TurboJET
This article is about the Hong Kong based ferry company. For the type of jet engine, see Turbojet.
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| Private company | |
| Industry | Ferry services |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong |
| Website | http://www.turbojet.com.hk/ |
| Private company | |
| Industry | Transportation |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong & Macao, China |
| Website | www.turbojet.com.hk |
| TurboJET | |
 TurboJET's Universal MK 2004 TriCat | |
| Portuguese name | |
|---|---|
| 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. It operates hydrofoil ferry services in southern China.
It acquired Shun Tak－China Travel Macau Ferries Ltd (abbreviated New World First Ferry (Macau)) and New Ferry -Transporte Marítimo de Passageiros (Macau) Limitada from NWS Holdings with 350 million in cash on 11 August 2011, and complied 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
| Name | IMO | Type | Year Built |
Seats | Builder | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | Jetfoil | Far East Hydrofoil / Far East Jetfoil：1975-1999 Turbo JET：1999-2006 |
242 | Boeing Company | Sold to South Korea in 2006 | ||
| 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 and then being currently inactive |  |
| 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) | 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 |  | |
| 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) |
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