Port of Zhuhai

Coordinates: 22°14′N 113°35′E / 22.233°N 113.583°E / 22.233; 113.583

Port of Zhuhai 珠海港
An overall view of Jiuzhou Port
Location
Country	People's Republic of China
Location	Zhuhai, Guangdong Province,
Details
Opened	1986
Operated by	Zhuhai Port Corporation
Type of harbor	Natural River Seaport
Available berths	131
Website http://en.zhport.com.cn Port of Zhuhai website]

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.^[1] The main areas are the Jiujiang Port Area to the east of the city, and the Gaolang 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.^[2]

The Port had a total cargo throughput of 71.87 million tonnes in 2012,^[3] and surpassed the 100 million tonnes mark in 2013.^[4]

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.

History and Geography

Passengers buying ferry tickets

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 36 nautical miles (67 km) 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 will have two roundtrip sailings per day and can carry 1,300 passengers. The ferries will depart Jiuzhou at 9:30 am and 3:30 pm and leave the airport at 11:15 am and 5 pm every day. The frequency of the 50-minute service will grow to three roundtrip sailings each day by August and four each day by January 2008.^[5]

In Spring 2009 the refurbishment of the port had been completed with new stores and facilities for passengers. Numerous gift shops and Fast food chains now have restaurants inside to serve passengers. A light white marble floor and walls brighten up the once dark waiting area. The toilets are now moved to the 1st floor and are clean. Tickets are purchased in the ground floor lobby and the boats are boarded via the first floor.

Ferry timetable

Passenger terminal at Jiuzhou Port

Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal

Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal

Container facility

Tuen Mun Ferry Pier

Hong Kong International Airport

Notes for Non-PRC citizens travelling through Jiuzhou Port

A tour bus in Jiuzhou Port. Note that the text on the bus is to be read from the front of the bus to the rear (on either side)

A non-PRC citizen will need to complete an arrivals / departure card (available in the departure / arrivals hall).

Forward Travel from JiuZhou Port

JiuZhou Port is connected by a number of other on-going transport options.

Taxis are readily 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 offers a spectacular view 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 bustling Gongbei (Chinese: 拱北; pinyin: Gǒngběi) section of Zhuhai, where the China / Macau Border Crossing is located.

See also

• Chu Kong Passenger Transport Co., Ltd

References

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Public transportation in Western Pearl River Delta
Zhuhai Trams	Under construction Line 1 (Phase I) Under planning Line 1 (Phase II) Line 2 Line 3
Macau LRT	Under construction Macau-Taipa Line (Phase I) Under planning Macau-Taipa Line (Phase II) Seac Pai Van and Coloane Line Hengqin Branch Line Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge Line
Other Urban Transits	Lines in operation Cable Guia Zhongshan Bus Rapid Transit
Intercity Rails (PRD-RT)	Lines in operation Guangzhou–Zhuhai
Transportation Hubs	Airport Macau Zhuhai Jinwan Railway stations Xiaolan Zhongshan Zhongshanbei Zhuhai Zhuhaibei Jiangmen Ferry Outer Harbour Taipa Pak On Inner Harbour Kai Ho Jiuzhou Port Xiangzhou Port
China transit: JJJ Beijing Tianjin YRD Shanghai Jiangsu Zhejiang PRD West North East Chengyu Chongqing Chengdu Wuhan Dalian

Mainland China–Hong Kong border crossings
Mainland China	Land/Rail Beijing West Station Port Changping Port Foshan Port Futian Port Huanggang Port Luohu Port Shanghai Station Port Shatoujiao Port Shenzhen Bay Port Tianhe Port Wenjindu Port Zhaoqing Station Port Liantang Port * Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge * Water Doumen Port Fuyong Port Gaoming Port Gongyi Port Heshan Port Humen Port Jiangmen Port Lianhuashan Port Nansha Port Pingzhou Port Sanbu Port Shekou Port Shenzhen Prince Bay Shunde Port Xiangzhou Port Zhaoqing Port Zhongshan Port Zhuhai Port
Hong Kong	Land/Rail Hung Hom Control Point Lo Wu Control Point Lok Ma Chau Control Point Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point Man Kam To Control Point Sha Tau Kok Control Point Shenzhen Bay Control Point Heung Yuen Wai Control Point * West Kowloon Terminus * Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge * Water China Ferry Terminal Control Point Macau Ferry Terminal Control Point Tuen Mun Ferry Terminal Control Point
* Proposed / planned See also: General Administration of Customs Bureau of Exit and Entry Administration List of airports in China Immigration Department Customs and Excise Department List of immigration control points in Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport Skypier