Cotai Water Jet
Cotai Water Jet 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.
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 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, which it uses for all routes, though official it's supposed to be used for routes between Hong Kong International Airport and Macau only.
Current routes
- Taipa Ferry Terminal, Macau ↔ Hong Kong–Macau Ferry Terminal, Hong Kong
- Taipa Ferry Terminal, Macau ↔ Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal, Hong Kong
- Taipa Ferry Terminal, Macau ↔ Skypier, Hong Kong International Airport, Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong
- Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal, Macau ↔ Hong Kong–Macau Ferry Terminal, Hong Kong
Fleet
Cotai Water Jet's fleet are built by Austal Shipyard of Australia.Brand of vessels
- Austal 48m: 47.5m length, 70 tonnes, 411/413/417 passengers catamaran. Propelled by waterjets powered by quadruple MTU 16V 4000 M70 diesel engines, rated at 2320 kW each. Cruising speed at 42 knots. Built by Austal Shipyard of Australia.
List of vessels
There are all together 14 vessels:- THE LONDONER
- THE VENETIAN
- THE COTAI STRIP EXPO
- SHOPPES COTAI CENTRAL
- LONDONER GRAND
- SHOPPES FOUR SEASONS
- THE PLAZA
- COTAI STRIP COTAIARENA
- COTAI STRIP COTAIGOLD
- GOURMET DINING
- MARCO POLO
- ST. MARK
- CASTELLA SQUARE
- ''DI MODA SQUARE''
Rented vessels (all returned in early 2009)
- 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
This is a list where passengers can buy tickets to Cotai Water Jet.Macau
[The Venetian Macao]
- Cotai Travel
- Concierge Desk
- Concierge Desk
- Cotai Ticketing North and South Box Offices
- Customer service counter
- Cotai Ticketing Call Center
[Sands Macao]
- Guest Services Counter, Ground Level
[Sands Cotai Central]
- CotaiTravel
- Concierge Counter
- Concierge Counter
- Concierge Desk
- CotaiTicketing Box Office
- CotaiTicketing Box Office
[Taipa Ferry Terminal]
- Cotai Water Jet Ticketing Counter
Hong Kong
[Sheung Wan]
- Shop 305D, Shun Tak Centre, 200 Connaught Road, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
[Tsim Sha Tsui]
- Shop 7, 1/F China Ferry Terminal, 33 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
[Hong Kong International Airport]
- Transfer Area E2, Level 5, Hong Kong International Airport Passenger Terminal Building One
Accidents
- On 29 August 2009, a Cotai Water Jet bumped into a giant buoy and broke the catamaran windows with 1 injured.
- On 4 September 2009, THE VENETIAN collided with a sampan at Zhuhai waters killing 1 person.
- On 25 December 2009, COTAI STRIP COTAIGOLD collided with a Hong Kong fishing boat in Zhuhai waters near Lantau Island with 9 injured. The left bow of the catamaran was crushed and repaired later.