Port of Tauranga

🇳🇿 New Zealand

Oceania · Container Terminal

UN/LOCODE
NZTRG
Country
🇳🇿 New Zealand
Port Type
Container Terminal
Ocean Region
Oceania
Latitude
-37.6500° S
Longitude
176.1700° E

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Vessels on Sanctions Lists Seen at Tauranga

None of the 28 vessels our AIS feed observed within 25 nm of Tauranga between 29 Apr 2026 and 5 Aug 2026 broadcast an IMO number on the OFAC, EU, UK or UN sanctions list today. The feed saw only part of the traffic, so this does not mean no listed vessel called here. The feed has delivered no positions since 5 Aug 2026, so these figures will not change until it resumes.

Joint War Committee listing

Not listed

Tauranga is not inside any Joint War Committee listed area (circular JWLA-035, 16 September 2026).

Source: Joint War Committee circular JWLA-035, 16 September 2026 (LMA/IUA), JWC Listed Areas for hull war, piracy, terrorism and related perils.

Regional Risk Context — Oceania

Between 29 Apr 2026 and 5 Aug 2026, ArcNautical's AIS feed observed 28 distinct vessels at Tauranga, with Cargo making up 81% of those with a ship-type code — higher than the Oceania regional average of 65%. Tauranga in New Zealand sits along the Asia-Oceania trade corridor, handling coal, iron ore, LNG, agricultural products, and containerised manufactured goods. Australia's position as the world's largest exporter of iron ore makes its port infrastructure strategically significant for global commodity markets. Tropical cyclone season (November–April) is the primary natural hazard, particularly along Australia's northern and western coasts; the iron ore ports of Western Australia have historically caused global price spikes during cyclone-related closures. Australia's biosecurity and PSC regimes are among the strictest in the world — AMSA inspections under the Tokyo MOU framework focus on vessel safety, crew competency, and environmental compliance, and biosecurity holds for ballast water or hull fouling can cause significant delays.

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Sea Distances

Routed sea distances from Tauranga to the principal global hubs, computed by ArcNautical's routing engine — around land and through the canals a ship actually uses, not great-circle.

Top Vessel Types (AIS observations)

Our AIS feed observed 28 distinct vessels at Tauranga between 29 Apr 2026 and 5 Aug 2026; 27 carry a confirmed AIS ship-type code. The most common categories:

81%
Cargo
22 vessels
15%
Tanker
4 vessels
4%
Pleasure Craft
1 vessel

The feed has delivered no positions since 5 Aug 2026, so these figures will not change until it resumes.

Port State Control Context

Tauranga falls under the Tokyo MoU. The Tokyo Memorandum of Understanding (Asia-Pacific) maintains the most active publicly-available regional PSC programme. Across the last 24 months, the Tokyo MoU detention dataset records 5,577 distinct vessel detentions (sourced from OpenSanctions, as of 2026-10-04). Vessel-level detention probability is computed by ArcNautical using flag performance, vessel age, deficiency history, and ownership opacity.

Latest Arrivals Recorded at Tauranga

The last 10 vessels our AIS feed recorded arriving between 29 Apr 2026 and 5 Aug 2026:

ArrivedVesselFlagType
2026-08-01 ANL OTAGO 🇱🇷 LR Cargo
2026-07-07 MSC DAVAO III 🇵🇦 PA Cargo
2026-06-30 ANDROKLIS 🇱🇷 LR Cargo
2026-06-27 GSL KITHIRA 🇱🇷 LR Cargo
2026-06-09 CORIO BAY 🇭🇰 HK Cargo
2026-06-09 MAERSK BRANI 🇸🇬 SG Cargo
2026-06-08 OCEAN FREJA 🇳🇿 NZ Unknown
2026-06-06 TP ENDURANCE 🇳🇴 NO Tanker
2026-06-04 VOLANS 🇱🇷 LR Cargo
2026-06-02 MSC DURBAN IV 🇱🇷 LR Cargo

The feed has delivered no positions since 5 Aug 2026, so these figures will not change until it resumes.

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