Anyone on the SAPPHIRE ACE from South Africa?

BmW_FaNaTiQuE · 03-13-2006, 04:06 PM

I just spoke to my dealer ...BMW NYC and he gave me the name of the shipping company called Mitsui o.s.k Lines ... the name of the ship is SAPPHIRE ACE .. i have been in transit for 2 weeks and im trying to track this ship. can any1 help?
thanx

clutch09 · 05-08-2006, 01:51 PM

Did u get your car yet?

magjammer · 05-11-2006, 11:46 PM

Can anyone provide some estimated en route times for ships from SA to the NY port? There's plenty of info on tracking the WW vessels and the BREMERHAVEN port. I was reading threads getting frustrated with why my car, at port of exit prior to others, still was not on a WW vessel and thin realized

my car was built in South Africa. This forum is very addictive.

325i SG|ZSP|Xenon|Alum trim

thx.

FunkyTang · 03-18-2008, 09:27 PM

My car is waiting at the South African Port as of today.

Found some info on the the Sapphire Ace, you can see here that it spent some time near Saudi and that it is an Auto-Cargo-Ship. The company that owns it has a bunch of ships that end in Ace.

http://www.ports.gov.sa/section/vessel.cfm?vid=5381

Here is a pic of the Sapphire Ace

http://www.flickr.com/photos/11606523@N06/2296759397/

FunkyTang · 03-18-2008, 10:07 PM

Sapphire call sign is 3fux3, searching with the cal sign shows some interesting stuff.

usc gal · 03-18-2008, 10:42 PM

I do not think your car is on that ship all ships from South Africa go to Bremerhaven Germany and then if you live on the West Coast they are put on a ship heading there . It takes 27 days to reach Germany from SA. My car is due to pull into Port Hueneme on Sunday and it came from South Africa and order was placed Jan 4 and built date 16 and ship date to Germany Feb 6 and at PH March 24 plus time it takes to get to me . You are looking at 3 months yet east coasters get there cars a tad earlier yet still awhile

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BmW_FaNaTiQuE Enlisted Member 2 Rep 48 Posts Drives: 2006 BMW 325i Blk/Terra Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Great Neck, Long Island, New York iTrader: (0)	Anyone on the SAPPHIRE ACE from South Africa? I just spoke to my dealer ...BMW NYC and he gave me the name of the shipping company called Mitsui o.s.k Lines ... the name of the ship is SAPPHIRE ACE .. i have been in transit for 2 weeks and im trying to track this ship. can any1 help? thanx __________________ 2006 325i: Black Sapphire Metallic, Terra Leather, Aluminum Trim, Steptronic, Premium Package, Navigation, Xenons, Heated Seats, Park Distance, Chrome Grilles, Chrome Tips
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clutch09 Lieutenant 31 Rep 463 Posts Drives: '08 320i Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Jakarta, Indonesia iTrader: (0)	Did u get your car yet?
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magjammer Registered 0 Rep 3 Posts Drives: 325i (ordered 4/8/06) Join Date: May 2006 Location: New York iTrader: (0)	My 325i being built in Rosslyn (SA) Can anyone provide some estimated en route times for ships from SA to the NY port? There's plenty of info on tracking the WW vessels and the BREMERHAVEN port. I was reading threads getting frustrated with why my car, at port of exit prior to others, still was not on a WW vessel and thin realized my car was built in South Africa. This forum is very addictive. 325i SG\|ZSP\|Xenon\|Alum trim thx.
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FunkyTang New Member 2 Rep 24 Posts Drives: 85325e 98540i 08335i 14X1-35i Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas iTrader: (0)	My car is waiting at the South African Port as of today. Found some info on the the Sapphire Ace, you can see here that it spent some time near Saudi and that it is an Auto-Cargo-Ship. The company that owns it has a bunch of ships that end in Ace. http://www.ports.gov.sa/section/vessel.cfm?vid=5381 Here is a pic of the Sapphire Ace http://www.flickr.com/photos/11606523@N06/2296759397/
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FunkyTang New Member 2 Rep 24 Posts Drives: 85325e 98540i 08335i 14X1-35i Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas iTrader: (0)	Sapphire call sign is 3fux3, searching with the cal sign shows some interesting stuff.
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usc gal Private First Class 4 Rep 107 Posts Drives: 335 sedan , prem, sports, nav Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	I do not think your car is on that ship all ships from South Africa go to Bremerhaven Germany and then if you live on the West Coast they are put on a ship heading there . It takes 27 days to reach Germany from SA. My car is due to pull into Port Hueneme on Sunday and it came from South Africa and order was placed Jan 4 and built date 16 and ship date to Germany Feb 6 and at PH March 24 plus time it takes to get to me . You are looking at 3 months yet east coasters get there cars a tad earlier yet still awhile
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