Help me understand the Vehicle Order Tracker (VOT)

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I recently ordered the new Prius Plug-In. On Monday the order status changed. A tick appeared next to Left the factory and a Black Dot (ungrayed) appeared against In Transit.

Having read postings about VOT on another forum from about 18 months ago, the consensus was that the  Black Dot indicated the current status (though the colour scheme was different then, with red ticks and red dots) . So that would mean my car is now at Portbury Docks. However, I spoke to my dealer yesterday (Tuesday) and he said his system was showing as "At Sea" which would indicate to me that the car had just left Japan. But he said he was expecting delivery end of this month/early next month which sounds as if the car must be at Portbury Docks. (It takes 4 -6 weeks at sea from Japan to the UK). I'm hoping that the system the dealer looks at maynot be updated in real time.

Does anyone have a better understanding of VOT who can confirm what the actual status is?