Macao Dragon Company
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| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Ferry |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Website | http://www.macaodragon.com |
Macao Dragon Company Limited (Chinese: 巨龍船務有限公司) is a new start-up ferry company that will be offering services between the Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal, Hong Kong,(Chinese: 港澳碼頭) in Sheung Wan and the Taipa Temporary Ferry Terminal in Taipa, Macau. It will operate 65m and 63m Highspeed Catamarans vessels powered by MTU Friedrichshafen engines using waterjet propulsion which can accommodate up to 1,200 passengers. Services are set to start as soon as all regulatory approvals have been secured.
The ticketing office in Hong Kong has already been fitted out. It is located in Shop 304A, Shun Tak Centre, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong. Tickets will be available from the company website, one of the ticketing offices, or travel agents.
Routes
Fleet
The Macao Dragon fleet consists of the following vessels:
- Shen Long,(Chinese: 神龍)(Hull 189) 65m Highspeed Catamaran built by Marinteknik Shipbuilders(Singapore) - (delivered)
- Tian Long,(Chinese: 天龍)(Hull 190) 65m Highspeed Catamaran built by Marinteknik Shipbuilders (Singapore) - (delivery deferred)
- Huang Long,(Chinese: 皇龍)(Hull 191) 63m Highspeed Catamaran built by Marinteknik Shipbuilders (Singapore) - (delivery deferred)
- Pan Long,(Chinese: 蟠龍)(Hull 192) 63m Highspeed Catamaran built by Marinteknik Shipbuilders (Singapore) - (delivery deferred)
Classes of Travel
- Dragon Suites - 8 or 4-seat private cabins, comfortable leather reclining seats
- First - generous seat pitch, comfortable leather reclining seats
- Premium Economy - comfortable leather reclining seats
- Economy - comfortable aircraft-style seating
Special Features
- 25 large 40"-50" Flat Screen TVs
- Dragon Suites feature plug and play AV connections to two 32" flat screen monitors with touch screen control panel
- 2 Kiosks offering a wide selection of refreshments
- Satellite based Internet using Wi-Fi technologyy is available throughout the vessel
- Internet Cafe
- Starbucks Coffee
- Fiji Water
Technical Specifications
Shen Long,(Chinese: 神龍)(Hull 189)
- Type: Aluminium hull fast catamaran ferry,(Chinese: 噴射鋁合金雙體船)
- Passenger capacity: 1152 total (Chinese: 總數1152人)
- Shipbuilder (Chinese: 造船商): Marinteknik Shipbuilders (S) PTE LTD.
- Length (LOA) (Chinese: 船身長度): 65 meters
- Beam (Chinese: 船寬): 16 meters Loaded
- Draught (Chinese: 吃水深度): 1.60 m
- Propulsion Generators (Chinese: 推動發電機): 4 x MTU 16V4000 M70
- WaterJet (Chinese: 噴水系統): 4 x MJP J850R QD
- Port of Registration (Chinese: 註冊港口) : Hong Kong
- Classification(Chinese: 船級社): Lloyd’s Register of Shipping (LLOYDS) 100 A1 SSC Passenger(B) Catamaran HSC G4