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Join Date: Jun 2018
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Hi,
As I've never ordered a new ford in Australia before, just wondering how/where the delivery port in Oz is? Coming from Thailand, does Ford basically deliver them to a single port in Oz and then ship from there, or if it's a Qld car it goes to Brisbane, NSW to Sydney etc. What have your experiences been? Once it's at the port, how long until it goes to the dealer? ![]() |
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Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Onsite Eastcoast
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Judging by the amount of car carriers I see here on the Hume everyday, carrying the same cars but in opposite directions your guess is as good as the next guy as to where they land them.
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Join Date: Jan 2018
Posts: 88
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Shipping from Thailand is into Various ports on the east coast, plus Fremantle.
However Ford spends a fortune on redistributing by rail and road - usually because they get the initial distribution wrong. |
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 169
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If your dealer gives you the name of the vessel, you can track it on line.
I ordered a new car (not a Ford) which was already in transit. When I started tracking the vessel was approaching Auckland, it then traveled Brisbane, Wollongong, then Port Melbourne where my car was unloaded. The ship was then making its way to Fremantle. |
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Yep Car Carrying vessels come out of Asia then to NZ then Brisbane, Port Kembla (got kicked out of Sydney a few years ago), Melbourne then Fremantle.
We have started using them to distribute some steel products (ex-Port Kembla) around the Australian coastline. There's some competition the Rail monopoly didn't see coming, hahaha.
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