# Picton (NZ PCN)

**UN/LOCODE:** NZ PCN  
**Country:** New Zealand  
**Water Body:** Cook Strait; South Pacific Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** River (Basins)  
**GPS:** -41.2833, 174.0167

More than 1.2 million tonnes of cargo a year move across the wharves at Picton, the South Island terminus of New Zealand's Cook Strait ferry crossing. Operated by Port Marlborough alongside its sites at Havelock and Waikawa, the harbour is the only point where rail wagons cross between the two main islands: Interislander sailings to Wellington carry trucks, cars and entire freight trains, with Strait Shipping running a parallel roll-on/roll-off service. Beyond the ferries, the cargo base rests on log exports from Marlborough's forests and on aquaculture, particularly greenshell mussels. A roughly 12.5 m approach channel accommodates the large ferries and log vessels, while landside connections to State Highway 1 and the South Island rail network move freight inland toward Blenheim and Christchurch. Shippers handling containerised trade generally route it through Nelson, Lyttelton, or Wellington across the strait.

## Transit Times & Routes

- [Auckland → Shanghai](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/auckland-shanghai)
- [Auckland → Shenzhen](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/auckland-shenzhen)
- [Auckland → Guangzhou](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/auckland-guangzhou)
- [Auckland → Hong Kong](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/auckland-hong-kong)
- [Auckland → Tokyo](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/auckland-tokyo)
- [Auckland → Busan](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/auckland-busan)

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*Freight Academy — Seaport Profile: [https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/picton-port-nz-pcn](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/picton-port-nz-pcn)*

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