Macao Dragon Company

Macao Dragon Company Limited
Dragão Gigante Transportes Marítimos, S.A.
Private company
Industry Ferry
Founded 2008
Headquarters Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Website http://www.macaodragon.com
Shen Long - Highspeed Catamaran
Shen Long - Dragon Suite
Shen Long - Economy Cabin
Shen Long - On board Internet café

Macao Dragon Company Limited (Chinese: 巨龍船務有限公司; Portuguese: Dragão Gigante Transportes Marítimos, S.A.) was a start-up ferry company that offered services between the Hong Kong–Macau Ferry Terminal, in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, and the Taipa Temporary Ferry Terminal in Taipa, Macau. It operated four 65m and 63m highspeed catamarans vessels powered by MTU Friedrichshafen engines using waterjet propulsion, which could accommodate up to 1,200 passengers.

History

Operations of the company began on July 10, 2010. As of September 2010, the first two vessels, Shen Long and Tian Long had entered service, providing five return trips between Macau and Hong Kong.

The Macao Dragon company went into liquidation and ceased operations from September 15, 2011.[1]

Routes

Fleet

The Macao Dragon fleet consisted of the following vessels:

Classes of Travel

Special features

Technical specifications

Shen Long (Hull 189)

References

  1. Siu, Phila (September 15, 2011). "Ferry firm goes under". The Standard (Hong Kong). Archived from the original on October 19, 2012.


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