China Merchants Shenzhen Xunlong Shipping Co. Ltd., otherwise known as Xunlong Shipping or Xunlong Ferries, operates high speed catamaran ferry services from Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. It is a part of the China Merchants Group.
History Established in November, 1993 and commenced commercial operations in October 1995.
Routes and ports
Home Terminal in Shenzhen: Shekou (蛇口), Shenzhen - Shekou Passenger Terminal (Until October 31, 2016) Shekou (蛇口), Shenzhen - Shenzhen Prince Bay Cruise Homeport (From November 1, 2016)
Terminals in Hong Kong:
Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal (中港城碼頭) Hong Kong–Macau Ferry Terminal (港澳碼頭) Skypier at Hong Kong International Airport (海天碼頭)
Terminals in Macau:
Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal Taipa Temporary Ferry Terminal
Terminal in Zhuhai, China
Jiuzhou Port (珠海九洲港)
Fleet
There are 8 high speed catamaran ferries in the fleet, which are a mix of Australian and Norwegian built vessels. They serve 60 services per day.
Vessel Name Passenger Capacity Xunlong 1 304 Xunlong 2 356 Xunlong 3 224 Xunlong 4 224 Xunlong 5 188 Xunlong 6 188 Xunlong 7 296 Taishan 318
A new ferry with a capacity of 234 passengers was ordered from Dutch marine designers, CoCo Yachts. It is an aluminium catamaran, to be built by the shipyard Plenty Ships, due for delivery during 2016.
References
External links
China Merchants Shenzhen Xunlong Shipping Company Limited