ferry company . for the type of jet engine see turbojet . turbojet type private company industry ferry services founded 1962 headquarters hong kong website http www.turbojet.com.hk shun tak china travel macau ferries ltd shun tak macau ferry company limitada type private company industry transportation founded 1999 headquarters hong kong & macao china website www.turbojet.com.hk turbojet turbojet s universal mk 2004 tricat portuguese name portuguese shun tak china travel companhia de gest o de embarca es limitada turbojet english name english shun tak china travel ship management limited turbojet turbojet is the brand name for the operations of the hong kong headquartered shun tak china travel ship management limited portuguese shun tak china travel companhia de gest o de embarca es limitada which was established from the joint venture between shun tak holdings limited and china travel international investment hong kong limited in july 1999 . 1 it operates hydrofoil ferry services in southern china . it acquired new ferry transporte mar timo de passageiros macau limitada abbreviated new world first ferry macau from nws holdings with 350 million in cash on 11 august 2011 and completed the transaction on 30 september . shun tak and china travel had their own separate ferry business brands before merging as turbojet on 1 july 1999 . they were far east hydrofoil far east jetfoil by shun tak and turbo cat by cts parkview company ltd. contents 1 routes 2 fleet 2.1 bought vessels 2.2 rented vessels returned in december 2008 2.3 vessels information 3 references 4 external links routes edit turbojet provides services between hong kong hong kong international airport macau shenzhen and guangzhou all located around the pearl river delta in southern china . the route between hong kong and macau is the busiest operating 24 hours a day taking approximately one hour to travel the 70 kilometres 43 mi journey on turbojet s high speed vessels . in the past besides the inter city routes turbo cat operated hong kong out lying routes during the years 1999 to 2000 . the routes were central to tuen mun on weekdays and central to tai o on weekends . after the merger the routes are now operated under the turbojet brand . fleet edit turbojet is the world s largest operator of boeing s jetfoils ; all used to belong to the former far east hydrofoil far east jetfoil . far east hydrofoil far east jetfoil also used ps 30 and foilcat whereas the former turbo cat used flyingcat and tricat . turbojet s fleet includes seven major types of vessels and eight minor vessels with one of the major types and two minor types rented from another company . bought vessels edit foilcat 35m length 561 tonnes 423 passengers catamaran hydrofoil . propelled by waterjets powered by twin general electric lm500 gas turbines . maximum speed at 50 knots . built by norwegian specialists kvaerner fjellstrand . flyingcat 40m length 479 tonnes 303 passengers catamaran . propelled by waterjets powered by twin mtu 16v 396 diesel engines rated at 2000 kw each . cruising speed at 35 knots . built by norwegian specialists kvaerner fjellstrand . tricat 45m length 602 tonnes 328 333 passengers catamaran . propelled by waterjets powered by twin caterpillar solar taurus gas turbines . cruising speed at 45 knots capable of 52 knots when empty . built by fbm marine of the united kingdom for universal mk 2001 2008 only note universal mk 2009 and 2010 are built by pequot river of the usa . universal mk 2001 2005 are installed with 2 shorter chimneys at the back while universal mk 2006 2010 are installed with 2 higher chimneys at the back of the vessels . jetfoil 24.44 m length 267 tonnes 190 243 passengers monohull hydrofoil . propelled by waterjets powered by twin rolls royce allison 501kf gas turbines . maximum speed at 45 knots . built by boeing . ps 30 27.8 m length 303 tonnes 260 passengers jetfoil like 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 . this vessel is currently inactive as of september 2011 . austal 48 47.5 m length 610 tonnes 418 passengers catamaran . propelled by waterjets powered by quadruple mtu 16v 4000 diesel engines rated at 2320 kw each . cruising speed at 43.5 knots capable of 49 knots when empty . built by austal shipyard of australia . rented vessels returned in december 2008 edit wavemaster superfast 39m 39m length 300 passengers catamaran . propelled by waterjets powered by twin mtu 8v 396 diesel engines rated at 1580 kw each . maximum speed at 36 knots . built by wavemaster international proprietary limited company . wavemaster superfast 42m 42m length 385 passengers catamaran . propelled by waterjets powered by twin mtu 16v 396 diesel engines rated at 1960 kw each . maximum speed at 48 knots . built by wavemaster international proprietary limited company . vessels information edit turbojet fleet name imo type year built seats builder notes image acores 929 100 008 far east hydrofoil far east jetfoil 1975 1999 turbo jet 1999 2003 262 boeing company sold to south korea in 2004 guia 929 100 009 79328 48 jetfoil far east hydrofoil far east jetfoil 1976 1999 turbo jet 1999 243 boeing company terceira 929 115 012 79100 08 jetfoil far east hydrofoil far east jetfoil 1979 1999 turbo jet 1999 190 boeing company 2nd premier jetfoil in service since feb 2010 horta 929 115 016 79232 51 jetfoil far east hydrofoil far east jetfoil 1980 1999 turbo jet 1999 243 boeing company 3rd premier jetfoil in service since jul 2012 lilau 929 115 014 83323 32 jetfoil far east hydrofoil far east jetfoil 1979 1999 turbo jet 1999 243 boeing company funchal 929 115 013 79232 49 jetfoil far east hydrofoil far east jetfoil 1979 1999 turbo jet 1999 190 boeing company 1st premier jetfoil in service since march 2009 taipa 929 115 021 81277 01 jetfoil far east hydrofoil far east jetfoil 1981 1999 turbo jet 1999 243 boeing company 4th premier jetfoil in service since feb 2013 cacilhas 929 115 018 80195 64 jetfoil far east hydrofoil far east jetfoil 1981 1999 turbo jet 1999 243 boeing company premier jetfoil s o jorge 929 100 006 79331 65 jetfoil far east hydrofoil far east jetfoil 1975 1999 turbo jet 1999 243 boeing company premier jetfoil since late 2014 . santa maria 929 100 005 75239 10 jetfoil far east hydrofoil far east jetfoil 1974 1999 turbo jet 1999 243 boeing company corvo 929 100 003 77315 55 jetfoil far east hydrofoil far east jetfoil 1975 1999 turbo jet 1999 2006 242 boeing company originally as kamehameha for seaflite pacific sea trsp . in1975 . sold to south korea in 2006 to mirajet renamed as hijet pico 929 100 004 77373 91 jetfoil far east hydrofoil far east jetfoil 1975 1999 turbo jet 1999 243 boeing company madeira 929 100 002 75238 81 jetfoil far east hydrofoil far east jetfoil 1974 1999 turbo jet 1999 243 boeing company crashed in november 2013 injuring 87 and has since been retired . 2 flores 929 100 001 77373 89 jetfoil far east hydrofoil far east jetfoil 1974 1999 turbo jet 1999 243 boeing company currently inactive possibly retired urzela 929 100 007 79328 98 jetfoil far east hydrofoil far east jetfoil 1976 1999 turbo jet 1999 243 boeing company ponta delgada 929 100 008 79329 03 jetfoil far east hydrofoil far east jetfoil 1977 1999 turbo jet 1999 2003 242 boeing company sold to south korea in 2004 balsa 8878362 ps 30 far east hydrofoil far east jetfoil 1994 1999 turbo jet 1999 270 shanghai simno marine limited currently inactive praia ps 30 far east hydrofoil far east jetfoil 1994 1999 turbo jet 1999 2001 242 shanghai simno marine limited sold to south korea in 2002 penha 9101778 foilcat far east hydrofoil far east jetfoil 1995 1999 turbo jet 1999 419 kvaerner fjellstrand shipyard premier foilcat barca 9101780 foilcat far east hydrofoil far east jetfoil 1995 1999 turbo jet 1999 419 kvaerner fjellstrand shipyard premier foilcat universal mk i 9060376 flying cat 1992 303 kvaerner fjellstrand shipyard universal mk ii 9060388 flying cat 1993 303 kvaerner fjellstrand shipyard sold to indonesia in 2010 universal mk iii 9060390 flying cat 1993 303 kvaerner fjellstrand shipyard universal mk iv 9086655 flying cat 1994 303 kvaerner fjellstrand shipyard sold to south korea in august 2011 universal mk 2001 2001 9087556 tricat 1994 333 fbm marine limited universal mk 2002 2002 9087568 tricat 1995 333 fbm marine limited universal mk 2003 2003 9087570 tricat 1995 333 fbm marine limited vessel involved in collison with fishing vessel near lung sou gok in august 2016 . 3 universal mk 2004 2004 9087582 tricat 1995 333 fbm marine limited universal mk 2005 2005 9087594 tricat 1996 333 fbm marine limited universal mk 2006 2006 9139206 tricat 1996 333 fbm marine limited universal mk 2007 2007 9139218 tricat 1996 333 fbm marine limited universal mk 2008 2008 9139220 tricat 1997 333 fbm aboitiz shipyard philippines universal mk 2009 2009 9160188 tricat 1998 328 pequot river shipwords new london ct usa second hand joined in 2005 painted in mgm colors universal mk 2010 2010 9182538 tricat 1999 328 pequot river shipwords new london ct usa second hand joined in 2005 currently inactive parked at tsing yi universal mk 2011 2011 9444209 austal 48m 2008 418 austal shipyard originally purchased by new world first ferry universal mk 2012 2012 austal 48m 2008 418 austal shipyard originally purchased by new world first ferry universal mk 2013 2013 austal 48m 2002 414 austal shipyard originally purchased by new world first ferry universal mk 2014 2014 austal 48m 2002 414 austal shipyard originally purchased by new world first ferry universal mk 2015 2015 austal 48m 2002 414 austal shipyard originally purchased by new world first ferry universal mk 2016 2016 austal 48m 2004 418 austal shipyard originally purchased by new world first ferry universal mk 2017 2017 austal 48m 2004 418 austal shipyard originally purchased by new world first ferry references edit turbojet . shun tak . retrieved 17 may 2016 . http www.scmp.com news hong kong article 1368358 80 people injured hong kong ferry accident http www.scmp.com news hong kong health environment article 2010035 high speed ferry collision strands hundreds hong external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to turbojet . the official web site of turbojet omc turbojet engine community & forum barcaferry v t e water transport operators between hong kong sar and macau sar current cotai water jet turbojet merged far east hydrofoil far east jetfoil merged to turbojet turbo cat merged to turbojet new world first ferry macau merged to turbojet defunct macao dragon hong kong north west express hknwe v t e public transportation in eastern pearl river delta shenzhen metro lines in operation 1 2 3 4 5 11 under construction 2 phase iii 3 phase iii 4 phase iii 5 phase ii 6 7 8 9 10 under planning 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 dongguan rail transit lines in operation 2 under construction 2 phase iii under planning 1 3 4 hong kong mtr lines in operation airport disneyland resort east rail island kwun tong ma on shan tseung kwan o tsuen wan tung chung west rail under construction south island east kwun tong extension east west corridor north south corridor under planning west rail extension northern link tung chung extension south island west tseung kwan o extension other urban rails cableways lines in operation happy line window of the world monorail light rail hong kong tramways peak tram hong kong international airport apm ngong ping 360 under construction shenzhen trams intercity rails prd rt lines in operation guangzhou shenzhen dongguan huizhou under construction foshan dongguan guangzhou dongguan shenzhen guangzhou shenzhen