BBC Box arrives Santos, Brazil

The vessel carrying the BBC box has arrived in Santos on Feb. 6 (1 day earlier than expected). However, the NYK web-site does not yet show the container unloaded from the vessel M/V Iwato, voyage 017.

Container NYKU8210506 Container Size/Type 40'/DRY

Status As Of Event Location Mode
FEB-06-2009 12:30 Vessel Arrival Santos, BRA IWATO/017

You can check the status yourself on the NYK web-site. You must input the full container number (prefix and numbers, no spaces) NYKU8210506.

BBC Box due Santos, Brazil Feb. 7, 2009

Here's the update on the BBC box, NYKU8210506.

It sailed from New York on Jan. 12 with household goods destined for Santos, Brazil.

I finally found the vessel Iwato in the NYK web-site. It's due into Santos, Brazil on Feb. 7th.

ANS JAN-09 New York JAN-09 New York JAN-12 IWATO/017 Santos FEB-07 FEB-08 Santos 29d 10h

As of today the BBC site hasn't been update with the ETA, so I guess once again they want to keep this under wraps.

BBC Box loaded on M/V Iwato voyage 017

According to the NYK tracking site, the BBC Box loaded onboard a vessel. M/V Iwato Voyage 017

However, there is no such vessel/voyage from New York to Santos, Brazil in the NYK sailing schedule. In fact, their web-site says this service has been discontinued.

The BBC site said it would take 3 weeks for the container to reach Santos, which is really too long of a transit, so my only guess is they are transhipping this container somewhere.

Here are the results from the NYK tracking site. If you want to look for yourself, you must input the container number - all letters and numbers with no spaces.

Container Search Results

Container NYKU8210506 Container Size/Type 40'/DRY


Status As Of Event Location Mode
JAN-12-2009 11:43 Loaded on vessel at first port of load New York, NY, USA IWATO/017