Several thousand BMW Group vehicles are at sea every day. They can also guide you through some of the codes you might see thrown around, like Status Code 111 (Order Accepted), or Status code 112 (Scheduled for production) and Status Code 150 (your VIN). Save up to $7,500 on qualifying vehicles! The bodyshop was a shining example of this success. So, sit back, take notes, bookmark the page, share it with others, print it out. June 6th, 2009, departs Bremerhaven Germany for Antwerp Belgium, the first port of stop of four on its way to the port of New York/New Jersey. Shown docked again back in Kaiserhafen ll area at Bremerhaven Germany, June 6th, 7:32am. 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June 11th, 6:56am EST, Having left the port of Southampton, the Integrity is underway off the coast of England, South of Porthleven/Penzance, near the isles of Scilly traveling at 17.3kn, ETA New York is listed as; 9:00 UTC, June 19th. Will get the car just in time for winter.. time to start buying the little extras for the car! Meanwhile preparations are being made for the production of the Neue Klasse, with a new vehicle assembly hall and bodyshop under construction. Lots of things are no longer available, or at least in all markets. Above all, this includes waste or residual products such as old cooking oil, as in this case. At the BMW Group, the use of 3D-printed components is on the rise. At the BMW Motorrad Days in Berlin, motorbike fans from all over the world were able to experience the brand up close. At the pulse of time and in the middle of the capital. The BMW 335i (back left hand bay) moments after arriving home from the dealer. The BMW Group is increasing the share of renewable or carbon-neutral electricity it generates itself. In port, moored in the Osthafen/Whendebecken harbor loading area of Bremerhaven, June 4th, 10:00am EST. The production system ensures consistent premium quality and offers a high level of customisation. Estimated speed at between 14 and 17.5 kn, or about 15 to 19 miles per hour. Many BMWs are loaded onto car carrier ships in the Automobilexport port sections in Breverhaven. From tours through the picturesque surrounding countryside to enduro training and urban adventures with the electric BMW CE 04 - there was pure enthusiasm on two wheels. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Note: All motorcycles are supplied only with equipment required by law. This high-precision overspray-free painting technique makes it much easier to apply paint in different colours and patterns, consigning templates and masking to the history books. A wide variety of shows provided plenty of action. The ship is in service for ARC, (American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier) flagged as American in 2005 YEAR BUILT: 1992 SCHEDULED PORTS OF CALL: BREMERHAVEN 06-Jun (Germany) ANTWERP 08-Jun (Belgium) ZEEBRUGGE 09-Jun (Belgium) SOUTHAMPTON 10-Jun (UK) NEW YORK, NY 19-Jun (USA, Although shown as NY, the BMW VPC is actually in the port of New Jersey) CONTINUING ON TO: BALTIMORE, MD, CHARLESTON,SC, BRUNSWICK, GA CA0001 ITINERARIES HISTORY: Baltimore, and Southampton WALLENIUSLINES FLEET, PORT OF NEW YORK NEW JERSEY ARRIVAL DATA: Terminal: Public Berth NJ Berth #: 1419 INTEGRITY Cargo : Autos Estimated Arrival: 6/19/2009 12:00 Estimated Departure : 6/19/2009 20:00 Agent Name: Wallenius Wilhelmsen Agent Telephone: 973-985-8456 Information Updated As Of: 6/9/2009, 11:25. But the vehicle actually started to be produced one week earlier. Manufacturing systems were removed, reinstalled and converted in very confined conditions. Thanks for the heads up guys. I think you mentioned that in another thread. From: http://www.blg.de/en/blg-logistics/sam-automobile/. You can then get rough update on your cars progress from BMW of North America. And Anniek Sluis, Growth Captain of the GoodShipping Program says: Transportation logistics have a huge carbon impact, so the leadership shown by BMW Group to proactively take steps to decarbonise and recognise that solutions are available should act as a call for others in the sector to join us on this journey.. BMW (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd. Plant Rosslyn, Contract Production Motorcyles Manaus, Brazil. See the live webcam for Automobilexportin Brevenhaven, Osthafen/Whendebecken harbor loading area, South of AmNordhafen Access road: http://www.blg.de/en/blg-logistics/sam-automobile/, http://www.bremerhaven.de/sixcms/detail.php?id=13609. In Europe, each BMW Group automotive plant will also produce electrified vehicles in the future. Now you can just call this contact, and it will give you the production status, without the need for you to fumble typing it in, or memorize any numbers. My 335i is on this very ship, in the port of Antwerp on June 9th. So, if you end up on a ship that is not with Wallenius Wilhelmsen, it wont ever show up on the WW tracking page. It also opens up even more scope for individual customer designs. I called the BMW Genius number and was originally told it would be week 49. The BMW Group aims to be the leading, most resource-efficient premium provider of individual mobility. The car will spend up to 2-4 days being prepped for the North American market, and being repaired to factory specifications should damage have occurred in transit, in my case, none did. Innovative production technologies and employees high level of expertise guarantee that more than 20,000 individual parts can be turned into premium vehicles made by BMW. June 6th, 7:32am Below is the Kaiserhafen ll port area at Breverhaven, South of the more common Osthafen/Whendebecken car loading area shown above. Here's what you must do right away if you haven't already: Call your dealer and demand to know your. My salesman sent me that and lo and behold it displayed the PN number. Once your ship arrives with your car, the cars are driven to a large parking lot for staging and processing through customs. The principle of virtual reality, known from the world of computer games, is also used by the BMW Group to simulate highly complex production systems realistically and in real time. Therefore, in collaboration with UECC and the GoodShipping Program, the BMW Group is currently testing the practical usage of a biofuel (Bio Fuel Oil) on transportation vessels: This biofuel reduces CO2 emissions by 80 to 90 percent. The process can be quite obsessive, but truth is that I had tremendous fun seeing the car going through all these stages. This reliable and versatile technology reduces the strain on employees and helps guarantee the highest quality standards. A BMW i8 on the assembly line at theBMW factory in Leipzig, Germany. UECC considers the BMW Groups contribution towards paving the way for sustainable ocean transportation a crucial factor: BMW Groups participation to continue our trial on our ro-ro vessel M/V Autosky should therefore signal to the automotive sector that the means to decarbonise are readily available and that our vessels are equipped to meet this most important of challenges for the shipping industry, emphasises Daniel Gent, Energy and Sustainability Manager, UECC. Having purchased two new BMWs myself, I have been in situations where I looked up several resources on how to track my new BMW from its early ordering stages, to production status, ship tracking and all the way to being loaded on the transport truck. Hopefully this means I get it by the end of the year as I had hoped for! Zeebrugge port records indicate that the Integrity arrived in port 4:00pm UTC. Your transport time will vary based on your distance from ports of arrival. The ship is shown as out of range. There is a blind spot for their tracking in this specific area, but you can follow it in this area of transit via this site when the Marine, Traffic site goes blind: http://www.shipais.com/. Also, if you go the BMW Individual route, that could add some delays to your BMW. An excellent and accurate site for ship tracking around the UK: http://www.ais-live.co.uk/AIS%20Live/aissolent.html. Which illogically but thankfully is the week of Dec 5. The BMW production logistics also makes intensive use of ocean transportation: Around 7,000 containers with a total of 31 million components are shipped daily. Port Location: Latitude: 53.5715 (decimal), Longitude: 8.546 (decimal). First: youll need the vehicle VIN number from your dealer, or a vehicle production number. If you're getting the PSS on there it won't be enjoyable to drive on in the winter. The production status is listed in the secure members area of the BMW website. The green electricity needed for BMW iX* production will come from the Isar hydroelectric power stations near Munich while production of the BMW i4 will be powered by the Lech hydroelectric power stations near Augsburg, greater Munich area. Come be a part of the team at the only BMW plant in the United States. For example, AI applies automated image recognition processes to evaluate different components, deviations, model inscriptions and number plates in real time. The energy goals the BMW Group has set itself are designed for the longer term. Does it take a few days/weeks before a production date or VIN is assigned? Another site for Information on your ship (tracking requires Sign In): Another way of tracking the ship: by name and call sign. Come join the discussion about Bimmerfest events, production numbers, programming, performance, modifications, classifieds, troubleshooting, maintenance, and more! You can search for your VIN here if you want. THE LARGEST BMW 2-SERIES FORUM ON THE PLANET. The ship photos in the pop-up window on MarineTraffic show the Integrity as green, not blue the ship was repainted blue in 2008. During the initially three-month trial period alone, the BMW Group is expected to save more than 400 tons of carbon emissions through the use of this fuel on journeys made by the M/V Autosky. Buyers Guide, "New 2023 BMW M2 - The M Car To Have" | PODCAST. I ordered my X5 45e on Sep 22, over five weeks ago. The energy they supply is also used to manufacture a wide range of components for the two electric models, at BMW Group Plants Landshut, Dingolfing and Berlin. Say Yes when the voice reads it back if correct if not correct say No, and repeat (you can get it wrong 3 times. BMW i4 M50 - The Most Comprehensive Review, The coolest feature of the 2023 BMW 7 Series, MINI John Cooper Works by Bulldog Racing - Review, BMW 7 Series self-driving inside factory #shorts, BMW M3 Touring in Daytona Violet and Frozen Black, 112 Order scheduled for Production (You can still make some changes to your BMW order), Build start (150) to build finish (155): 1-2 weeks, Build finish (155) to Scheduled for Carrier (182): 1 day, Status 182 to 190 (Transport to Bremerhaven port): 1-3 days. Snow tires, perhaps? The percentage of sulphur oxide is also lowered considerably. Initial results show that it is possible to lower CO2 emissions by up to 90 percent. As soon as the dealer officially orders the car through the BMW allocation system, theyll get the VIN number, and then you can get the VIN number from the dealer -just ask them. If you look to the North of the The Osthafen/Whendebecken harbor loading area on the aerial map, youll see a bridge that runs over the railroad automotive arrival tracks. No, if your dealer currently has allocations, they already know what's the estimated production week, else they either don't know what they are doing or they don't have an allocation and they are just trying to hook your order, Well that means that at the moment of posting the order the dealer didn't actually have an allocation. Sustainability by design: Now what I havent done was to setup a complete obsessive exciting guide that will provide all the resources needed to track your newly ordered BMW. The sailwx site however, is the only service that will follow your ship through the open ocean of the Atlantic. June 16, 6:30am EST Last position tracked at 1:30am EST June 16, N 4118, W 04630. From: http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/ June 9th, 1:05pm EST, ( about 5 hours after leaving the port of Antwerp,) the Integrity is now moored in the port of Zeebrugge Belgium, Verbindingsdok port loading area. 6= check digit determined by vin 9= model year, 9 code indicates a 2009 manufacture date (see the code in the chart below) E= Plant code, Regensburg Germany (A=Munich) 06XXXX= Sequential production number of my car. To ensure long-term capacity utilisation across the production network, with the ability to respond quickly and flexibly to customer wishes, the BMW Groups strategy is to integrate production of fully and partially electrified vehicles into the existing production system. http://www2.nykline.com/ http://www.nykroro.com/customer/schedules.html http://www.2wglobal.com/ http://www.arcshipping.com/schedule/ http://www.kline.com/Then click on schedules > RORO http://www.molroro.com. The Fora platform includes forum software by XenForo, Federal Tax Credits for Electric and Plug-in Hybrid Cars, VerticalScope Inc., 111 Peter Street, Suite 600, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2H1, Canada. Simply go there and enter your VIN into the Cargo ID field. First and foremost, of course, the original Motodrom, the oldest travelling steep wall in the world. June 19th, 7:00am EST Integrity enters the Port of New York New Jersey, shown moored at NEAT, (North East Auto Terminal) port records list arrival time as 6:11am. For Sailwx, enter the port latitude, and longitude of Bremerhaven, the port BMW usually ships their cars out of. The BMW Group already powers its production facilities worldwide entirely with green electricity today. MarineTraffic, shows Integrity as in port at Bremerhaven Germany, West of auto export Whendebecken harbor loading area as of June 1, 2009. Customizing fans got their money's worth and were amazed in the Wheels Area. clean production. (Possibly due to swapping allocation or so.) June 12th, 9:00am EST, Integrity is tracked via its call-sign, WDC6925, in the Atlantic. CO2 emissions are down as well, by about 2,000 tonnes a year. Development work on the innovative painting technology continues: The new system will enter series operation in the BMW Group network during the course of 2022. NOTE: sailwx data usually appears out of date by several days, if not months. The BMW Genius team has access to the same information as your dealership and its there to help you. As of yesterday, 7+ weeks later, mygarage still shows it at stage 1, order received. BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TD SYNNEX Announces 2022 Celebrity Course Rotation. If you have two windows open on your browser, both the webcam, and the Marine Traffic site will align telling you what ship youre seeing in the webcam by virtue of the aerial view of the port on the MarineTraffic.com site. The BMW Group has firmly established consideration of ecological and social criteria along the entire value chain, as well as a clear commitment to the conservation of resources. He said BMW still expects to maintain output at roughly the same level as last year. The car was scheduled to be delivered, and awaiting my pick up at the dealer by June 15th, 2009. Once the vehicle is listed as En Route, you can begin following the progress in detail by other means. This picture shows the movement (shown as a green line) of car transporter Integrity from the Whendebecken location in port to Kaiserhafen ll . Now look for ships whos itineraries list your port of arrival on, or close to that date, in this example, the Port of NY/NJ arriving sometime around June 18th. Port: Bremerhaven Ships Currently in Harbor, live feed of information refreshed every 90 seconds: http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/def0&type_color=7 Ships in port BREMERHAVEN now, and the expected departures and arrivals within the next and last 24 hours: BREMERHAVEN, DE for port map, or in port, or departures, or arrivals or ships expected in the next 24 hours: http://www.marinetraffic.com/. Across its production network, the BMW Group implements innovative technologies from digitalisation and Industry 4.0, standardised processes and intelligent composite construction. Experience the past, present and future of BMW in the only BMW museum in North America or see for yourself how the Ultimate Driving Machine is built during a guided plant tour. This may be only a fraction of the shipments underway on maritime trading routes worldwide, but nevertheless, the company also aspires to show its colours in the area of sustainable sea transportation. I can only imagine how much time it took to dig out all these resources and then even more, to put them all together for the BMW community. This is the ship my 335i was actually on: SHIP NAME: INTEGRITY PORT OF DEPARTURE: BREMERHAVEN DEPARTURE DATE: 06/06/2009 PORT OF DESTINATION: NEW JERSEY/NEW YORK, NY ARRIVAL DATE AT NEW JERSEY/NEW YORK, NY: 13/06/2009 (RESCHEDULED: 18/06/2009 while in the port of Bremerhaven, RESCHEDULED: at 11:25 am EST June 14th by Port of New Jersey to 6/19/2009, arriving at 12:00) PREVIOUS SHIP NAME: AKA M/V OTELLO (Re-named Integrity in 2005 as part of the U.S. Maritime Security Program.) Meanwhile, between now and 2024, engine production will gradually relocate to other sites within the production network. Anyone else in week 38 production slot? They seem to receive a steady stream of new cars so Im hoping for a sooner rather than later delivery after the car is built. And while motorsport fans chatted with the WorldSBK pros and members of the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team, the youngsters enjoyed their first attempts at riding in the Kids Bike Course. http://www.unitedroad.com/. Status 190 to 193 (At port awaiting): 1-2 days. My CA told me he do not have estimated production week when he placed the order. Once on a ship, BMW status on their website will no longer provide a detailed update, but you can still continue to track the vehicle. For this reason, the company has adopted consistent group-wide environmental management, considering environmental aspects early in investment decisions and continuously monitoring environmental KPIs, as well as the achievement of ambitious targets. This is cutting it really close for a 2021 delivery. This site can at times fall behind timely tracking Integrity showed a last signal that was 48 hours old. Head of Production BMW Motorrad / Head of plant Berlin BMW Motorrad. Live Webcam Sequence Capture: June10th 11:47 UTC (45 minutes after the above mapped position) Integrity, as it passes in transit between Fawley and Cowes in the UK, entering the port mouth of Southampton: June 10th Integrity Moored in the port of Southampton. It really doesn't take that long for a car to go down the production line. From: http://www.ais-live.co.uk/AIS%20Live/aissolent.html. Game Changers is a documentary series profiling some of the worlds most influential, determined, hard-working visionaries who are disrupting their industries. Live from New York, is focused on bringing you the most important global business and breaking markets news and information as it happens. Mine was supposed to be week 39, but finally is showing In Production! The destination listed on your ships itinerary will likely be the next port, and not your cars final destination. Was told that the vehicle would go into production in Wk49 but my dealer said itll be completed by Nov 23 and delivered in the middle of December. Latitude: 53.5715 (decimal) Longitude: 8.546 (decimal) Port: Bremerhaven Location: Bremerhaven, Germany. Cranking them out! From: http://www.shipspotting.com/ June 9th, 5:33am EST, shortly after Stans picture above, the Integrity is tracked leaving the port of Antwerpen and the Vrasenedok transport dock near Brussels destination; Zeebrugge Belgium. Say partial VIN number, if not a production number when asked. Ill follow up with them and the Genius line next week. Wonder if you can do performance center delivery to shave off the transport timeframe a bit. BMWBLOG is an independent and private enthusiast website and car magazine dedicated to BMW readers and fans around the world. The Spartanburg plant is the BMW Group producer of the BMW X3, X3 M, X5, X5 M and X7 Sports Activity Vehicles and X4, X4 M, X6 and X6 M Sports Activity Coupes. This information can be 48 hours (or more) behind the actual status of the car. Mobility Joint Ventures of the BMW Group and Mercedes-Benz Mobility AG, Ad hoc & other Capital Market Notifications, The percentage of sulphur oxide is also lowered considerably, Google Maps/Google Earth Additional Terms of Service.