[pschnei3]

I'm on the freedom from what my dealer as told me but on the bmw site and on the 1800 phone number still has me sitting at the port. I have checked my VIN number on the boating site (the one the dealership gave me or the actual one on the site which one do i use?) but still no verification. Can someone tell me if they have found out any info about this boat. Thanks

[DoubleL]

Check again. I just showed up as on the Freedom. I think the WW site was just updated with the BMW BOL of cars on the Freedom.

YEE HAW LET FREEDOM RING. It's a faster ship too only 13 transit days to New York.

Let the tracking begin.

The BOL number is DE429632

[Optlabguy]

I'm on the Freedom...I just tried my vin and it came up.
If your dealer said it is on there, it should be on there, they have the best info about where things are in production.
The OC still says I'm awaiting transport, but I'm sure I'm on the Freedom, it lags behind a few days at least. Just tried the 800 number..still says it is awaiting a vessel.
Give the WW site another try, from what I can see there are over 570 cars on there...Hopefully yours is a cabin mate to mine.

[mikepinkerton]

I'm on Freedom as well. Wahooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

How do you see how many cars are on a boat?
-Mike

[DoubleL]

Originally Posted by mikepinkerton

How do you see how many cars are on a boat?
-Mike

Track the cargo by BOL (Bill of Lading Number)

The BOL is DE429632

Looks like we are traveling in style on a spanking new ship.

On February 15, 2005, the car carrier Freedom Ace was delivered and sailed on its maiden voyage for Europe with full load of passenger cars and commercial vehicles. The Freedom Ace is the fourth of 12 carriers slated for launching from 2004 to 2006. It is a pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) with capacity of 6,400 units (standard passenger cars) and a 100-ton capacity rampway. The Freedom Ace mainly serves North America and Europe.

[cralmandi]

Just checked WW site it says I am on the FREEDOM voyage EB611-FRE........

[kickpoint]

OK. You can add mine to the list too. I am eagerly awaiting the delivery of my first BMW:

325i - Jet Black
Black/Walnut
Sport Package
Power Seats

It sucks having to wait for my Freedom. God speed boys. God speed.

[kickpoint]

Has anyone had any luck finding a web resource to track this vessel more closely, i.e. http://www.sailwx.info/?

[pschnei3]

Can someone help me? WW still says that I'm not on the ship. I have tried my VIN number but still no luck! Am I doing something wrong?

[pschnei3]

FOUND IT!!! NEVERMIND

[Frank@work]

What are you estimating as the arrival date at NY?

[cralmandi]

Voyage Details

Vessel: FREEDOM
Voyage: EB611-FRE

The sailing schedule and ports of call are subject to change without notice.
Note: Red ports of call means the vessel has already sailed.



Port Country Arrival Departure

BREMERHAVEN GERMANY 12/03/2006 14/03/2006
ANTWERP BELGIUM 15/03/2006 16/03/2006
SOUTHAMPTON UNITED KINGDOM 17/03/2006 17/03/2006
ZEEBRUGGE BELGIUM 18/03/2006 18/03/2006
NEW YORK, NY U.S.A. 26/03/2006 27/03/2006
BALTIMORE, MD U.S.A. 29/03/2006 30/03/2006
CHARLESTON,SC U.S.A. 01/04/2006 02/04/2006
BRUNSWICK, GA U.S.A. 03/04/2006 03/04/2006


I'm in Wisconsin, anybody know if my car will get off in NY or SC?

[cralmandi]

I found the anwser to my own question, you guys with the bill of lading #DE429632 are getting off in New York, while me with DE429636 is headed for Charleston, SC.

[DoubleL]

That interesting and makes sense to have a different BOL for each port of exit.

[DoubleL]

The Freedom arrived at Loodstation Zeebrugge Belgium on 3/18 at 0700. The call sign is WDB5483. It is expected to leave at 2100.

Passages for FREEDOM
Reported ETA 18/03/2006 07:00 LOODSSTATION
Reported ETS 18/03/2006 21:00
Arrival passage points
Passage point: Signaal op Date: 18/03/2006 08:56 Remarks:
Passage point: Strekdam Date: 18/03/2006 09:09 Remarks:
Passage point: Signaal af Date: 18/03/2006 09:09 Remarks:
Passage point: Sluis in Date: 18/03/2006 09:30 Remarks:
Passage point: Sluis uit Date: 18/03/2006 10:20 Remarks:
Passage point: Vast AH Date: 18/03/2006 00:00 Remarks:
Passage point: WP in Date: 18/03/2006 00:00 Remarks: 000
Departure passage points
Passagepunt: Los AH Datum: Opmerkingen:
Passagepunt: Sluis in Datum: Opmerkingen:
Passagepunt: Sluis uit Datum: Opmerkingen:
Passagepunt: Signaal op Datum: Opmerkingen:
Passagepunt: Strekdam Datum: Opmerkingen:
Passagepunt: Signaal af Datum: Opmerkingen:
Passagepunt: WP uit Datum: Opmerkingen:

I got the information here ... (Click on Ships in Harbour)

http://www.zedis.be/

Next stop is right next to the Statue Of Liberty ...

http://www.neautoterminal.com/index.htm

[kickpoint]

Thanks for the update. I purchased a 2004 Volvo XC90 that sank with the Tri Color on its vayage here from Europe. So updates like these, letting me know my car is safe and sound, or at least the vessel carying it, are a relief. Any new updates? I check out that website, but there is no automated registration that I could find. Do you have a User Name and Password you could share?

[DoubleL]

Freedom Position Update

Date (GMT) Latitude Longitude Callsign/ID Wind Speed Wind Direction Wave Height Wave Period
(deg) (deg) m/s knots degrees meters feet seconds

Mar-22-2006 12:00 49 42' N 36 30' W WDB5483 5.2 10.1 E 2 6.6 5
Mar-22-2006 18:00 49 18' N 39 18' W WDB5483 9 17.5 NE 2 6.6 7



Found the information here.

http://www.oceanweather.com/data/

kickpoint: The Tri Color sinking heh...that would have been a 2003 XC90. Luckily our T6 was delayed and we just missed that ship. As they say small world.

[flipmde786]

I'm aboard

[kickpoint]

You're right about the model year. It was an '03. I ended up waiting long enough to get an '04, 8 month's after my initial deposite. Thanks for the great update too.

[Nuke]

Originally Posted by DoubleL

Track the cargo by BOL (Bill of Lading Number)

The BOL is DE429632

Looks like we are traveling in style on a spanking new ship.

On February 15, 2005, the car carrier Freedom Ace was delivered and sailed on its maiden voyage for Europe with full load of passenger cars and commercial vehicles. The Freedom Ace is the fourth of 12 carriers slated for launching from 2004 to 2006. It is a pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) with capacity of 6,400 units (standard passenger cars) and a 100-ton capacity rampway. The Freedom Ace mainly serves North America and Europe.

FYI
Freedom and Freedom Ace are two different vessels!
I am also on the Freedom and it looks like they made some time up. It's arrival in Charleston is on 31 Mar 06 now!
Give her all she's got Scotty!

[Nuke]

Latest position update shows it off the coast of Nova Scotia! It's all down hill from there!

[mikepinkerton]

Will our cars be held for 10 days in NYC like the others?

-Mike