Please note the vessel has been delayed due to congestion in the port of NY. I've listed the new updated sailing details below.
Vessel details:
Steamship line: OOCL
Vessel Name: EVERLASTING 054E
Voyage Number: 054E
ETD: APRIL 20TH
ETA: MAY 5TH
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panhard65 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 02, 2021 7:26 am
They told me the name of the ship.
And you believe them?
Hope it all works out.
Ben
Well as that ship does do a round trip on that route every few weeks there is no point disbelieving them. I think it was a case of they missed it last time it was in New York now they are just bullshitting instead of saying sorry we missed the boat. The car was with them in time to of got it loaded on it's last trip. It is in Antwerp now and off to Rotterdam next. Then I expect it will be a couple of stops at Folkestone then Southampton before it goes back to New York again.
That is the timing they gave me to start with arriving on the 1st of May the new schedule doesn't add up really but the ship is a bit behind at the moment by a couple of days so who knows. It is due to go on the 54E so I think they have just messed up the dates, but saying it is due to congestion in New York is a bit off when the ship is in Europe
54E/W are just the East/Westbound legs of the journey depending upon whether it is an export call from New York or an import call from Europe. You might find the congestion story relates to any previous vessel the box was booked on having to "cut and run" from NY without loading all the export cargo. It is very common for that to happen in order to get the next ship in at the expense of, unfortunately, single-shipment bookers.
There's a great long bar in Rock & Roll heaven.......
In the airline world sometimes flights aren't allowed to depart until it's clear that they can land at their destination. Are ships sometimes held in or near a port until their path is relatively clear?
I guess that fees for being in harbour are calculated differently for being on the tarmac and also ships tend to be a bit more tolerant of delays.