hansenrig,
Do you know which voyage # your new 4x4 Sprinter was on the M/V DIVINE ACE and which port of call
it was supposed to be off loaded at?
The DIVINE ACE departed Bremerhaven (where USA Sprinters are loaded in Germany) on July 1st.
It wasn't due in Charleston, SC until July 15th...(Charleston is nearest the Mercedes Benz VPC in Ladson, SC).
If you are on the west coast, DIVINE ACE arrived in Long Beach, CA on July 30th.
Long Beach is the closest port to the new Mercedes Benz West Coast VPC in the Ex McDonnell Douglas aircraft plant
in the Long Beach/Lakewood area.
Here's the Vessel's Schedule for Voyage 0024A:
DIVINE ACE 0024A 0024A Bremerhaven 01 Jul 15 06:00 02 Jul 15 15:05
DIVINE ACE 0024A 0024A Halifax 10 Jul 15 08:00 10 Jul 15 16:00 (All Canadian Sprinters are normally offloaded here)
DIVINE ACE 0024A 0024A Brunswick 14 Jul 15 07:00 14 Jul 15 16:35
DIVINE ACE 0024A 0024A Charleston 15 Jul 15 08:00 15 Jul 15 18:15 (Closest to Ladson VPC for both RO/RO and LO/LO Sprinters)
DIVINE ACE 0024A 0024A Panama Canal 20 Jul 15 09:55 21 Jul 15 19:55
DIVINE ACE 0024A 0024A Acajutla 24 Jul 15 05:55 24 Jul 15 06:45
DIVINE ACE 0024A 0024A Long Beach 30 Jul 15 08:30 30 Jul 15 20:50 (Closest Port to new MB West Coast VPC)
DIVINE ACE 0024A 0024A Port Hueneme 31 Jul 15 09:00 31 Jul 15 16:20
Then she departs for the Orient!
Now that we can see the timing, it makes a whole lot more sense to leave the
West Coast bound Sprinters on the RO/RO Ships as it only takes 15 more days
to transit the Panama Canal and arrive in Long Beach.
These ships are completely air conditioned and humidity controlled so much
better than shipping Sprinters across the country on trucks or by rail.
Hope this helps,
Roger