Shekou Ferry Terminal (1981–2016)
former ferry terminal in Shenzhen, China
Shekou Ferry Terminal (Chinese: 蛇口客运码头) was a ferry port located in Shekou, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China. It allowed for direct ferry connections from Shenzhen to destinations across the Pearl River Delta. It was operated by China Merchant Shekou Ferry Terminal Service Co., Ltd. It was also known as Shekou Port Ferry Terminal. It was the waterway passenger transportation junction of Shenzhen. Ferry operations were operated by TurboJET and CKS Ferries.
It was replaced by the Shekou Cruise Center, also known as the new Shekou Ferry Terminal.
Structure
The terminal was built in 1981, and the coastline of the terminal was 1,025m long, there were 16 berths, and covered an area of 25,371m2. It had two ticket halls, three waiting halls (two for HK-Macau line, and one for domestic line) and six service counters for pre-check-in.
Destinations
In 2013, there were 30 ships operating from the terminal, of which 22 are high speed luxury ferries, and 8 were ordinary high speed ferries.
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