New World First Ferry
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| Private company | |
| Industry | Transportation |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong, China |
| Parent |
Chow Tai Fook Enterprises (50%) NWS Holdings (50%) |
| Website | www.nwff.com.hk |
New World First Ferry Services (Chinese: 新世界第一渡輪服務有限公司) (in short New World First Ferry, First Ferry or NWFF) is a ferry service company in Hong Kong. The company was established in November 1999, when it took over the eight licensed ferry routes transferred from Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry in January 2000. It is jointly owned by Chow Tai Fook Enterprises and NWS Holdings.
When the company commenced its service on 15 January 2000, it bought 14 ferries and rented seven hovercraft and catamarans from its predecessor. Since then it has introduced 10 fast vessels on Outlying Islands routes to phase out the rented vessels and to improve services.
It operates the following routes:
Ceased routes:
It used to have a subsidiary, New World First Ferry Services (Macau) (abbreviated New World First Ferry (Macau)), which operated a fast ferry service between Kowloon (China Ferry Terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui) and Macau (Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Pier). In 2011, it was sold to Shun Tak-China Travel Ship Management Limited, the owner of TurboJET.
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