{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Picton","identifier":"NZ PCN","unlocode":"NZ PCN","city":null,"country":"New Zealand","waterBody":"Cook Strait; South Pacific Ocean","harborSize":"Small","harborType":"River (Basins)","channelDepthMeters":12.5,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":-41.283333,"longitude":174.016667},"description":"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 o","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/picton-port-nz-pcn","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/picton-port-nz-pcn","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Picton · (UN/LOCODE: NZ PCN) · New Zealand · Small · 12.5 m"}