Jiuzhou Port (Zhuhai) Explained

Port of Zhuhai
珠海港
Country:People's Republic of China
Location:Zhuhai, Guangdong Province,
Opened:1986
Operated:Zhuhai Port Corporation
Type:Natural River Seaport
Berths:131
Website:Port of Zhuhai website
Wikidata:yes
Zoom:14
Marker:harbor

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 Jiuzhou Port Area to the east of the city, and the Gaolan 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 71870000t in 2012,[3] and surpassed the 100000000t mark in 2013.[4]

The volume of port traffic and urban population make Zhuhai a medium-port metropolis according to the Southampton system of port-city classification.[5]

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.

Ticketed passengers on flights going to and from Hong Kong International Airport may take ferries from the Zhuhai Ferry Terminal to the HKIA Skypier.[6]

History and Geography

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 36nmi 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 was to have two roundtrip sailings per day and can carry 1,300 passengers, with ferries departing Jiuzhou at 9:30 am and 3:30 pm and leaving the airport at 11:15 am and 5 pm. There were plant to increase frequency to three roundtrip sailings daily by August and four daily by January 2008.[7]

In Spring 2009, refurbishment of the port was completed, with new stores and other facilities for passengers.

Ferry timetable

Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal

TimeDepartArrive
07:30 Hong Kong China Ferry TerminalJiuzhou Port
08:00Jiuzhou PortHong Kong China Ferry Terminal
08:30 Hong Kong China Ferry TerminalJiuzhou Port
09:30Hong Kong China Ferry TerminalJiuzhou Port
10:00Jiuzhou PortHong Kong China Ferry Terminal
11:30Hong Kong China Ferry TerminalJiuzhou Port
12:00Jiuzhou PortHong Kong China Ferry Terminal
13:30Hong Kong China Ferry TerminalJiuzhou Port
14:00Jiuzhou PortHong Kong China Ferry Terminal
15:30Hong Kong China Ferry TerminalJiuzhou Port
16:00Jiuzhou PortHong Kong China Ferry Terminal
17:00Jiuzhou PortHong Kong China Ferry Terminal
17:30Jiuzhou PortHong Kong China Ferry Terminal
17:30Hong Kong China Ferry TerminalJiuzhou Port
19:00Hong Kong China Ferry TerminalJiuzhou Port
Source: CKSP company website[8]

Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal

TimeDepartArrive
08:40Hong Kong Macau Ferry TerminalJiuzhou Port
09:00Jiuzhou PortHong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal
10:30Hong Kong Macau Ferry TerminalJiuzhou Port
11:00Jiuzhou PortHong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal
12:30Hong Kong Macau Ferry TerminalJiuzhou Port
13:00Jiuzhou PortHong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal
14;30Hong Kong Macau Ferry TerminalJiuzhou Port
15:00Jiuzhou PortHong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal
16:30Hong Kong Macau Ferry TerminalJiuzhou Port
18:00Jiuzhou PortHong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal
19:30Jiuzhou PortHong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal
19:30Hong Kong Macau Ferry TerminalJiuzhou Port
20:30Jiuzhou PortHong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal
21:30Jiuzhou PortHong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal
21:30Hong Kong Macau Ferry TerminalJiuzhou Port

Source: CKSP website [8]

Hong Kong International Airport

TimeDepartArrive
9:30 Jiuzhou Port Hong Kong International Airport
12:15 Hong Kong International AirportJiuzhou Port
12:40Jiuzhou Port Hong Kong International Airport
14:05 Hong Kong International AirportJiuzhou Port
15:30 Jiuzhou Port Hong Kong International Airport
17:00 Hong Kong International AirportJiuzhou Port
18:30Jiuzhou Port Hong Kong International Airport
20:00 Hong Kong International AirportJiuzhou Port

Source: CKSP company website[8]

Forward travel from Jiuzhou Port

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

Taxis are 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 has views 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 Gongbei section of Zhuhai, where the China / Macau Border Crossing is located.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zhūhǎi gǎng jiǎnjiè . zh:珠海港简介 . Introduction to Zhuhai Port . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140203022033/http://www.zhuhaiport.cn/news_more.asp?id=574 . 2014-02-03 . Zhūhǎi shì gǎngkǒu diàodù zhǐhuī zhōngxīn . zh.
  2. Web site: Gǎngkǒu jiǎnjiè . zh:港口简介 . Introduction to the Port . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140201221936/http://www.zhuhaiport.gov.cn/gkgk/ . 2014-02-01 . 2014-01-20 . Zhūhǎi shì gǎngkǒu guǎnlǐ jú . zh.
  3. Web site: 2013-11-08 . Zhūhǎi gǎng nián tūntǔ nénglì 5 niánnèi yù pò 2 yì dūn . zh:珠海港年吞吐能力 5年内欲破2亿吨 . Zhuhai Port's Annual Throughput Will Exceed 200 Million Tons in 5 Years . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140201184533/http://epaper.oeeee.com/N/html/2013-11/08/content_1967240.htm . 2014-02-01 . 2014-01-20 . Nándū wǎng . zh.
  4. Web site: 2013-12-27 . 2013 Nián zhūhǎi gǎng huòwù nián tūntǔ liàng kuàguò 1 yì dūn . zh:2013年珠海港货物年吞吐量跨过1亿吨-携保保险网 . In 2013, the Annual Cargo Throughput of Zhuhai Port Exceeded 100 Million Tons . Xié bǎo . zh . 2014-01-20 . 2013-12-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131231153636/http://www.baoyuntong.com/datum/datum/show-31230.html . live .
  5. 10.1080/03088839.2020.1802785. The Southampton system: A new universal standard approach for port-city classification. 2021. Roberts. Toby. Williams. Ian. Preston. John. Maritime Policy & Management. 48. 4. 530–542. 225502755. free.
  6. Web site: Ferry Transfer . 2018-05-08 . Hong Kong International Airport . en . 2018-05-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180508152345/https://www.hongkongairport.com/en/transport/mainland-connection/ferry-transfer.page . live .
  7. Web site: 2007-07-10 . New HK-Zhuhai Ferry Service Start . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070812192440/http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/infrastructureandlogistics/070710/html/070710en06002.htm . 2007-08-12 . news.gov.hk . en.
  8. Web site: CKSP website . 2019-09-30 . 2019-09-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190929185519/http://www.cksp.com.hk/en . live .