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Hey guys,
My Mini was built last week and is now waiting in Chelsea for transport. I live in Houston, Texas and my port of arrival is Galveston Texas, just 40 or so miles from here, so that's great. The trip from the VDC to the dealer will be fairly quick.
I called Mini yesterday to ask about what ship I might be on and the phone representatives seemed confused. They said my car was booked and had a placement on board a ship but there was no ship name showing. I talked to two reps, and got the same story. I even called my sales manager at the dealership today and he didn't know either.
Does anybody have any experience with this port and/or problems getting the ship's name?
I am pretty sure it won't go out on a Wallenius Wilhelmsen ship because I have looked at a bunch of VINs on the W|W tracking website and none of them are destined for Galveston. Another forum member said his car went out on K-line to Galveston but they don't offer cargo tracking. Does anybody know if it is common with K-line that the ship's name is not listed in the Mini ordering system or something like that?
I see a K-line ship departing Chelsea tomorrow (Bishu Highway) and heading for Galveston and I think I might be booked one that one. I guess I won't know until Monday if I made the ship.
I also see a Wallenius Wilhelmsen ship bound for Galveston leaving Monday so at least that's an option if I don't make it onto the Bishu Highway.
My Mini was built last week and is now waiting in Chelsea for transport. I live in Houston, Texas and my port of arrival is Galveston Texas, just 40 or so miles from here, so that's great. The trip from the VDC to the dealer will be fairly quick.
I called Mini yesterday to ask about what ship I might be on and the phone representatives seemed confused. They said my car was booked and had a placement on board a ship but there was no ship name showing. I talked to two reps, and got the same story. I even called my sales manager at the dealership today and he didn't know either.
Does anybody have any experience with this port and/or problems getting the ship's name?
I am pretty sure it won't go out on a Wallenius Wilhelmsen ship because I have looked at a bunch of VINs on the W|W tracking website and none of them are destined for Galveston. Another forum member said his car went out on K-line to Galveston but they don't offer cargo tracking. Does anybody know if it is common with K-line that the ship's name is not listed in the Mini ordering system or something like that?
I see a K-line ship departing Chelsea tomorrow (Bishu Highway) and heading for Galveston and I think I might be booked one that one. I guess I won't know until Monday if I made the ship.
I also see a Wallenius Wilhelmsen ship bound for Galveston leaving Monday so at least that's an option if I don't make it onto the Bishu Highway.