Port guide · UN/LOCODE CA CRO
Crofton, Canada
Canada · 48.87° N, 123.63° W
The World Port Index classes Crofton as a natural coastal harbor on the Alaska-Canada coastal waters. It records a cargo pier depth of 11 m. Norfolk is 4,010 km away in a straight line.
- Cargo pier depth
- 11 m
- From Norfolk
- 4,010 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Sidney30 km away
Depths and vessel limits
- Anchorage depth
- 23.2 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 11 m
- Tidal range
- 4 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 32 m
As recorded in the World Port Index. Gauges run from 0 to 25 m. Confirm current depths and limits with the port before you fix a vessel.
Facilities on record
Arrival and entry
Crofton is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Fair
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- No
Cargo handling
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- No
- Mobile cranes
- No
- Floating cranes
- No
- Longshore labor
- Yes
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Electrical repair
- Yes
- Fuel oil
- No
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- No
- Engine supplies
- No
- Shore electricity
- No
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
US trade with Canada
- US exports, 2025
- $333.6BLed by machinery and mechanical appliances
- US imports, 2025
- $381.9BLed by mineral fuels and oils
Other ports in Canada
The nearest is Sidney, 30 km away in a straight line.
- ArgentiaCargo pier 11 m, channel 11 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkCA NWP
- Baie ComeauCargo pier 11 m, channel 7.9 mCA BCO
- CaraquetCargo pier 6.4 m, channel 4.9 mCA CAQ
- Chicoutimi (Port Saguenay)Cargo pier 12.5 m, channel 4.9 mCA CHI
- ClarenvilleCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 23.2 m, breakbulk and bulkCA CLE
- Come By Chance HarborCargo pier 14 m, channel 23.2 mCA CBC
- Comox HarborCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 12.5 mCA COX
- Corner BrookCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 9.4 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkCA CBK
- HalifaxCargo pier 15.5 m, channel 20.1 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkCA HAL
- HamiltonCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 7.9 mCA HAM
- Liverpool (Brooklyn)Cargo pier 7.9 m, channel 7.9 mCA BKN
- MontrealCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 11 mCA MTR
- New WestminsterCargo pier 11 m, channel 9.4 mCA NWE
- OshawaCargo pier 6.4 m, channel 7.9 mCA OSH
- Port AlberniCargo pier 12.5 m, channel 23.2 mCA PAB
- Port AliceCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 23.2 mCA PAC
- Port HawkesburyCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 4.9 mCA PHW
- Port McneillCargo pier 6.4 m, channel 11 mCA PMA
- Port MoodyCargo pier 11 m, channel 9.4 mCA PMO
- Prince RupertCargo pier 11 m, channel 23.2 mCA PRR
- QuebecCargo pier 15.5 m, channel 11 mCA QUE
- Sept IlesCargo pier 17.1 m, channel 11 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkCA SEI
- SidneyCargo pier 4.9 mCA SDY
- SorelCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 11 mCA SOR
- St John'sCargo pier 17.1 m, channel 11 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkCA SJF
- SydneyCargo pier 11 m, channel 11 mCA SYD
- TahsisCargo pier 11 m, channel 23.2 mCA PTA
- Thunder BayCargo pier 6.4 m, channel 6.4 mCA THU
- TorontoCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 7.9 mCA TOR
- Trois RivieresCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 11 mCA TRR
- UclueletCargo pier 6.4 m, channel 1.8 mCA UCL
- VancouverCargo pier 14 m, channel 23.2 mCA VAN
- Victoria HarborCargo pier 12.5 m, channel 17.1 mCA VIC
Sources
- US trade figures: US Census Bureau, International Trade API, HS2 total exports and general imports for calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026.
- Port data: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, World Port Index (Pub 150), from NGA's UpdatedPub150.csv as captured by the Internet Archive on September 29, 2026.
- Distances are great-circle distances computed from World Port Index coordinates, not sailing distances.
- Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.