Fortune Ferry

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Fortune Ferry's North Point pier entrance. HK Fortune Ferry Fu Yu Xiao Lun North Point Piers 01.JPG
Fortune Ferry's North Point pier entrance.

Fortune Ferry Company Ltd is a ferry operator in Hong Kong. It is based in North Point.

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Routes

M.V. Full River, the kai-to for the service between Kwun Tong and North Point. Full river.jpg
M.V. Full River, the kai-to for the service between Kwun Tong and North Point.

The company operates the following ferry routes:

Fleet

M.V. Ful Mar 28 entering Tung Chung A8683 at Tung Chung (20181101112203).jpg
M.V. Ful Mar 28 entering Tung Chung
 Name  Type  Reg  Year Built  Builder  Seats  Notes 
Ming Way (明威)A60731992Zhongzhan People's Joint shipyard (中山市民眾聯合船廠)169
Plenty River (裕河)A89831995Zhuhai Xiangzhou Shipyard(珠海香州船廠)
Full River (富河)A87231995Zhuhai Shipyard (珠海船廠)294
Fortune (富裕)A1430232017Jianglong Shipyard208
Hey (喜利)A81631995Zhuhai Xiangzhou Shipyard (珠海香州船廠)
Jick Kee (積記)A7873香港製單層小型木電船
King Dragon 1 (景龍 1)Cheoy Lee Shipyards Ltd, Hong Kong
Ful Mar 28A86831995Cheoy Lee Shipyards Ltd, Hong KongFormerly King Dragon 3 (景龍 3)
Sing Wai 28 (聲威 28)Hin Lee (Zhuhai) Shipyard Co Ltd (珠海顯利造船有限公司)
Bon Moon 12 (博滿 12)
Luen Yin 8 (聯盈 8)A102732003

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