The Tyne ships unload at Tyne from Emden, pick up Nissans, drop them up in Helsinki, back to Tyne, pick up more Nissans, drop them in Amsterdam and then head back to Emden for more VAGs. When waiting 8.5 months for my R, I spent a fair bit of time looking up marine traffic.

The shipping process is as efficient as it can be, they will do their utmost not to send a Tyne-Tees or Scottish VW over from Hull or Sheerness.