sweden tomorrow (Oct 1) for Belgium, then a stop in Southampton, and then on to Halifax (where my car gets off!). According to the website it will take 7 days for the crossing from Southampton to Halifax is and due in on Oct. 11. You would think with all our technology it could do the crossing a bit faster... maybe they need to give the gerbals running the turbines some better food? Anyways, I don't know how long it takes to get from Halifax from Vancouver, but I am guessing that is probably another week at least. I can hardly wait !!!!!! __________________ 18' 330i xDrive M Sport Edition II - Mineral Gray/Black (Canadian Model 'eh!) 14', 13', 11' & 08' 328i xDrive - Mineral Gray/Black, Steptronic, PP, Nav (Canadian) 06' 325i - Sparkling Graphite/Black/Burl, Steptronic, PP (Canadian)
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grkkavla New Member 0 Rep 5 Posts Drives: 330i zsp Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: nj iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00] 2006 330i [0.00]	im on too im on the elektra also. so excited :rocks:
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