Cotai Water Jet (Chinese: 金光飛航; Portuguese: Jacto de Água Cotai) is a company that operates high-speed ferry services between Macau and Hong Kong. It is one of the two companies operating high-speed ferry services between the two territories – the other one being TurboJET.
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| Founded | 2007 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 2007 | ||||||
| Hubs | Hong Kong International Airport (Skypier) Taipa Ferry Terminal | ||||||
| Fleet size | 14 | ||||||
| Destinations | 1 (routes to/from Hong Kong International Airport only) | ||||||
| Parent company | Las Vegas Sands Corporation | ||||||
| Headquarters | Macau | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 金光飛航 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 金光飞航 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Golden Ray Jet | ||||||||||
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| Portuguese | Jacto de Água Cotai | ||||||||||
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| English | Cotai Water Jet | ||||||||||
The Taipa Ferry Terminal in Macau is used by this ferry route to enable easy access to The Venetian Macao in Cotai, although it is also chosen by some because of its proximity to Taipa, Cotai, and Coloane in comparison to the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal (Terminal Marítimo) used by TurboJET on the Macau Peninsula. Cotai Water Jet is a subsidiary of Las Vegas Sands.
Cotai Water Jet has been assigned the two-letter airline code 8C by IATA, used for routes to and from Hong Kong International Airport only, where passengers must continue to other destinations (or vice versa) by air.
Current routes
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Taipa Ferry Terminal, Macau ↔ 
Hong Kong–Macau Ferry Terminal, Hong Kong[1]- Taipa Ferry Terminal, Macau ↔ Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal, Hong Kong[2]
- Taipa Ferry Terminal, Macau ↔ Skypier, Hong Kong International Airport, Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong[3]
- Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal, Macau ↔ Hong Kong–Macau Ferry Terminal, Hong Kong[4]
Fleet
editCotai Water Jet's fleet are built by Austal Shipyard of Australia.
Brand of vessels
edit- Austal 48m: 47.5m length, 70 (net) tonnes, 411/413/417 passengers catamaran.[5] Propelled by waterjets powered by quadruple MTU 16V 4000 M70 diesel engines, rated at 2320 kW each.[5] Cruising speed at 42 knots. Built by Austal Shipyard of Australia.[5]
List of vessels
editThere are all together 14 vessels:
- THE GRAND CANAL SHOPPES
- THE VENETIAN
- THE COTAI STRIP EXPO
- SHOPPES COTAI CENTRAL
- COTAI CENTRAL
- SHOPPES FOUR SEASONS
- THE PLAZA
- COTAI STRIP COTAIARENA (Sold and shipped to Busan, South Korea in August 2022)
- COTAI STRIP COTAIGOLD (Sold and shipped to Busan, South Korea in September 2022)
- GOURMET DINING
- MARCO POLO
- ST. MARK
- CASTELLA SQUARE (Sold and shipped to Split, Croatia in February 2022)
- DI MODA SQUARE
Rented vessels (all returned in early 2009)
edit- Lian Shan Hu: 39.5m length, 338 passengers catamaran. Propelled by waterjets powered by twin MTU 16V 396 TE 74L diesel engines, rated at 1580 kW each. Maximum speed at 32 knots. Built by Austal Shipyard of Australia.
- Nan Gui: 40.1m length, 338 passengers catamaran. Propelled by waterjets powered by twin MTU 16V 396 TE 74L diesel engines, rated at 1825 kW each. Maximum speed at 32 knots. Built by Austal Shipyard of Australia.
Ticketing offices
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This is a list where passengers can buy tickets to Cotai Water Jet.[6]
Macau
edit- Cotai Travel (Shop 1028)
- Concierge Desk (Hotel Lobby, Level 1)
- Concierge Desk (Hotel West Lobby, Level 1)
- Cotai Ticketing North and South Box Offices (Cotai Arena, Level 1)
- Customer service counter (Di Moda Street at the Grand Canal Shoppes)
- Cotai Ticketing Call Center (Macau: +853 2882 8818 / Hong Kong: +852 6333 6660)
- Guest Services Counter, Ground Level
- CotaiTravel (Shop1030)
- Concierge Counter (Conrad Macao Lobby, Cotai Central)
- Concierge Counter (Holiday Inn Macao Lobby, Cotai Central)
- Concierge Desk (Sheraton Macao Hotel Main Lobby, Cotai Central)
- CotaiTicketing Box Office (Holiday Inn)
- CotaiTicketing Box Office (Sheraton Hotel)
- Cotai Water Jet Ticketing Counter (Departure Hall)
Hong Kong
edit- Shop 305D, Shun Tak Centre, 200 Connaught Road, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
- Shop 7, 1/F China Ferry Terminal, 33 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
- Transfer Area E2, Level 5, Hong Kong International Airport Passenger Terminal Building One
Accidents
edit- On 29 August 2009, a Cotai Water Jet bumped into a giant buoy and broke the catamaran windows with 1 injured.[7]
- On 4 September 2009, THE VENETIAN collided with a sampan at Zhuhai waters killing 1 person.[8]
- On 25 December 2009, COTAI STRIP COTAIGOLD collided with a Hong Kong fishing boat in Zhuhai waters near Lantau Island with 9 injured.[9] The left bow of the catamaran was crushed and repaired later.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ "COTAI STRIP® - COTAI Jet™". Archived from the original on 2009-12-12. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
- ^ "COTAI STRIP® - COTAI Jet™". Archived from the original on 2010-05-31. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
- ^ "COTAI STRIP® - COTAI Jet™". Archived from the original on 2010-05-31. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
- ^ http://cotaijet.com.mo/en/images/new_route/poster.jpg[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c "Austal Website". Archived from the original on 2010-10-19. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
- ^ "Buy a Ticket | Macao Ferry | Official Site of Cotai Water Jet". Archived from the original on 2014-04-25. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
- ^ Oriental Daily Article, Retrieved 18:31, 30 May 2010
- ^ China Daily Article, Retrieved 18:45, 30 May 2010 Archived 2008-09-18 at archive.today
- ^ a b Macau Daily Times Article, Retrieved 19:20, 29 May 2010 Archived 2011-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Apple Daily Article, Retrieved 18:21, 30 May 2010
External links
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