Port of Picton
In short
Picton: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 4, 2026, 20:53 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.
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- In port now
- 0
- Arrivals, last 24 h
- 0
- Departures, last 24 h
- 0
- Ships nearby, last 6 h
- 0
Vessels near Picton
Ships Voydar received on AIS near the port in the last 6 hours, most recent first. Being near a port is not a port call; the board above lists calls.
No vessels detected near Picton in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Picton from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 55300). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Small
- Harbour type
- River (basin)
- Shelter
- Good
- Channel depth
- 13 m
- Anchorage depth
- 23 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 5 m
- Mean tide
- 1 m
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Repairs
- Limited
Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.
Not for navigation.
Forecast
Model forecast for Picton over the next 72 hours, every 6 hours: wind, gusts, waves and visibility. Times in UTC.
| Time (UTC) | Wind (kn) | From | Gusts (kn) | Waves (m) | Period (s) | Visibility (km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 293° | 6 | 1.1 | 11 | 24 | |
| 6 | 343° | 16 | 1 | 11 | 24 | |
| 6 | 336° | 17 | 1 | 10 | 24 | |
| 8 | 322° | 17 | 1 | 10 | 24 | |
| 7 | 326° | 17 | 1 | 7 | 24 | |
| 13 | 328° | 30 | 1.1 | 4 | 24 | |
| 13 | 324° | 30 | 1.3 | 5 | 24 | |
| 11 | 319° | 23 | 0.9 | 4 | 24 | |
| 8 | 322° | 19 | 1.1 | 4 | 24 | |
| 13 | 317° | 28 | 1 | 4 | 24 | |
| 8 | 324° | 22 | 0.7 | 5 | 24 | |
| 1 | 179° | 5 | 0.4 | 10 | 24 |
Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 32 km away.
Source: ECMWF open data (IFS 0.25° forecasts, ECMWF WAM waves). This service is based on data and products of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). Source: www.ecmwf.int. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Licence: CC-BY-4.0 + ECMWF Terms of Use.
Source: NOAA GFS 0.25° and GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III) forecasts. Forecast: NOAA NCEP GFS / GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III). Licence: US Government work (public domain); NOAA Open Data Dissemination.
A model forecast, not an observation. Not for navigation.
Picton: daily port calls from satellite AIS (IMF PortWatch)
Estimates published by the International Monetary Fund's PortWatch, built from satellite and terrestrial AIS. They cover waters our own receivers do not reach yet. These are the IMF's figures, not Voydar's counts.
The IMF estimates 1 port calls in the 7 days and 6 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 50% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (4).
- Container
- 0
- Tanker
- 0
- Dry bulk
- 5
- General cargo
- 0
- Ro-ro
- 1
Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0 million tonnes.
09-12 0 | 09-13 1 | 09-14 0 | 09-15 0 | 09-16 1 | 09-17 0 | 09-18 0 | 09-19 0 | 09-20 0 | 09-21 1 | 09-22 0 | 09-23 0 | 09-24 0 | 09-25 0 |
Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org). IMF estimates, updated weekly; the latest days are revised. portwatch.imf.org. Counts cover container ships, tankers, dry bulk, general cargo and ro-ro vessels (30-day totals above).
Recent arrivals & departures AIS-detected
BLUEBIRDMarine accidents investigated nearby Authority-reported
45 accidents and incidents within 100 km of the port in the published records of national accident-investigation boards since Apr 16, 1995, located where the board states a position. The most recent:
- Dec 2, 2025TAIC maritime inquiries (New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission)42 km away
FV Taudre, grounding, near French Pass, Marlborough, on 2 December 2025.
- Mar 20, 2025TAIC maritime inquiries (New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission)76 km away
Bulk carrier, Thor Nitnirund Serious injury Cook Strait, New Zealand 20 March 2025
- Jun 21, 2024TAIC maritime inquiries (New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission)3 km away
Passenger and freight ferry Aratere Grounding Titoki Bay, Picton 21 June 2024
- Apr 15, 2023TAIC maritime inquiries (New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission)71 km away
Container vessel, Shiling, Loss of control Wellington harbour, 15 April 2023
- Jan 28, 2023TAIC maritime inquiries (New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission)59 km away
Passenger vessel, Kaitaki Loss of power Cook Strait, New Zealand, 28 January 2023
- Jan 27, 2016TAIC maritime inquiries (New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission)28 km away
Passenger ship, Azamara Quest, contact with Wheki Rock, Tory Channel, 27 January 2016
- Apr 14, 2014TAIC maritime inquiries (New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission)66 km away
Lifting sling failure on freefall lifeboat, general cargo ship Da Dan Xia, Wellington, 14 April 2014
- Nov 5, 2013TAIC maritime inquiries (New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission)30 km away
Source: Transport Accident Investigation Commission (taic.org.nz), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.
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