Car Shipping Schedule and Terminology

 

 

Car Shipping Schedule From Japan

 

Asia, Africa
ETD: Estimated Time of Departure / ETA: Estimated Time of Arrival
Company
Ship Name
Voyage
Yokohama (ETD)
Kawasaki (ETD)
Nagoya (ETD)
Kobe (ETD)
Osaka (ETD)
Hakata (ETD)
Jebel Ali (ETA)
MOL
MARVELOUS ACE
0126A
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
SEVEN SEALS CO.,LTD
DREAM BEAUTY
9
25-Dec
-
27-Dec
29-Dec
30-Dec
-
-
HOEGH
HOEGH BRASILIA
108
28-Dec
-
29-Dec
-
30-Dec
-
-
MOL
PRECIOUS ACE
0086A
02-Jan
-
31-Dec
30-Dec
-
-
-
THE KEIHIN CO., LTD.
DREAM DIAMOND
22
02-Jan
-
03-Jan
04-Jan
-
06-Jan
-
MOL
GLOVIS COUNTESS
0028A
09-Jan
-
12-Jan
14-Jan
-
-
-
MOL
HEROIC ACE
0138A
09-Jan
-
12-Jan
14-Jan
-
-
-
NYK
PHOENIX LEADER
41
14-Jan
-
19-Jan
17-Jan
-
-
-
MOL
CATTLEYA ACE
0080A
14-Jan
-
12-Jan
18-Jan
-
-
-
THE KEIHIN CO., LTD.
MORNING NINNI
150
28-Jan
-
29-Jan
30-Jan
-
01-Feb
-
HOEGH
HOEGH SYDNEY
104
30-Jan
-
-
-
01-Feb
-
-
SEVEN SEALS CO.,LTD
BISHU HIGHWAY
112
30-Jan
-
01-Feb
02-Feb
03-Feb
-
-
Company
Ship Name
Voyage
Yokohama (ETD)
Kawasaki (ETD)
Nagoya (ETD)
Kobe (ETD)
Osaka (ETD)
Hakata (ETD)
Jebel Ali (ETA)
MOL
LIBERTY ACE
0143A
31-Jan
-
28-Jan
27-Jan
-
-
-
SEVEN SEALS CO.,LTD
BOSPORUS HIGHWAY
112
01-Feb
-
02-Feb
03-Feb
04-Feb
-
-
SEVEN SEALS CO.,LTD
BOSPORUS HIGHWAY
130
01-Feb
-
02-Feb
03-Feb
04-Feb
-
-
NYK
GALAXY LEADER
54
07-Feb
-
-
-
-
-
-
MOL
AQUAMARINE ACE
0127A
10-Feb
-
07-Feb
12-Feb
-
-
-
NYK
LEO LEADER
99
15-Feb
-
17-Feb
21-Feb
-
-
-
HOEGH
ALLIANCE NORFOLK
127
19-Feb
-
16-Feb
-
21-Feb
-
-
HOEGH
HOEGH BRASILIA
109
22-Feb
-
-
-
24-Feb
-
-
Asia, Africa
ETD: Estimated Time of Departure / ETA: Estimated Time of Arrival
 Company
 Ship Name
 Voyage
Karachi (ETA)
Port-Louis (ETA)
Durban (ETA)
Dar Es Salaam (ETA)
Mombasa (ETA)
Maputo (ETA)
Hambantota (ETA)
MOL
 MARVELOUS ACE
 0126A
-
-
17-Feb
24-Feb
26-Feb
19-Feb
-
SEVEN SEALS CO.,LTD
 DREAM BEAUTY
 9
-
-
-
31-Jan
02-Feb
-
-
HOEGH
 HOEGH BRASILIA
 108
-
-
23-Jan
31-Jan
01-Feb
26-Jan
-
MOL
 PRECIOUS ACE
 0086A
-
-
26-Jan
01-Feb
03-Feb
28-Jan
-
THE KEIHIN CO., LTD.
 DREAM DIAMOND
 22
-
-
-
25-Jan
28-Jan
-
-
MOL
 GLOVIS COUNTESS
 0028A
-
31-Jan
07-Feb
13-Feb
15-Feb
09-Feb
-
MOL
 HEROIC ACE
 0138A
-
31-Jan
07-Feb
13-Feb
15-Feb
09-Feb
-
NYK
 PHOENIX LEADER
 41
-
-
-
12-Feb
09-Feb
-
-
MOL
 CATTLEYA ACE
 0080A
-
31-Jan
07-Feb
13-Feb
15-Feb
09-Feb
-
THE KEIHIN CO., LTD.
 
MORNING NINNI
150
-
-
-
04-Mar
07-Mar
-
-
HOEGH
 HOEGH SYDNEY
104
-
-
26-Feb
06-Mar
08-Mar
01-Mar
-
SEVEN SEALS CO.,LTD
 BISHU HIGHWAY
112
-
-
-
05-Mar
07-Mar
-
-
Company
 Ship Name
 Voyage
Karachi (ETA)
Port-Louis (ETA)
Durban (ETA)
Dar Es Salaam (ETA)
Mombasa (ETA)
Maputo (ETA)
Hambantota (ETA)
MOL
 LIBERTY ACE
 0143A
-
-
19-Feb
25-Feb
28-Feb
21-Feb
-
SEVEN SEALS CO.,LTD
 BOSPORUS HIGHWAY
 112
-
-
-
06-Mar
08-Mar
-
-
SEVEN SEALS CO.,LTD
 BOSPORUS HIGHWAY
 130
-
-
-
06-Mar
08-Mar
-
-
NYK
 GALAXY LEADER
 54
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
MOL
 AQUAMARINE ACE
 0127A
-
01-Mar
08-Mar
15-Mar
17-Mar
11-Mar
-
NYK
LEO LEADER
 99
-
-
-
15-Mar
12-Mar
-
-
HOEGH
ALLIANCE NORFOLK
 127
-
-
-
14-Mar
16-Mar
-
-
HOEGH
HOEGH BRASILIA
109
-
-
21-Mar
29-Mar
31-Mar
24-Mar
-

 

Europe  
Company
Ship Name
Voyage
Yokohama (ETD)
Kawasaki (ETD)
Nagoya (ETD)
Kobe (ETD)
Osaka (ETD)
Larnaca (ETA)
Dublin (ETA)
K-LINE
GRAND VICTORY
14
10-Dec
-
-
-
-
-
-
HOEGH
HOEGH ASIA
165
-
-
-
12-Dec
-
-
28-Jan
HOEGH
HOEGH BERLIN
119
-
24-Dec
-
-
29-Dec
21-Jan
15-Feb
K-LINE
SIRIUS HIGHWAY
47
29-Dec
-
-
-
-
-
-
K-LINE
NIAGARA HIGHWAY
29
29-Dec
-
-
-
-
-
-
K-LINE
LYDDEN
17
26-Jan
-
-
01-Feb
-
-
-
HOEGH
HOEGH TRANSPORTER
164
27-Jan
-
-
31-Jan
-
23-Feb
20-Mar
K-LINE
GRAND VENUS
15
08-Feb
-
-
10-Feb
-
-
-
HOEGH
HOEGH TOKYO
106
-
-
-
17-Feb
-
-
05-Apr
 Company
 Ship Name
 Voyage
Southampton (ETA)
Bremerhaven (ETA)
Hanko (ETA)
Limassol (ETA)
     
K-LINE
 GRAND VICTORY
14
-
-
-
25-Jan
     
HOEGH
 HOEGH ASIA
165
-
-
-
-
     
HOEGH
 HOEGH BERLIN
119
-
10-Feb
-
-
     
K-LINE
 SIRIUS HIGHWAY
47
-
-
-
12-Feb
     
K-LINE
 NIAGARA HIGHWAY
29
-
-
-
12-Feb
     
K-LINE
 LYDDEN
17
-
-
-
-
     
HOEGH
 HOEGH TRANSPORTER
164
-
-
-
-
     
K-LINE
 GRAND VENUS
15
-
-
-
-
     
HOEGH
 HOEGH TOKYO
106
-
-
-
-
     

 

 

Middle East
 
Company
Ship Name
Voyage
Yokohama (ETD)
Kawasaki (ETD)
Nagoya (ETD)
Kobe (ETD)
Osaka (ETD)
Hakata (ETD)
Famagusta (ETA)
MSC
MSC PAOLA
HI251A
20-Dec
-
-
-
-
-
30-Jan
OOCL
OOCL NORFOLK
258S
24-Dec
-
-
-
-
-
-
OOCL
MANET
012S
13-Jan
-
-
-
-
-
-
EVERGREEN
EVER OPTIMA
1444-007S
27-Jan
-
-
-
-
-
-
MAERSK
NORDTIGER
303N
-
-
-
-
27-Jan
-
-
MAERSK
ASIAN ACE
303N
-
-
-
-
27-Jan
-
-
MAERSK
NAVIOS DELIGHT
305S
02-Feb
-
-
-
-
-
-
EVERGREEN
EVER PRIMA
0201-374S
-
-
-
-
02-Feb
-
-
EVERGREEN
EVER ORIGIN
1445-005S
-
-
03-Feb
-
-
-
-
EVERGREEN
EVER COPE
1571-064S
03-Feb
-
05-Feb
-
-
-
-
MSC
BF GIANT
HI305A
03-Feb
-
-
-
-
-
-
EVERGREEN
UNI-PERFECT
0202-573S
-
-
-
-
09-Feb
-
-
Company
Ship Name
Voyage
Yokohama (ETD)
Kawasaki (ETD)
Nagoya (ETD)
Kobe (ETD)
Osaka (ETD)
Hakata (ETD)
Famagusta (ETA)
INTERASIA LINE
WAN HAI 328
S022
15-Feb
-
-
-
-
-
-
COSCO
CONTESSA
072W
-
-
-
-
20-Feb
-
-

 

Oceania
 
Company
Ship Name
Voyage
Yokohama (ETD)
Kawasaki (ETD)
Nagoya (ETD)
Kobe (ETD)
Osaka (ETD)
Brisbane (ETA)
Kembla (ETA)
TOYOFUJI
TRANS FUTURE 5
145
07-Jan
-
05-Jan
-
27-Dec
17-Jan
19-Jan
ARMACUP
PAGANELLA
2301
07-Jan
-
06-Jan
-
05-Jan
02-Feb
26-Jan
MOL
BELUGA ACE
0041A
16-Jan
-
-
-
-
-
-
TOYOFUJI
TRANS FUTURE 6
142
21-Jan
-
17-Jan
-
16-Jan
31-Jan
02-Feb
MOL
RCC TIANJIN
0009A
21-Jan
-
-
-
24-Jan
22-Feb
17-Feb
MOL
ANDROMEDA SPIRIT
0154A
30-Jan
-
01-Feb
02-Feb
-
-
-
MOL
ELEGANT ACE
0076A
31-Jan
-
28-Jan
-
-
-
-
TOYOFUJI
TRANS FUTURE 7
142
04-Feb
-
31-Jan
-
30-Jan
14-Feb
16-Feb
MOL
BRAVERY ACE
0150A
04-Feb
-
-
-
-
23-Feb
-
ARMACUP
DON JUAN
2302
-
-
-
-
09-Feb
-
-
MOL
PEGASUS ACE
0311A
10-Feb
-
13-Feb
15-Feb
-
-
-
KYOWA
KYOWA ORCHID
118
10-Feb
-
-
08-Feb
-
-
-
Company
Ship Name
Voyage
Yokohama (ETD)
Kawasaki (ETD)
Nagoya (ETD)
Kobe (ETD)
Osaka (ETD)
Brisbane (ETA)
Kembla (ETA)
ARMACUP
PAGANELLA
2302
18-Feb
-
17-Feb
-
16-Feb
-
-
TOYOFUJI
DREAM ANGEL
33
18-Feb
-
14-Feb
-
13-Feb
02-Mar
04-Mar
TOYOFUJI
DREAM JASMINE
25
21-Feb
-
18-Feb
-
17-Feb
-
-
MOL
IRIS ACE
0073A
22-Feb
-
24-Feb
27-Feb
-
-
-
Company
 Ship Name
Voyage
Melbourne (ETA)
Auckland (ETA)
Wellington (ETA)
Lyttelton (ETA)
Suva (ETA)
Lautoka (ETA)
 
TOYOFUJI
 
TRANS FUTURE 5
145
21-Jan
26-Jan
30-Jan
28-Jan
-
-
 
ARMACUP
PAGANELLA
2301
05-Feb
-
-
-
-
-
 
MOL
BELUGA ACE
0041A
02-Feb
-
-
-
-
-
 
TOYOFUJI
TRANS FUTURE 6
142
04-Feb
-
-
-
-
-
 
MOL
RCC TIANJIN
0009A
12-Feb
-
-
-
-
-
 
MOL
ANDROMEDA SPIRIT
0154A
-
-
-
-
14-Feb
-
 
MOL
ELEGANT ACE
0076A
-
-
-
-
-
-
 
TOYOFUJI
TRANS FUTURE 7
142
18-Feb
-
-
-
-
-
 
MOL
BRAVERY ACE
0150A
-
-
-
-
-
-
 
ARMACUP
DON JUAN
2302
-
22-Feb
-
-
-
-
 
MOL
PEGASUS ACE
0311A
-
08-Mar
12-Mar
13-Mar
02-Mar
-
 
KYOWA
KYOWA ORCHID
118
-
-
-
-
-
-
 
Company
Ship Name
Voyage
Melbourne (ETA)
Auckland (ETA)
Wellington (ETA)
Lyttelton (ETA)
Suva (ETA)
Lautoka (ETA)
 
ARMACUP
PAGANELLA
2302
-
04-Mar
-
-
-
-
 
TOYOFUJI
DREAM ANGEL
33
06-Mar
-
-
-
-
-
 
TOYOFUJI
DREAM JASMINE
25
-
06-Mar
12-Mar
10-Mar
-
-
 
MOL
IRIS ACE
0073A
-
-
-
-
11-Mar
-
 

 

 

South America
 
Company
Ship Name
Voyage
Yokohama (ETD)
Kawasaki (ETD)
Nagoya (ETD)
Kobe (ETD)
Osaka (ETD)
Iquique (ETA)
Matarani (ETA)
K-LINE
AMBER ARROW
140
29-Dec
-
26-Dec
-
-
30-Jan
-
K-LINE
SIRIUS HIGHWAY
140
02-Jan
-
28-Dec
-
-
04-Feb
-
NYK
SIRIUS HIGHWAY
140
02-Jan
-
28-Dec
-
-
04-Feb
-
K-LINE
SIRIUS HIGHWAY
48
02-Jan
-
28-Dec
-
-
04-Feb
-
NYK
SIRIUS HIGHWAY
48
02-Jan
-
28-Dec
-
-
04-Feb
-
Nissan Motor Car Carrier Co., Ltd.
CLOVER ACE
100A
20-Jan
-
-
-
-
-
-
K-LINE
METIS LEADER
109
26-Jan
-
30-Jan
-
-
-
-
NYK
NEPTUNE LEADER
121
02-Feb
-
01-Feb
-
-
02-Mar
-
K-LINE
NEPTUNE LEADER
121
02-Feb
-
01-Feb
-
-
02-Mar
-
Nissan Motor Car Carrier Co., Ltd.
VENUS SPIRIT
66A
-
-
-
16-Feb
-
-
-
Nissan Motor Car Carrier Co., Ltd.
JUPITER SPIRIT
66A
18-Feb
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nissan Motor Car Carrier Co., Ltd.
TBN
 
 
15-Mar
-
-
-
-
-
-
Company
Ship Name
Voyage
Yokohama (ETD)
Kawasaki (ETD)
Nagoya (ETD)
Kobe (ETD)
Osaka (ETD)
Iquique (ETA)
Matarani (ETA)
Nissan Motor Car Carrier Co., Ltd.
TBN (Tentative)
 
 
28-Mar
-
-
25-Mar
-
-
-


 

Shipping Terms

 

  • Act of God - An act beyond human control such as lightning flood or earthquake. 
  • Advising Bank - A bank operating in the sellers country that handles letters of credit on behalf of a foreign bank.
  • Agency Tariff - A tariff published by an agent on behalf of several carriers.
  • Air Waybill (AWB) - Specifies the terms under which the air carrier is agreeing to transport the goods and contains limitations of liability, a contract between shipper and carrier.
  • Amended B/L-B/L requiring updates that do not change financial status, this is slightly different from corrected B/L.
  • BAF Bunker Adjustment Factor - Used to compensate steamship lines for fluctuating fuel costs. Sometimes called fuel Adjustment Factor or FAF.
  • Bank Guarantee - Guarantee issued by a bank to a carrier to be used in lieu of lost or misplaced original negotiable bill of lading.
  • Beneficiary - Entity to whom money is payable. The entity for whom a letter of credit is issued. The seller and the drawer of a draft.
  • Bill of Lading - A contract between the owner of the goods and the carrier. A straight bill of lading is nonnegotiable. A negotiable or shippers order bill of lading can be bought, sold or traded while goods are in transit.
  • Bill of Lading (B/L) - A document that establishes the terms of a contract between a shipper and a transportation company. It serves as a document of title contract of carriage and a receipt for goods.
  • Bonded Warehouse - A warehouse for storage or manufacture of goods on which payment of duties deferred until the goods enter the Customs Territory. The goods are not subject to duties if reshipped to foreign points.
  • Booking  - Arrangements with a carrier for the acceptance and carriage of freight, i.e. a space reservation.
  • Booking Number - Reservation number used to secure equipment and act as a control number prior to completion of a B/L.
  • Broker - A person who arranges for transportation of loads for a percentage of the revenue from the load.
  • Brokerage - Freight forwarder/broker compensation as specified by ocean tariff or contract.
  • Bunker Charge - An extra charge sometimes added to steamship freight rates, justified by higher fuel costs. Also known as Fuel Adjustment Factor or FAF.
  • Bunkers - A maritime term referring to fuel used aboard the ship. In the past fuel coal stowage areas aboard a vessel were in bins or bunkers.
  • Bureau Veritas - A French classification society which certifies seagoing vessels for compliance to standardized rules regarding construction and maintenance.
  • CAF  - Currency Adjustment Factor. A charge expressed as a percentage of a base rate that is applied to compensate ocean carriers of currency fluctuations.
  • Cancelled B/L - B/L status, used to cancel a processed B/L, usually per shippers request, different from voided B/L.
  • Cargo - Freight loaded into a ship.
  • Certificate of Inspection - A document certifying that merchandise was in good condition immediately prior to its shipment. 
  • Certificate of Origin - A document that certifies the country where the product was made (i.e. its origin). A  Certificate of Origin is needed when exporting to many foreign markets. It may be required in order to obtain preferential tariff treatment under several Free Trade Agreements (i.e. NAFTA APTA DR_CAFTA etc.)
  • CIF (Named Port) Cost Insurance Freight.
  • Claim - A demand made upon a transportation line for payment on account of a loss sustained through its alleged negligence.
  • Commercial Invoice - Represents a complete record of the transaction between exporter and importer with regard to the goods sold. Also reports the content of the shipment and serves as the basis for all other documents relating to the shipment.
  • Confirmed Letter of Credit - A letter of credit issued by a foreign bank whose validity has been confirmed by a domestic bank.
  • Consignee - A person or company to whom commodities are shipped.
  • Container - A truck trailer body that can be detached from the chassis for loading into a vessel a rail car or stacked in a container depot. A container may be 20 feet, 40 feet, 45 feet. 48 feet or 53 feet in length; 80 or 86 in width and 86 or 96 in height.
  • Correspondent Bank - A bank that handles the business of a foreign bank.
  • Demurrage - A penalty charge against shippers or consignees for delaying the carrier's vessel beyond the allowed free time. 
  • Free on Board (FOB) - The goods are placed on board the vessel by the seller at the port of shipment specified in the sales contract. The risk of loss or damage is transferred to the buyer when the goods pass the ship's rail.
  • Freight - Refers to either the cargo carried or the charges assessed for carriage of the cargo.
  • Freight Forwarder - A person whose business is to act as an agent on behalf of the shipper. A freight forwarder frequently makes the booking reservation. 
  • Import License - A document required and issued by some national governments authorizing the importation of goods.
  • INCOTERMS - International Chamber of Commerce Terms of Sale. 
  • Inland Carrier - A transportation line that hauls export or import traffic between ports and inland points.
  • Irrevocable Letter of Credit - Letter of credit in which the specified payment is guaranteed by the bank if all terms and conditions are met by the drawee and which cannot be revoked without joint agreement of both the buyer and the seller.
  • Issuing Bank - Bank that opens a straight or negotiable letter of credit and assumes the obligation to pay the bank or beneficiary if the documents presented are in accordance with the terms of the letter of credit.
  • Prepaid (Ppd.) - Freight charges paid by the consignee (the shipper) prior to the release of the bills of lading by the carrier.
  • Remittance - Funds sent by one person to another as payment.
  • Terms of Sale - The point at which sellers have fulfilled their obligations so the goods in a legal sense could be said to have been delivered to the buyer. They are shorthand expressions that set out the rights and obligations of each party when it comes to transporting the goods.
  • Vanning - A term for stowing cargo in a container.