German dry bulk operator Oldendorff Carriers has fixed what it claims are the largest bulkers to ever load logs in New Zealand.

The deal for the trip to Tauranga was finalised with charterer South Pacific Shipping (SPS), and brokered by Braemar ACM Shipbroking's Bruce McFarlane, a Mount Maunganui local.

Oldendorff Carriers has concluded two charters that will see the post-panamaxes each load over 30,000 tonnes of logs more than has ever been done before in New Zealand.