# Pictou (CA PTO)

**UN/LOCODE:** CA PTO  
**Country:** Canada  
**Water Body:** Gulf of Saint Lawrence; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Natural)  
**GPS:** 45.6667, -62.7167

Pictou is a working harbour whose freight role today is modest rather than commercial-scale. On the north shore of Pictou Harbour on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, it built its name in 19th-century shipbuilding and shipping — 24 wartime Park freighters came off its ways, followed by trawlers and ferries — but the 2020 closure of the Northern Pulp mill at nearby Abercrombie removed its main cargo generator, and shallow 6.4 m depths at channel and berth limit larger vessels. Ship repair with a small dry dock remains active, so the port leans toward maintenance, fishing and tourism more than line-haul cargo. For containerised or general break-bulk traffic in Nova Scotia, Halifax and the deepwater berths at Point Tupper and Mulgrave are the practical alternatives.

## Transit Times & Routes

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

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*Freight Academy — Seaport Profile: [https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/pictou-port-ca-pto](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/pictou-port-ca-pto)*

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