Transit Time: Japan to East Coast

[Richmond Dan]

When this was written (2012), the NYT article said the Andromeda Leader had been hauling Toyota, Lexus, and Scion vehicles to the US for eight years:

“To meet the tight deadlines, the Andromeda Leader sails at 17 to 19 knots during its 28-day journey from the port of Tahara, near Nagoya, to Jacksonville, Fla., where cars destined for the southeastern United States are unloaded, and then to Newark. On its return trip, the ship stops in Puerto Rico to drop off its few hundred remaining cars before continuing empty to Japan, a plan designed to avoid delays and keep the ship moving.”

 

[BobsTrail]

My TE left Japan on the New Century 1 on Sept. 12, 2012 arrived at the port in Los Angeles, Calif about 10 days later. I went to watch the unloading and saw them loading into railroad cars at the dock until security asked us to leave. Had to wait a few days until the local dealer called me to pick it up.