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Transport
Kong's container throughput, have 24 berths with a total handling capacity of more than 20 million TEUS per year.
To strengthen Hong Kong's position as an Asia-Pacific regional hub port, dredging works for the Kwai Tsing Container Basin and related fairways to a depth of 17.5 metres have been under way since August 2013. When completed in early 2016, this will enable the new generation of ultra- large container ships to use the port at all tides.
Public Cargo Working Areas
The Marine Department manages six public cargo working areas with a total berth length of about 5,000 metres. These are open to cargo operators for loading and unloading cargo onto and from barges and coasters.
Cross-boundary Ferry Terminals
The department operates two cross-boundary ferry terminals. The Hong Kong-Macao Ferry Terminal, with 10 berths, operates round the clock. The China Ferry Terminal, with 12 berths, operates daily from 7am to midnight. The Tuen Mun Ferry Terminal, with three berths, operates daily from 7am to 10pm under a tenancy agreement between the terminal operator and the government. The department controls and regulates the use of these cross-boundary ferry terminals under the Shipping and Port Control (Ferry Terminals) Regulations.
Mooring Buoys
The department provides 13 Class 'A' and four Class 'B' mooring buoys for vessels up to 183 metres and 137 metres long respectively.
Bunkering and Potable Water Supply
Bunkering is readily available at commercial wharves and oil terminals or from a large fleet of private bunkering barges. Bunker supplies meet the latest requirements under Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, also known as the MARPOL Convention. Fresh water can also be supplied alongside berths or from a fleet of private water boats.
Vessel Traffic Services
The Marine Department's Vessel Traffic Centre provides vessel traffic services (VTS) with a modern VTS surveillance system, and runs a Very High Frequency radio system covering all navigable waters in Hong Kong.
Harbour Patrol and Local Control Station
The department's Harbour Patrol Section operates 25 patrol launches to enforce marine legislation, maintain safety of the port and shipping, and respond to marine emergencies.
Its local traffic control station at Kwai Chung, equipped with a dedicated patrol launch, provides information and traffic organisation services to vessels in the vicinity of the Kwai Chung-Tsing Yi container port area.
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