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Old 02-09-2018, 02:48 PM   #1
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Question Ford shipping/delivery process

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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Old 02-09-2018, 04:25 PM   #2
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Default Re: Ford shipping/delivery process

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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Old 02-09-2018, 06:13 PM   #3
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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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Old 03-09-2018, 12:40 AM   #4
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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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Old 03-09-2018, 09:55 AM   #5
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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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