TurboJET

This article is about the Hong Kong-based ferry company. For the type of jet engine, see Turbojet.

TurboJET

Type	Private company
Industry	Ferry services
Founded	1962
Headquarters	Hong Kong
Website	http://www.turbojet.com.hk/

Shun Tak－China Travel Macau Ferries Ltd
Shun Tak Macau Ferry Company Limitada
Type	Private company
Industry	Transportation
Founded	1999
Headquarters	Hong Kong & Macao, China
Website	www.turbojet.com.hk

Portuguese name
TurboJET
TurboJET's Universal MK 2004 TriCat
Portuguese	Shun Tak China Travel – Companhia de Gestão de Embarcações, Limitada: TurboJET
English name
English	Shun Tak-China Travel Ship Management Limited: TurboJET

TurboJET is the brand name for the operations of the Hong Kong-headquartered Shun Tak-China Travel Ship Management Limited (Portuguese: Shun Tak China Travel－Companhia de Gestão de Embarcações，Limitada), which was established from the joint venture between Shun Tak Holdings Limited and China Travel International Investment Hong Kong Limited in July 1999.^[1] It operates hydrofoil ferry services in southern China.

It acquired New Ferry -Transporte Marítimo de Passageiros (Macau) Limitada (abbreviated New World First Ferry (Macau)) from NWS Holdings with 350 million in cash on 11 August 2011, and completed the transaction on 30 September.

Shun Tak and China Travel had their own separate ferry business brands before merging as TurboJET, on 1 July 1999. They were Far East Hydrofoil / Far East Jetfoil by Shun Tak, and Turbo Cat by CTS Parkview Company Ltd.

Routes

TurboJET provides services between Hong Kong, Hong Kong International Airport, Macau, Shenzhen and Guangzhou, all located around the Pearl River Delta in southern China. The route between Hong Kong and Macau is the busiest, operating 24 hours a day, taking approximately one hour to travel the 70 kilometres (43 mi) journey on TurboJET's high speed vessels.

In the past, besides the inter-city routes, Turbo Cat operated Hong Kong out-lying routes during the years 1999 to 2000. The routes were Central to Tuen Mun (on weekdays), and Central to Tai O (on weekends). After the merger, the routes are now operated under the TurboJET brand.

Fleet

TurboJET is the world's largest operator of Boeing's Jetfoils; all used to belong to the former Far East Hydrofoil / Far East Jetfoil. Far East Hydrofoil / Far East Jetfoil also used PS-30 and FoilCat, whereas the former Turbo Cat used FlyingCat and TriCat.

TurboJET's fleet includes seven major types of vessels (and eight minor vessels), with one of the major types (and two minor types) rented from another company.

Bought vessels

FoilCat : 35m length, 561 tonnes, 423 passengers catamaran hydrofoil. Propelled by waterjets powered by twin General Electric LM500 gas turbines. Maximum speed at 50 knots. Built by Norwegian specialists Kvaerner Fjellstrand.
FlyingCat : 40m length, 479 tonnes, 303 passengers catamaran. Propelled by waterjets powered by twin MTU 16V 396 diesel engines, rated at 2000 kW each. Cruising speed at 35 knots. Built by Norwegian specialists Kvaerner Fjellstrand.
TriCat : 45m length, 602 tonnes, 328/333 passengers catamaran. Propelled by waterjets powered by twin Caterpillar Solar Taurus gas turbines. Cruising speed at 45 knots, capable of 52 knots when empty. Built by FBM Marine of the United Kingdom for universal MK 2001–2008 only (Note: Universal MK 2009 and 2010 are built by Pequot River of the USA). Universal MK 2001–2005 are installed with 2 shorter chimneys at the back while Universal MK 2006–2010 are installed with 2 higher chimneys at the back of the vessels.)
JetFoil: 24.44m length, 267 tonnes, 190/243 passengers monohull hydrofoil. Propelled by waterjets powered by twin Rolls Royce Allison 501KF gas turbines. Maximum speed at 45 knots. Built by Boeing.
PS-30: 27.8m length, 303 tonnes, 260 passengers Jetfoil-like monohull hydrofoil. Propelled by waterjets powered by twin Rolls Royce Allison 501KF gas turbines. Maximum speed at 45 knots. Built by Shanghai Simno Marine Limited, under licenses from Boeing. (This vessel is currently inactive as of September 2011.)
Austal 48: 47.5m length, 610 tonnes, 418 passengers catamaran. Propelled by waterjets powered by quadruple MTU 16V 4000 diesel engines, rated at 2320 kW each. Cruising speed at 43.5 knots, capable of 49 knots when empty. Built by Austal Shipyard of Australia.

Rented vessels (returned in December 2008)

Wavemaster SuperFast 39m: 39m length, 300 passengers catamaran. Propelled by waterjets powered by twin MTU 8V 396 diesel engines, rated at 1580 kW each. Maximum speed at 36 knots. Built by Wavemaster International Proprietary Limited Company.
Wavemaster SuperFast 42m: 42m length, 385 passengers catamaran. Propelled by waterjets powered by twin MTU 16V 396 diesel engines, rated at 1960 kW each. Maximum speed at 48 knots. Built by Wavemaster International Proprietary Limited Company.

Vessels information

**TurboJET Fleet**
Name	IMO	Type	Year Built	Seats	Builder	Notes
Acores(恆星,929-100-008)			Far East Hydrofoil / Far East Jetfoil：1975-1999 Turbo JET：1999-2003	262	Boeing Company	Sold to South Korea in 2004
Guia(東星,929-100-009)	7932848	Jetfoil	Far East Hydrofoil / Far East Jetfoil：1976-1999 Turbo JET：1999	243	Boeing Company
Terceira (錫星,929-115-012)	7910008	Jetfoil	Far East Hydrofoil / Far East Jetfoil：1979-1999 Turbo JET：1999	190	Boeing Company	2nd Premier Jetfoil in service since Feb 2010
Horta(海皇星,929-115-016)	7923251	Jetfoil	Far East Hydrofoil / Far East Jetfoil：1980-1999 Turbo JET：1999	243	Boeing Company	3rd Premier Jetfoil in service since Jul 2012
Lilau(帝皇星,929-115-014)	8332332	Jetfoil	Far East Hydrofoil / Far East Jetfoil：1979-1999 Turbo JET：1999	243	Boeing Company
Funchal(天皇星,929-115-013)	7923249	Jetfoil	Far East Hydrofoil / Far East Jetfoil：1979-1999 Turbo JET：1999	190	Boeing Company	1st Premier Jetfoil in service since March 2009
Taipa(帝后星,929-115-021)	8127701	Jetfoil	Far East Hydrofoil / Far East Jetfoil：1981-1999 Turbo JET：1999	243	Boeing Company	4th Premier Jetfoil in service since Feb 2013
Cacilhas(幸運星,929-115-018)	8019564	Jetfoil	Far East Hydrofoil / Far East Jetfoil：1981-1999 Turbo JET：1999	243	Boeing Company	Premier jetfoil
São Jorge(銀星,929-100-006)	7933165	Jetfoil	Far East Hydrofoil / Far East Jetfoil：1975-1999 Turbo JET：1999	243	Boeing Company	Premier Jetfoil since late 2014.
Santa Maria(金星,929-100-005)	7523910	Jetfoil	Far East Hydrofoil / Far East Jetfoil：1974-1999 Turbo JET：1999	243	Boeing Company
Corvo(火星,929-100-003)	7731555	Jetfoil	Far East Hydrofoil / Far East Jetfoil：1975-1999 Turbo JET：1999-2006	242	Boeing Company	Originally as Kamehameha for Seaflite Pacific Sea Trsp. in1975. Sold to South Korea in 2006 to Mirajet (renamed as Hijet)
Pico(土星,929-100-004)	7737391	Jetfoil	Far East Hydrofoil / Far East Jetfoil：1975-1999 Turbo JET：1999	243	Boeing Company
Madeira(木星,929-100-002)	7523881	Jetfoil	Far East Hydrofoil / Far East Jetfoil：1974-1999 Turbo JET：1999	243	Boeing Company	Crashed in November 2013 injuring 87 and has since been retired.^[2]
Flores(水星,929-100-001)	7737389	Jetfoil	Far East Hydrofoil / Far East Jetfoil：1974-1999 Turbo JET：1999	243	Boeing Company	Currently Inactive (Possibly Retired)
Urzela(鐵星,929-100-007)	7932898	Jetfoil	Far East Hydrofoil / Far East Jetfoil：1976-1999 Turbo JET：1999	243	Boeing Company
Ponta Delgada(銅星,929-100-008)	7932903	Jetfoil	Far East Hydrofoil / Far East Jetfoil：1977-1999 Turbo JET：1999-2003	242	Boeing Company	Sold to South Korea in 2004
Balsa(北星)	8878362	PS-30	Far East Hydrofoil / Far East Jetfoil：1994-1999 Turbo JET：1999	270	Shanghai Simno Marine Limited	Currently Inactive
Praia(南星)		PS-30	Far East Hydrofoil / Far East Jetfoil：1994-1999 Turbo JET：1999-2001	242	Shanghai Simno Marine Limited	Sold to South Korea in 2002
Penha(祥星)	9101778	Foilcat	Far East Hydrofoil / Far East Jetfoil：1995-1999 Turbo JET：1999	419	Kvaerner Fjellstrand Shipyard	Premier foilcat
Barca(日星)	9101780	Foilcat	Far East Hydrofoil / Far East Jetfoil：1995-1999 Turbo JET：1999	419	Kvaerner Fjellstrand Shipyard	Premier Foilcat
Universal MK I (宇航壹號)	9060376	Flying Cat	1992	303	Kvaerner Fjellstrand Shipyard
Universal MK II (宇航貳號)	9060388	Flying Cat	1993	303	Kvaerner Fjellstrand Shipyard	Sold to Indonesia in 2010
Universal MK III (宇航叄號)	9060390	Flying Cat	1993	303	Kvaerner Fjellstrand Shipyard
Universal MK IV (宇航肆號)	9086655	Flying Cat	1994	303	Kvaerner Fjellstrand Shipyard	Sold to South Korea in August 2011
Universal MK 2001 (宇航2001)	9087556	TriCat	1994	333	FBM Marine Limited
Universal MK 2002 (宇航2002)	9087568	TriCat	1995	333	FBM Marine Limited
Universal MK 2003 (宇航2003)	9087570	TriCat	1995	333	FBM Marine Limited	Vessel involved in collison with fishing vessel near Lung Sou Gok in August 2016.^[3]
Universal MK 2004 (宇航2004)	9087582	TriCat	1995	333	FBM Marine Limited
Universal MK 2005 (宇航2005)	9087594	TriCat	1996	333	FBM Marine Limited
Universal MK 2006 (宇航2006)	9139206	TriCat	1996	333	FBM Marine Limited
Universal MK 2007 (宇航2007)	9139218	TriCat	1996	333	FBM Marine Limited
Universal MK 2008 (宇航2008)	9139220	TriCat	1997	333	FBM Aboitiz Shipyard, Philippines
Universal MK 2009 (宇航2009)	9160188	TriCat	1998	328	Pequot River Shipwords, New London, CT, USA	Second Hand (joined in 2005) Painted in MGM Colors
Universal MK 2010 (宇航2010)	9182538	TriCat	1999	328	Pequot River Shipwords, New London, CT, USA	Second Hand (joined in 2005), Currently inactive (Parked at Tsing Yi)
Universal MK 2011 (宇航2011)	9444209	Austal 48m	2008	418	Austal Shipyard	(Originally purchased by New World First Ferry)
Universal MK 2012 (宇航2012)		Austal 48m	2008	418	Austal Shipyard	(Originally purchased by New World First Ferry)
Universal MK 2013 (宇航2013)		Austal 48m	2002	414	Austal Shipyard	(Originally purchased by New World First Ferry)
Universal MK 2014 (宇航2014)		Austal 48m	2002	414	Austal Shipyard	(Originally purchased by New World First Ferry)
Universal MK 2015 (宇航2015)		Austal 48m	2002	414	Austal Shipyard	(Originally purchased by New World First Ferry)
Universal MK 2016 (宇航2016)		Austal 48m	2004	418	Austal Shipyard	(Originally purchased by New World First Ferry)
Universal MK 2017 (宇航2017)		Austal 48m	2004	418	Austal Shipyard	(Originally purchased by New World First Ferry)

References

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Water Transport Operators between Hong Kong SAR and Macau SAR

Current	Cotai Water Jet TurboJET

Merged	~~Far East Hydrofoil / Far East Jetfoil~~ (Merged to TurboJET) ~~Turbo Cat~~(Merged to TurboJET) ~~New World First Ferry (Macau)~~ (Merged to TurboJET)

Defunct	~~Macao Dragon~~ ~~Hong Kong North West Express (HKNWE)~~

Public transportation in Eastern Pearl River Delta

Shenzhen Metro

Lines in operation	1 2 3 4 5 7 9 11

Under construction	2 (Phase III) 3 (Phase III) 4 (Phase III) 5 (Phase II) 6 8 9 (Phase II) 10

Under planning	12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Dongguan Rail Transit

Lines in operation	2

Under construction	2 (Phase III)

Under planning	1 3 4

Hong Kong MTR

Lines in operation	Airport Disneyland Resort East Rail Island Kwun Tong Ma On Shan Tseung Kwan O Tsuen Wan Tung Chung West Rail

Under construction	South Island (East) East West Corridor North South Corridor

Under Planning	West Rail (Extension) Northern Link Tung Chung (Extension) South Island (West) Tseung Kwan O (Extension)

Other Urban
Rails/Cableways

Lines in operation	Happy Line Window of the World Monorail Light Rail Hong Kong Tramways Peak Tram Hong Kong International Airport APM Ngong Ping 360

Under construction	Shenzhen Trams

Intercity Rails
(PRD-RT)

Lines in operation	Guangzhou–Shenzhen Dongguan–Huizhou

Under construction	Foshan–Dongguan Guangzhou–Dongguan–Shenzhen Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Dongguan–Huizhou

Transportation Hubs

Airport	Hong Kong (Chek Lap Kok) Shenzhen Bao'an Huizhou Pingtan

Railway stations	Shenzhen Shenzhenbei Shenzhendong Shenzhenxi Shenzhen Pingshan Futian Guangmingcheng Hung Hom (Kowloon) West Kowloon Changping Dongguandong Humen Huizhou Huizhounan

Ferry	Central Ferry Piers Macau Ferry Terminal China Ferry Terminal Tuen Mun Ferry Pier Skypier Kai Tak Cruise Terminal Shekou Passenger Terminal Shenzhen Prince Bay (Shekou)

China transit: JJJ
- Beijing
- Tianjin
YRD
- Shanghai
- Jiangsu
- Zhejiang
PRD
- West
- North
- East
Chengyu
- Chongqing
- Chengdu
Wuhan
Dalian

Public transportation in Western Pearl River Delta

Zhuhai Trams

Under construction	Line 1 (Phase I)

Under planning	Line 1 (Phase II) Line 2 Line 3

Macau LRT

Under construction	Macau-Taipa Line (Phase I)

Under planning	Macau-Taipa Line (Phase II) Seac Pai Van and Coloane Line Hengqin Branch Line Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge Line

Other Urban Transits

Lines in operation	Cable Guia Zhongshan Bus Rapid Transit

Intercity Rails
(PRD-RT)

Lines in operation	Guangzhou–Zhuhai

Transportation Hubs

Airport	Macau Zhuhai Jinwan

Railway stations	Xiaolan Zhongshan Zhongshanbei Zhuhai Zhuhaibei Jiangmen

Ferry	Outer Harbour Taipa Pak On Inner Harbour Kai Ho Jiuzhou Port Xiangzhou Port

China transit: JJJ
- Beijing
- Tianjin
YRD
- Shanghai
- Jiangsu
- Zhejiang
PRD
- West
- North
- East
Chengyu
- Chongqing
- Chengdu
Wuhan
Dalian

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