I am sure it will be transferred to a ship going to Hawaii. It will be an interesting journey.

 

The wait must be pretty crazy, potentially. I mean they probably just grab every vehicle needing to go to Hawaii on one ship instead of the MINI-mobile ships from the UK to North America.

So potentially they have to wait until they have enoguh cars for a near-full ship?

 

I wish I was being transferred to a ship going to Hawaii

 

LongBeachNY
I wish I was going to Hawaii also.

Ongf001
Track to see what port the Faust discharges your car. It would be logical to put your Mini on a train to Port Hueneme then board a ship bound for Hawaii.

RayRatt posted a ship schedule for Port Hueneme. Your car might be boarding one of the car carrier ships listed.

http://www.portofhueneme.org/documen...0911081707.pdf

 

Here is a show called, "How It's Made." It is a show that tells how things are made. I found an episode where they make Mini Cooper seats although they never mention the manufacturer or the car type.

Part 1 starts at 3:58 to end
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjKqcPmBxPM

Part 2 is from beginning to 1:52
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJxVXwve5WI&NR=1

 

I love that show, this is the first time I've ever heard it done with a female narrator. Great find!

 

According to the Wallenius Wilhelmsen tracking site, Twiggy was discharged from the Porgy at 3:26 pm today (and delivered to the VDC at 3:30). And, it looks like all the cars unloaded have those same timestamps.

Hopefully, all five of us Week 34 west coast folks (JcMini, NorCalTinkerbell, MiniCrazy09, UAL_Kingpin, and me) will check the Wallenius Wilhelmsen tracking site and verify their MINI was unloaded at Port Hueneme today. Just enter your VIN in the "Cargo ID" box at the right of this page... don't forget this site will not work with Safari:

https://att.2wglobal.com/gstattweb/o...uickSearchPage

Please let UAL_Kingpin know your confirmed status on the Week 34 thread...

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ml#post2876432

I tried calling the number listed for the VDC but got no answer - they probably have call screening and could tell it was just another MINI fanatic calling. I just wanted to know if they were going to process Priority One cars tomorrow.

 

I'm sure the VDC is tired of MINI owners calling them. I bet BMW owners don't go to this level of tracking craziness...

 

STATUS FOR SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Banannastand, NY, discharged from vessel 9/11, en route to dealer

Blouise, NY, took delivery of "Peppo" 9/16, Photo on link
https://www.northamericanmotoring.com...img_0252_1.jpg

DashHouston, TX, aboard Faust, ETA Brunswick GA 9/21

JcM1n1, SoCal, discharged from vessel 9/18, en route to dealer

Maui Meg, NJ, discharged from vessel 9/11, en route to dealer

N666BK, NJ, took delivery of BumbleBee 9/12, photos in link
https://www.northamericanmotoring.com...ml#post2871719

Neverfifty, VA, took delivery of vehicle 9/12, photos in gallery
(I can't post a link to the gallery because the address keeps changing for some reason)

Norcaltinkerbell, NorCal, discharged from vessel 9/18, en route to dealer

MiniCrazy09, WA, discharged from vessel 9/18, en route to dealer

RayRatt, WA, "Twiggy" discharged from vessel 9/18, en route to dealer

Rederik, MD, took delivery of vehicle 9/12

UAL_Kingpin's friend, SoCal, discharged from vessel 9/18, en route to dealer

Y2K Falcon, TX, aboard Faust, ETA Brunswick GA 9/21

ZugginAround, VA, discharged from vessel 9/11, en route to dealer, "Going crazy waiting for delivery!"

SHIP TRACKING INFORMATION

Ship name - - - Callsign - - -Destination - - - - -ETA - -Who is aboard
Faust - - - - - - SLKQ - - - - -Brunswick, GA - - - -9/21 - - DashHouston, Y2K Falcon

There are two parallel threads that we cross-post on:
MINIs in General > 1st Gear > Week 34 (8/17-8/23/2009)
MINIs in General > General MINI Talk > Production Time

Use this site to track ship by NAME
http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/dat...HIP&level1=220

Use this site to track ship by CALLSIGN (works better for open ocean tracking)
http://www.sailwx.info/shiptrack/index.html

Port of New York/New Jersey ship arrival schedule
http://www.firstnynj.com/

 

STATUS FOR SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

Banannastand, NY, took delivery of vehicle 9/19

Blouise, NY, took delivery of "Peppo" 9/16, Photo on link and in gallery
https://www.northamericanmotoring.com...img_0252_1.jpg

DashHouston, TX, aboard Faust, ETA Brunswick GA 9/21

JcM1n1, SoCal, discharged from vessel 9/18, en route to dealer

Maui Meg, NJ, discharged from vessel 9/11, en route to dealer

N666BK, NJ, took delivery of BumbleBee 9/12, photos on link
https://www.northamericanmotoring.com...ml#post2871719

Neverfifty, VA, took delivery of vehicle 9/12, photos in gallery

Norcaltinkerbell, NorCal, discharged from vessel 9/18, en route to dealer

MiniCrazy09, WA, discharged from vessel 9/18, en route to dealer

RayRatt, WA, "Twiggy" discharged from vessel 9/18, en route to dealer

Rederik, MD, took delivery of vehicle 9/12

UAL_Kingpin's friend, SoCal, discharged from vessel 9/18, en route to dealer

Y2K Falcon, TX, aboard Faust, ETA Brunswick GA 9/21

ZugginAround, VA, discharged from vessel 9/11, en route to dealer, "Going crazy waiting for delivery!"

SHIP TRACKING INFORMATION

Ship name - - - Callsign - - -Destination - - - - -ETA - -Who is aboard
Faust - - - - - - SLKQ - - - - -Brunswick, GA - - - -9/21 - - DashHouston, Y2K Falcon

There are two parallel threads that we cross-post on:
MINIs in General > 1st Gear > Week 34 (8/17-8/23/2009)
MINIs in General > General MINI Talk > Production Time

Use this site to track ship by NAME
http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/dat...HIP&level1=220

Use this site to track ship by CALLSIGN (works better for open ocean tracking)
http://www.sailwx.info/shiptrack/index.html