Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal

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Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal
Hanyu Pinyin		Gǎng Ào Mǎtóu
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	gong2 ou3 maa5 tau4

Portuguese namePortuguese

The pier was formerly located near present-day Oceanus Casino, ex-New Yaohan Store on Avenida da Amizade. In 1993, the terminal was relocated to its present location. A new terminal was completed in 2017 for the convenience of travellers of Macau International Airport near Taipa.

From 1948 to 1961, Macau Air Transport Company operated seaplane service to Hong Kong from the terminal.

Facilities

It provides ferry services to Hong Kong. The terminal provides 12 berths for hydrofoils and 2 for ferries. The pier features a heliport, providing an alternative to TurboJET. The terminal building is a two-storey structure with arrivals on the lower level and departures on the upper level. On the outside is a helipad and 6 boat docks (facing the east side). The Macau tourism office is located in the lower level. The duty-free shop is located on the upper level.

Helipad

Macau Ferry Heliport
Macau Ferry Heliport in August 2013
IATA: XZM ICAO: None
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Sky Shuttle
Location	Macau
Coordinates	22°11′49.47″N 113°33′32.08″E / 22.1970750°N 113.5589111°E / 22.1970750; 113.5589111

The helipad was added in 1995 with 2 pads and expanded to 5 in 2001.^[1] The passenger lounge was upgraded in 2004. There are proposals for 3 more pads to the north of the current site. ^{[citation needed]} There are flights to Hong Kong and Shenzhen.^[2]

Operators

Operators from the terminal include:

• TurboJET operates a ferry service between Macau and Hong Kong Island at the Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Pier in Macau and the Shun Tak Centre in Hong Kong Central. Ferries take approximately 1 hour in the high-speed vessels. In 2011, Turbojet bought out ferry rival New World First Ferry, operating a ferry service between Macau and Kowloon, Hong Kong (China Ferry Terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui).
• Cotai Jet operates a daily route between this pier and Hong Kong–Macau Ferry Pier, Hong Kong located at Shun Tak Centre
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• Shenzhen Fuyong Ferry Terminal (serving Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport) in Shenzhen
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• Sky Shuttle Helicopters (formerly Heli-Express) operates regular helicopter service between the Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Pier in Macau, the Shun Tak Centre in Hong Kong and Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport
  . There are around 56 flights daily. Flights take approximately 16 minutes in the 12 passenger seat aircraft. The heliport IATA code is XZM. It has no ICAO code. There are 10 to 12 flights operating between Macau and Shenzhen Bao'an Airport depending on the day of the week.

• Transportation in Macau
• Transmac
• Transportas Companhia de Macau

References

External links

• Media related to Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal, Macau at Wikimedia Commons