Macao Dragon Company Limited (Chinese: 巨龍船務有限公司; Portuguese: Dragão Gigante Transportes Marítimos, S.A.) was a start-up ferry company that offered services between the Hong Kong–Macau Ferry Terminal, in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, and the Taipa Temporary Ferry Terminal in Taipa, Macau. It operated four 65m and 63m highspeed catamarans vessels powered by MTU Friedrichshafen engines using waterjet propulsion, which could accommodate up to 1,200 passengers.
Operations of the company began on July 10, 2010. As of September 2010, the first two vessels, Shen Long and Tian Long had entered service, providing five return trips between Macau and Hong Kong.
The Macao Dragon company went into liquidation and ceased operations from September 15, 2011.
Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal, Hong Kong ↔ Taipa Temporary Ferry Terminal, MacauThe Macao Dragon fleet consisted of the following vessels:
Shen Long (Chinese: 神龍), (Hull 189) 65m Highspeed Catamaran built by Marinteknik Shipbuilders(Singapore) - (delivered)Tian Long (Chinese: 天龍), (Hull 190) 65m Highspeed Catamaran built by Marinteknik Shipbuilders (Singapore) - (delivered)Huang Long (Chinese: 皇龍), (Hull 191) 63m Highspeed Catamaran built by Marinteknik Shipbuilders (Singapore) - (delivery deferred)Pan Long (Chinese: 蟠龍), (Hull 192) 63m Highspeed Catamaran built by Marinteknik Shipbuilders (Singapore) - (delivery deferred)Dragon Suites - 8 or 4-seat private cabins, comfortable leather reclining seatsFirst - generous seat pitch, comfortable leather reclining seatsPremium Economy - comfortable leather reclining seatsEconomy - comfortable aircraft-style seating25 large 40"-50" Flat Screen TVsDragon Suites feature plug and play AV connections to two 32" flat screen monitors with touch screen control panel2 Kiosks offering a wide selection of refreshmentsSatellite based Internet using Wi-Fi technology was available throughout the vesselInternet CafeStarbucks CoffeeFiji WaterShen Long (Hull 189)
Type: Aluminium hull fast catamaran ferryPassenger capacity: 1152 totalShipbuilder: Marinteknik Shipbuilders (S) PTE LTD.Length (LOA): 65 metersBeam: 16 meters LoadedMax.speed:37.5 knotsDraught: 1.60 mPropulsion Generators: 4 x MTU 16V4000 M70WaterJet: 4 x MJP J850R QDPort of Registration: Hong KongClassification: Lloyd’s Register of Shipping (LLOYDS) 100 A1 SSC Passenger(B) Catamaran HSC G4
