The log ship TPC Tauranga has been detained at the Port of Tauranga for a month while the overseas-based owners and charterers are in a dispute.

The ship arrived on May 21 to load logs for China. The cargo was later discharged, and the ship arrested.
Her agent in port, John Labudde at Nautilus Shipping, believes the ship is detained because of the dispute.
Meanwhile the TPC Tauranga is accruing port charges of about $1600 a day for staying alongside, plus between $2500-$3000 to shift it off the log berth after the cargo was discharged.
'When a vessel is arrested all the bills and charges go through the court,” says Port of Tauranga operations manager Nigel Drake.
'The court is effectively in charge of the vessel. You are not allowed to shift it or do anything to it without the okay of the court.”