JV911 Posted 18December, 2018 Report Share Posted 18December, 2018 Does anyone else have a car on that effing ship? It's not only been quarantined, but expelled from Australian waters. Currently en route to Indonesia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike D'Silva Posted 19December, 2018 Report Share Posted 19December, 2018 Don't think I want to do the import thing again.... What have you got coming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV911 Posted 19December, 2018 Author Report Share Posted 19December, 2018 A Jag and my brother has an RS on the same ship (what are the odds of that?). We were meant to get them this week, but that has been pushed out at least a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psjk Posted 19December, 2018 Report Share Posted 19December, 2018 Yep. Have a Range Rover sport which I was meant to get this week. 😡 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus-Ipace Posted 19December, 2018 Report Share Posted 19December, 2018 Tell me about it! I have a Jaguar I-Pace that I have been waiting for so long to receive and have been tracking this car (and this bloody ship) from when it left Southampton. It arrived in Fremantle slightly ahead of time and I actually started to get excited. A colleague of mine ordered an I-Pace just after me and somehow got allocated on a ship leaving Southampton 10 days before me but his got slightly delayed so it looked like they might actually get into Melbourne almost the same time....and then the problems started. My understanding is that the ship was fumigated twice but each time they found the dreaded stink bugs, so it sat around for ages waiting for the government department to decide what to do next. Finally last Friday it was told to get out of Australia an is heading towards Bintan Island in Indonesia, just off Singapore, where it will be unloaded, all the cargo and ship treated, loaded back on and then will set sail for Fremantle again. I was told the unload and treatment should be around 2 days but that sounds optimistic. I reckon mid-Jan for Melbourne at this stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV911 Posted 19December, 2018 Author Report Share Posted 19December, 2018 10 hours ago, Aus-Ipace said: have been tracking this car (and this bloody ship) from when it left Southampton. Like me...every 20 mins! Bit of an update here, but really nothing of value we didn't already know, apart from the suspension of the pest control certifier https://www.handyshippingguide.com/shipping-news/freight-forwarders-and-shipping-lines-warned-of-their-responsibilities-to-prevent-alien-infestations_9619 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZ930 Posted 19December, 2018 Report Share Posted 19December, 2018 Frustrating for those waiting on cars, but good to see Quarantine doing their job, protecting our agriculture industry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV911 Posted 19December, 2018 Author Report Share Posted 19December, 2018 Yep, small price to pay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus-Ipace Posted 20December, 2018 Report Share Posted 20December, 2018 I agree, as much as it frustrates me I respect the quarantine rules. Looks like the ship is at anchor just off Bintan Island. Hopefully waiting for a berth to unload? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 20December, 2018 Report Share Posted 20December, 2018 Bummer gents. I read the reason which is annoying for all concerned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus-Ipace Posted 22December, 2018 Report Share Posted 22December, 2018 Have any car owners got an updated ETA for their cars on the Morning Composer? The ship has disappeared off the tracking sites at some unknown port in Indonesia and my dealer doesn't have an updated ETA at this stage. Maybe i'll cancel my order and pick up a sweet 911 991 Carrera S that's on Car Sales instead! That or a Cayman GT4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus-Ipace Posted 23December, 2018 Report Share Posted 23December, 2018 Looks like a 4 day unload and 4 day load process according to this (process started approx Sat 22/12): https://translate.google.com.au/translate?hl=en&sl=id&u=https://batamtoday.com/home/read/122243/KIB-Lobam-Akui-Kurang-Sosialisasi-soal-Ribuan-Mobil-Mewah-dari-Jerman&prev=search It seems the arrival of 3,422 luxury vehicles in a small Indonesian island caused a bit of a stir! Estimations of back in the Fremantle port around 12th Jan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV911 Posted 25December, 2018 Author Report Share Posted 25December, 2018 On 22/12/2018 at 11:23, Aus-Ipace said: Have any car owners got an updated ETA for their cars on the Morning Composer? Nope, nothing from Porsche or Jag. Nothing through the newswires either, unless you can read Indonesian that is. Ship is still at anchor at Bintan, so it'll be mid Feb at this rate I reckon. https://m.suara.com/partner/content/batamnews/2018/12/24/190709/kapal-muatan-3442-mobil-mewah-merapat-di-bintan-ada-apa https://batampos.co.id/2018/12/23/di-lobam-berderet-ribuan-mobil-asal-jerman/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappa Posted 30December, 2018 Report Share Posted 30December, 2018 Here we are on 30 December. I'm satellite tracking the Morning Composer. It still berthed off the shore of Tanjung Uban, Indonesia, whilst they nick down to Woolies to buy three pallets of flea bombs. Stink bugs really bad on this boat. I've got an AMG on board. No word on when it sets sail back to Fremantle, then onto Melb. I have heard that in the worst cases, ships have been known to return to Hamburg, offload the cars, rail/road back to the factories and run them through the factory paint baking ovens again then do the whole trip to Aus again!! Hope thats not us. As long as Indonesia nukes the ship of BMSB, we all hope it leaves Indonesia soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus-Ipace Posted 30December, 2018 Report Share Posted 30December, 2018 Well, your AMG is in good company with the other 3,442 cars onboard and probably a fair few of us frantically tracking this! I did find this youtube clip that shows some of the Ferrari's lined awaiting their treatment (and a quick glimpse of the treatment process) . Most of the Indonesian reports suggested it was a 2 week process that commenced on the 22nd December, so in theory we might see some sort of movement or indication around the 5th Jan? Hopefully it will then re-appear on the expect movements at Fremantle port although I suspect it will be subject to extensive checks before being allowed on. It seems no manufacturer, dealer or buyer knows any more at this stage, so we can only hope they eradicate everything successfully and get back underway to Perth as soon as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappa Posted 30December, 2018 Report Share Posted 30December, 2018 Thanks for the extra info. Yep, I'm sure we're all waiting and hoping,! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV911 Posted 30December, 2018 Author Report Share Posted 30December, 2018 18 hours ago, Cappa said: I have heard that in the worst cases, ships have been known to return to Hamburg, offload the cars, rail/road back to the factories and run them through the factory paint baking ovens again I've heard of cars being resprayed here, but not returned to the Fatherland...that's full on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappa Posted 30December, 2018 Report Share Posted 30December, 2018 Apparently in worst cases the baking ovens will fry the bugs into oblivion. That's what my car dealer said anyway. Not sure if that's true or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZ930 Posted 31December, 2018 Report Share Posted 31December, 2018 9 hours ago, Cappa said: Apparently in worst cases the baking ovens will fry the bugs into oblivion. That's what my car dealer said anyway. Not sure if that's true or not. What happens to the interior, radiators, ducting, etc. ? Fumigated or incinerated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GC9911 Posted 31December, 2018 Report Share Posted 31December, 2018 Probably all would be better off if the ship sank & everyone started again. I prefer my cars sympathetically run in as opposed to well baked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GC9911 Posted 31December, 2018 Report Share Posted 31December, 2018 The bit I don’t get is, we won’t let the ship land here because of the infestation, but its ok for it to go to Indonesia with the bugs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus-Ipace Posted 31December, 2018 Report Share Posted 31December, 2018 It is only Australia and New Zealand that are so strict on the stink bugs (BMSB) and only between September and March, and it seems that they have been additionally vigilant this season in identifying and turning away cargo with these bugs. I assume Indonesia already have these bugs so don't give as much of a sh#t about unloading the cargo there, although it sounds like the process is pretty thorough as they want to be positioned to offer this service in the future by the sound of it: https://translate.google.com.au/translate?hl=en&sl=id&u=https://www.batamnews.co.id/daerah-6-bintan.html&prev=search This latest article doesn't unfortunately give any indication of progress..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus-Ipace Posted 31December, 2018 Report Share Posted 31December, 2018 And not everyone is happy with the fumigation process being done there either: https://translate.google.com.au/translate?hl=en&sl=id&u=http://batam.tribunnews.com/2018/12/31/mahasiswa-demo-bp-bintan-tuntut-penjelasan-kenapa-fumigasi-mobil-mewah-asing-dilakukan-di-bintan&prev=search Just finish it quickly and get the ship out of there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappa Posted 1January, 2019 Report Share Posted 1January, 2019 My dealer has to be way off when suggesting some cars infested with SB have been, or need to go back through the factory paint baking ovens. As was suggested in this forum recently, what happens to vehicle electrics, leathers, fuel/oil etc. etc. The idea sounds like rubbish to me now that I think about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstone Posted 1January, 2019 Report Share Posted 1January, 2019 Way off on mushies. 😱 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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