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Sun Ferry

Sun Ferry

Hong Kong ferry operator

For a ferry of Australia, see Sun (ferry).

Sun Ferry Services Company Limited, more widely known as Sun Ferry (Chinese: 新渡輪) and formerly New World First Ferry Services (in short New World First Ferry, First Ferry or NWFF), is a ferry service company in Hong Kong. The company was established in November 1999, when it took over the eight licensed ferry routes transferred from Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry in January 2000.[1][2]

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Background

When the company commenced its service on 15 January 2000, it bought 14 ferries and rented seven hovercraft and catamarans from its predecessor. Since then it has introduced 10 fast vessels on Outlying Islands routes to phase out the rented vessels and to improve services.

It used to have a subsidiary, New World First Ferry Services (Macau) (abbreviated New World First Ferry (Macau)), which operated a high-speed ferry service between Kowloon (China Ferry Terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui) and Macau (Hong Kong–Macau Ferry Pier). In 2011, it was sold to Shun Tak–China Travel Ship Management Limited, the owner of TurboJET.[3] That subsidiary has now been renamed.[4]

Routes

It operates the following routes:

Ceased routes:

Inter-cities

  • Hong Kong to Macau (sold to TurboJET in 2011)

Fleet

Fast ferry New Ferry II (type Flying Cat) for Outlying Islands Routes and the Macau service
Fast ferry New Ferry LXXXII (type Austal 48m) for the Macau service
Fast ferry New Ferry LXXXIII (type Austal 48m) for the Macau service
Triple-decker ferry Xin Guang
Hong Kong Victoria Harbour First Ferry Xin Guang
Hong Kong Victoria Harbour First Ferry IX

Current fleet

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Former fleet

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Ownership

New World First Ferry was owned by NWS Holdings via NWS Transport Services.[7] In the past, Chow Tai Fook Enterprises, parent company of NWS Holdings, owned 50% shares of NWS Transport Services until 2016.[8]

New World First Ferry and NWS Holdings are named after New World Development, the flagship listed company of Chow Tai Fook group.

In May 2020, New World First Ferry was sold to Chinese government owned Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises.[9] Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises is the parent company of Chu Kong Passenger Transport, which offers inter-cities passenger liner, for cities of the Pearl River Delta. Chu Kong is the alternative transliteration of Pearl River.

Following the sale, formal registration of the change of company name to Sun Ferry Services Company Limited took effect on 7 January 2021 in Hong Kong's Companies Registry.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    HK Ferry (Hold) & New World Dev Joint Announcement Hong Kong Stock Exchange 2 November 1999
  2. [2]
    "Milesstones 1999". NWS Holdings. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  3. [3]
    About Us TurboJET
  4. [4]
    "SHUN TAK - CHINA TRAVEL MACAU FERRIES LIMITED :: Hong Kong :: OpenCorporates". opencorporates.com. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  5. [5]
    "List of vessel on Company website".
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    Guy Photo Collections Archived 3 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  7. [7]
    "Citybus & NWFB - Members of NWS Holdings - Company Structure". New World First Bus. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  8. [8]
    "About Citybus and NWFB > History". Hong Kong: NWS Transport Services. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  9. [9]
    Moon, Louise (4 May 2020). "Hong Kong's New World First Ferry Services to be acquired by Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises". South China Morning Post. Hong Kong. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
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