The Port of Zhuhai is the port of the prefecture-level city of Zhuhai, on the west side of the Pearl River estuary in the Chinese province of Guangdong. The Port of Zhuhai is composed of seven main port areas: Gaolan, Wanshan, Jiuzhou, Xiangzhou, Tangjia, Hongwan and Doumen. The main areas are the Jiuzhou Port Area to the east of the city, and the Gaolan Port Area to the west. As of 2012, the port had 131 berths, 126 production berths, of which 17 were deep-water berths over 10,000DWT.
The Port had a total cargo throughput of in 2012, and surpassed the mark in 2013.
The volume of port traffic and urban population make Zhuhai a medium-port metropolis according to the Southampton system of port-city classification.
The Jiujiang Port Area includes a container terminal and a terminal for high-speed ferries connecting Zhuhai with Shenzhen in mainland China and Hong Kong. It is also developing into a transport hub with regular coach services connecting the port with various cities west of the Pearl River such as Jiangmen and Shunde.
Ticketed passengers on flights going to and from Hong Kong International Airport may take ferries from the Zhuhai Ferry Terminal to the HKIA Skypier.
History and Geography
Zhuhai International Container Terminals (Jiuzhou), ZICT(J), located in the city of Zhuhai on the western bank of the Pearl River Delta (PRD) in the Guangdong Province, adjacent to Macau and from Hong Kong, commenced operations in 1993. Providing container and general cargo handling services, ZICT(J) operates five multi-purpose berths.
On 10 July 2007, a new ferry service between Jiuzhou port and Skypier in Hong Kong International Airport began. The new service was to have two roundtrip sailings per day and can carry 1,300 passengers, with ferries departing Jiuzhou at 9:30 am and 3:30 pm and leaving the airport at 11:15 am and 5 pm. There were plant to increase frequency to three roundtrip sailings daily by August and four daily by January 2008.
In Spring 2009, refurbishment of the port was completed, with new stores and other facilities for passengers.
Ferry timetable
Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal Time Depart Arrive 07:30 Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal Jiuzhou Port 08:00 Jiuzhou Port Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal 08:30 Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal Jiuzhou Port 09:30 Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal Jiuzhou Port 10:00 Jiuzhou Port Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal 11:30 Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal Jiuzhou Port 12:00 Jiuzhou Port Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal 13:30 Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal Jiuzhou Port 14:00 Jiuzhou Port Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal 15:30 Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal Jiuzhou Port 16:00 Jiuzhou Port Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal 17:00 Jiuzhou Port Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal 17:30 Jiuzhou Port Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal 17:30 Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal Jiuzhou Port 19:00 Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal Jiuzhou Port Source: CKSP company website
Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal
Time Depart Arrive 08:40 Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal Jiuzhou Port 09:00 Jiuzhou Port Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal 10:30 Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal Jiuzhou Port 11:00 Jiuzhou Port Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal 12:30 Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal Jiuzhou Port 13:00 Jiuzhou Port Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal 14;30 Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal Jiuzhou Port 15:00 Jiuzhou Port Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal 16:30 Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal Jiuzhou Port 18:00 Jiuzhou Port Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal 19:30 Jiuzhou Port Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal 19:30 Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal Jiuzhou Port 20:30 Jiuzhou Port Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal 21:30 Jiuzhou Port Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal 21:30 Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal Jiuzhou Port
Source: CKSP website
Hong Kong International Airport Time Depart Arrive 9:30 Jiuzhou Port Hong Kong International Airport 12:15 Hong Kong International Airport Jiuzhou Port 12:40 Jiuzhou Port Hong Kong International Airport 14:05 Hong Kong International Airport Jiuzhou Port 15:30 Jiuzhou Port Hong Kong International Airport 17:00 Hong Kong International Airport Jiuzhou Port 18:30 Jiuzhou Port Hong Kong International Airport 20:00 Hong Kong International Airport Jiuzhou Port
Source: CKSP company website
Forward travel from Jiuzhou Port Jiuzhou Port is connected by a number of other on-going transport options.
Taxis are available.
After a busy ferry has come in, it might be necessary to queue and wait for taxis to return. To the right of the port on the sea wall-lined pavement is a bus stop for buses headed north. The number 99 directly passes the famous "Fisher Girl" statue (symbol of Zhuhai), and has views of the surrounding islands.
Opposite the port is a larger bus terminus where a number of buses run regular services. From here the number 3 restarts its route and heads North past Zhongshan University and Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai Campus, all the way up to Jin Ding. Many other bus routes lead down into the Gongbei () section of Zhuhai, where the China / Macau Border Crossing is located.
See also Chu Kong Passenger Transport Co., Ltd
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