A previous post showed an ETA for the Platinum Ray of December 18th at 04:00 hrs. It will likely be headed back in a day or two.
Dealer said my vehicle eta in Portland is 12/27. Anyone have anythoughts on what ship that might be
Yes, the JIUYANG BLOSSOM which is due on 12/29. It left Shanghai on Dec 6th.
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I didn't see mine, but hope it is on there.
Based on that transports recent history that ship has not gone to Portland.
That's incorrect. It unloaded Ford vehicles from Mexico on 11/11/2023 (among other brands).
Ok. Guess I should’ve qualified that I found nothing from China that was going to Portland.
I believe the one we put a deposit on this weekend is on that ship. Salesman showed it at the bottom of Japan on Saturday. So that would look about right for timing.
Which Ship is that?
It's definitely the JIUYANG BLOSSOM. I looked it up on vesselfinder and it matches the present location of the ship. Plus we KNOW there are Lincoln Nautilus on board because there is a video of them being loaded. So there's zero doubt on this one.
Could it be the HEOGH BANGKOK? I know there was some discussion that had this ship mixed up with the JIUYANG BLOSSOM. On the shipping app I look at it shows the Jiuyang Blossom on the coast of Malta. From information provided in the videos Jiuyang Blossom left Shanghai on December 4ish. That a full 16 days from today. What apps, websites are you using?
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That makes perfect sense!! I guess I’m too cheap to spend the funds for enhanced access on the app thank you for the resources provided.It is my conclusion that The JIUYANG BLOSSOM is the HEOGH BANGKOK. In October 2023, Hoegh Autoliners announced they sold the HEOGH BANGKOK for $63 million.
Höegh Autoliners sells HÖEGH BANGKOK and buys HÖEGH JACKSONVILLE
Höegh Autoliners sells HÖEGH BANGKOK and buys HÖEGH JACKSONVILLEwww.shippax.com
The South China Morning Post then announced the maiden voyage of the JIUYANG BLOSSOM on December 7th. The article says the ship was built in Croatia and bought from a Norwegian company for $63 million.
China’s Jiuyang Blossom takes maiden voyage
China christened and launched its first large roll-on roll-off, or ro-ro ship for vehicle exports in Shanghai on December 4, 2023, as the country’s shipbuilding is playing catch-up to the…
Since vesseltracker and other tracking websites have the JIUYANG BLOSSOM listed with the same identifiers and photos of the HEOGH BANGKOK, it is my conclusion that China bought and retrofit the BANGKOK and rechristened it as the BLOSSOM.
I use a few different sites but I got access to satellite info for the Blossom and was able to see where it is presently. Additionally, the South China news showed video of Lincoln Nautilus being loaded on board and said Lincolns were on board in the news articles.
So there is no doubt about this one. The one that we are presently trying to track down is the one that recently left sometime between the 15th and the 18th.
I’m watching a few ships that were in Shanghai between 15th and 19th. The problem is that until one of them turns towards Portland there’s no way to be sure which one it is. I can eliminate some based on someplace else they go but the ones bouncing between ports in China and Korea can’t be eliminated as possibles. If I had somebody’s vinview showing a time and location I could figure out the ship. I’ve not had success with my dealer.
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