Cotai Water Jet

Cotai Water Jet
金光飛航
Jacto de Água Cotai
IATA ICAO Call sign
8C — —
Founded2007
Commenced operations
2007
HubsHong Kong International Airport (Skypier)
Taipa Ferry Terminal
Fleet size14
Destinations1 (routes to/from Hong Kong International Airport only)
Parent companyLas Vegas Sands Corporation
HeadquartersMacau
Websitewww.cotaiwaterjet.com
Cotai Water Jet
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese金光飛航
Simplified Chinese金光飞航
Literal meaningGolden Ray Jet
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJīnguāng Fēiháng
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinggam1 gwong1 fei1 hong4
Portuguese name
PortugueseJacto de Água Cotai
English name
EnglishCotai Water Jet

Cotai Water Jet (Chinese: 金光飛航; Portuguese: Jacto de Água Cotai) is a company that operates high-speed ferry services between Macau and Hong Kong. It is one of the two companies operating high-speed ferry services between the two territories – the other one being TurboJET.

The Taipa Ferry Terminal in Macau is used by this ferry route to enable easy access to The Venetian Macao in Cotai, although it is also chosen by some because of its proximity to Taipa, Cotai, and Coloane in comparison to the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal (Terminal Marítimo) used by TurboJET on the Macau Peninsula. Cotai Water Jet is a subsidiary of Las Vegas Sands.

Cotai Water Jet has been assigned the two-letter airline code 8C by IATA, which it uses for all routes, though official it is supposed to be used for routes between Hong Kong International Airport and Macau only.

Current routes

Fleet

Cotai Water Jet's fleet are built by Austal Shipyard of Australia.

Brand of vessels

  • Austal 48m: 47.5m length, 70 (net) tonnes, 411/413/417 passengers catamaran. Propelled by waterjets powered by quadruple MTU 16V 4000 M70 diesel engines, rated at 2320 kW each. Cruising speed at 42 knots. Built by Austal Shipyard of Australia.

List of vessels

Cotai Water Jet operated a total of 14 Austal 48ms at its peak, in which only 9 remain in service as of 2026:

  • THE LONDONER
  • THE VENETIAN
  • THE COTAI STRIP EXPO
  • SHOPPES COTAI CENTRAL
  • LONDONER GRAND
  • SHOPPES FOUR SEASONS
  • THE PLAZA
  • COTAI STRIP COTAIARENA (Sold and shipped to Busan, South Korea in August 2022. Returned to Hong Kong in 2024)
  • COTAI STRIP COTAIGOLD (Shipped to Busan, South Korea in September 2022. Returned to Hong Kong in 2024)
  • GOURMET DINING
  • MARCO POLO (sold to Seajets in 2026. Awaiting delivery)
  • ST. MARK (sold to Seajets in 2026. Awaiting delivery)
  • CASTELLA SQUARE (Sold and shipped to Split, Croatia in February 2022. Returned to Hong Kong in 2024)
  • DI MODA SQUARE

Rented vessels (all returned in early 2009)

  • Lian Shan Hu: 39.5m length, 338 passengers catamaran. Propelled by waterjets powered by twin MTU 16V 396 TE 74L diesel engines, rated at 1580 kW each. Maximum speed at 32 knots. Built by Austal Shipyard of Australia.
  • Nan Gui: 40.1m length, 338 passengers catamaran. Propelled by waterjets powered by twin MTU 16V 396 TE 74L diesel engines, rated at 1825 kW each. Maximum speed at 32 knots. Built by Austal Shipyard of Australia.

Ticketing offices

Ticket counter of Cotai Water Jet (operated by CKS) at Shun Tak Center, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

This is a list where passengers can buy tickets to Cotai Water Jet.

Macau

The Venetian Macao

  • Cotai Travel (Shop 1028)
  • Concierge Desk (Hotel Lobby, Level 1)
  • Concierge Desk (Hotel West Lobby, Level 1)
  • Cotai Ticketing North and South Box Offices (Cotai Arena, Level 1)
  • Customer service counter (Di Moda Street at the Grand Canal Shoppes)
  • Cotai Ticketing Call Center (Macau: +853 2882 8818 / Hong Kong: +852 6333 6660)

Sands Macao

  • Guest Services Counter, Ground Level

Sands Cotai Central

  • CotaiTravel (Shop1030)
  • Concierge Counter (Conrad Macao Lobby, Cotai Central)
  • Concierge Counter (Holiday Inn Macao Lobby, Cotai Central)
  • Concierge Desk (Sheraton Macao Hotel Main Lobby, Cotai Central)
  • CotaiTicketing Box Office (Holiday Inn)
  • CotaiTicketing Box Office (Sheraton Hotel)

Taipa Ferry Terminal

  • Cotai Water Jet Ticketing Counter (Departure Hall)

Hong Kong

Sheung Wan

Tsim Sha Tsui

  • Shop 7, 1/F China Ferry Terminal, 33 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon

Hong Kong International Airport

  • Transfer Area E2, Level 5, Hong Kong International Airport Passenger Terminal Building One

Accidents

References

  1. ↑ "COTAI STRIP® - COTAI Jet™". Archived from the original on 2009-12-12. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
  2. ↑ "COTAI STRIP® - COTAI Jet™". Archived from the original on 2010-05-31. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
  3. ↑ "COTAI STRIP® - COTAI Jet™". Archived from the original on 2010-05-31. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
  4. ↑ http://cotaijet.com.mo/en/images/new_route/poster.jpg[permanent dead link]
  5. 1 2 3 "Austal Website". Archived from the original on 2010-10-19. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
  6. ↑ "Buy a Ticket | Macao Ferry | Official Site of Cotai Water Jet". Retrieved 2014-04-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. ↑ Oriental Daily Article, Retrieved 18:31, 30 May 2010
  8. ↑ China Daily Article, Retrieved 18:45, 30 May 2010 Deprecated link archived 2008-09-18 at archive.today
  9. 1 2 Macau Daily Times Article, Retrieved 19:20, 29 May 2010 Archived 2011-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ Apple Daily Article, Retrieved 18:21, 30 May 2010