Hong Kong Ferries

[SilverDot]

A new Hong Kong - Guangzhou ferry route to start in April connecting Hong Kong Airport and Pazhou Ferry Terminal, Haizhu District, Guangzhou. Sailing time ~2 hours and with an annual capacity of 1.7m passengers. Passengers planning to fly from Hong Kong Airport can check their bags in at the Pazhou Ferry Terminal and clear customs before boarding the ferry.

The service will increase to twelve round trips a day as well as expanding to include Macao Airport.

Tickets are 320 yuan and passengers can receive a HK$120 tax refund on departure.

[SilverDot]

Guangzhou's Pazhou Ferry Terminal is a new three storey building with five 500gt berths along a 280m quay. On the ground floor is a tram stop and the floors above contain restaurants and a duty-free shop plus the ferry facilities. The terminal is also adjacent to the Pazhou Exhibition Centre.

Pazhou Ferry Terminal.

Pazhou Ferry Terminal With Ferry Dock.

How Passengers Flow Through The Pazhou Ferry Terminal. Image: Janson Xiang Architect & Associates.

The Integrated Tram Stop In The Pazhou Ferry Terminal.

Photos: Zhan Changheng and Ren Tian.

[SilverDot]

The Pazhou Ferry Terminal in downtown Guangzhou, which handles passengers between Guangzhou and HongKong, and Macao, is about to open. Once open, it will only take two hours from downtown Guangzhou to Hong Kong International Airport by ship.

[ExpressOlympia]

Looks impressive, thank you for sharing.

[ropax]

Shows again how fast China is overtaking Europe in the point of modern infrastructure.
Also well thought-out modern concepts with combination of 2 or 3 transport-systems (here fast-ferry + tram) are very rare in Europe.

Example Edinburgh, they have now a brand-new modern really fine tram directly passing the port-area, but nobody in Edinburgh has understand, that a new modern cruise- and ferry-terminal must be the next step in modern infrastructure. 

[finnalyneilishere]

Shows again how fast China is overtaking Europe in the point of modern infrastructure.
Also well thought-out modern concepts with combination of 2 or 3 transport-systems (here fast-ferry + tram) are very rare in Europe.

Example Edinburgh, they have now a brand-new modern really fine tram directly passing the port-area, but nobody in Edinburgh has understand, that a new modern cruise- and ferry-terminal must be the next step in modern infrastructure. 

Give it a break @ropax you just don’t understand what you are proposing in Edinburgh even though it’s been spelled out why your pie in the sky ferry idea for Edinburgh to use a local phrase is pure and utter mince, your posts are stifling the forum in my opinion.

[SilverDot]

New Pearl 2, the first of nine new ferries for the Hong Kong First Ferry Island Project, was launched on 9 November for the three routes between Hong Kong and Lamma Island, Peng Chau and Hei Ling Chau. Designed to carry 500 passengers, she is carbon fibre construction to save weight saving fuel, resist corrosion and reduced noise. Of the nine ferries eight will be carbon fibre and one fully aluminium.

New Pearl 2 For The Hong Kong First Ferry Island Project. Photo: Guangzhou Shipbuilding Industry Co.

New Pearl 2 Launch For The Hong Kong First Ferry Island Project. Photo: Guangzhou Shipbuilding Industry Co.

Length 42.8m
Beam 11m
Speed 26 knots

New Pearl 2 is the first of two of the ferries built with hybrid propulsions system of IMO Tier III compliant diesel generators, batteries plus solar generation from panels on the top deck as part of a trial to gain experience with hybrid operation. The idea is zero emissions when manoeuvring and alongside.

Designed for force 8 wind conditions the hull and superstructure built by Guangdong Zhongwei Composite Materials Co.

The entire fleet is due to be delivered by the end of 2025.