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Turbojet




TurboJET (-based '''Shun Tak-China Travel Ship Management Limited''' (信德中旅船務管理有限公司), which was established from the joint venture between Shun Tak Holdings Limited (信德集團有限公司) and China Travel International Investment Hong Kong Limited in July 1999. It operates Hydrofoil Ferry services in southern China .


ROUTES

TurboJET provides services between Hong Kong , Macau and Shenzhen , all located around the Pearl River Delta in southern China. The route between Hong Kong and Macau is the busiest and is operating 24 hours a day. It takes approximately one hour to travel the 60-km journey on TurboJET's high speed vessels.


FLEET

TurboJET's fleet includes five types of vessels:

  • FlyingCat : 480 tonnes, 300 passengers catamaran. Propelled by waterjets powered by twin MTU 16V 396 diesel engines, rated at 2000kW each. Cruising speed at 35 knots. Built by Norwegian specialists Kvaerner Fjellstrand, Norway.




  • PS-30: 300 tonnes, 270 passengers monohull hydrofoil. Propelled by waterjets powered by twin Rolls Royce Allison 501KF gas turbines. Maximum speed at 45 knots. Built by Shanghai Simno Marine Limited , under licenses from Boeing.


TurboJET is the world's largest operator of Boeing's Jetfoils.


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