Guangzhou, April 4 (Zhongxin Net) -- With the May Day holiday approaching this year, Guangdong is ushering in the peak of water travel, especially the water business travel activities and island tourism projects in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area continue to heat up, and the number of water tourists is expected to exceed 27.120 million.
The reporter learned from the Guangdong Maritime Safety Bureau on the 27th that in order to ensure the safe travel of passengers on the water, the Guangdong maritime department carried out a large-scale inspection of water safety, conducted safety inspections on key ships such as tourist ships, passenger ships, high-speed passenger ships, ferries, yachts, etc., and carried out key supervision of passenger transportation in the Qiongzhou Strait, day and night tours of the Pearl River, and island tours.
Serving passengers to travel safely on the water Photo courtesy of Guangdong Maritime Safety Bureau
Affected by the Canton Fair and the concentrated travel factors of tourists during the holidays, the Pearl River Day and Night Tour in Guangzhou ushered in the peak passenger flow in the past three years, and the Pearl River Day and Night Tour, water bus, ferry, and high-speed passenger ships on Hong Kong and Macao routes are expected to send more than 40,80 passengers, an increase of 600% year-on-year. Among them, the Pearl River day and night tour is expected to sail more than 2 times, a year-on-year increase of 5.11 times, and is expected to send 3,10 passengers, a year-on-year increase of 4 times. From April 28, the route between Pazhou Hong Kong and Macau Passenger Port and Hong Kong International Airport began trial operation. Passengers can take a boat from Pazhou Port and can directly reach Hong Kong International Airport through the "Sea-to-Sky Combined Transport" service, realizing one-stop travel of "boarding and boarding".
"We adopt the 'four-in-one' supervision model of coastal patrol ship escort + drone cruise + supervision command system + CCTV high-definition video system to ensure the safe and smooth travel of passengers on the water." Hu Jia, captain of the East River Maritime Patrol Law Enforcement Brigade of the Guangzhou Inner Harbor Maritime Department, said.
On April 4, at Zhanjiang Hai'an New Port, maritime law enforcement officers were conducting a pre-sailing inspection of the RoRo ship that was about to be put into operation. It is reported that the Zhanjiang maritime department will implement full coverage of safety inspection of passenger ro-ro ships before the holiday, and at the same time send additional coastal patrol ships to patrol duty in the Qiongzhou Strait, pay close attention to the navigation dynamics of ro-ro ships and sea surface meteorological conditions, make emergency preparations, and make every effort to ensure the safety of ro-ro transportation.
Coastal patrol ships escort the night cruise of the Pearl River Photo courtesy of Guangdong Maritime Safety Bureau
During this year's "May Day" holiday, passenger transportation in the Qiongzhou Strait will remain at a high level, with an average daily passenger volume of about 2,5 and 8,<> passengers crossing the sea respectively. In order to ensure the smooth and orderly passage of vehicles entering and leaving Hainan Island during the "May Day" holiday, guide off-peak travel and avoid congestion caused by the concentration of vehicles waiting to be ferried to Hong Kong. All passenger and freight vehicles entering and leaving Hainan Island through the Qiongzhou Strait have implemented full reservation to purchase tickets to cross the sea.
Hong Kong, Macao and island tours in Zhuhai, Jiangmen, Yangjiang, Shantou and other places are also popular with tourists. The reporter learned from the Zhuhai maritime department that during the "May Day" holiday, the Zhuhai Sea Road is expected to operate 180 times a day, with an average of about 2,2 passengers per day. Among them, there are 80 flights to and from Hong Kong and Macao, carrying about 8000,50 passengers; It has launched 1 special tourist flights such as the Sea Bay Area, Macao Island Tour and Guishan Island Tour, with an average daily estimated number of more than <>,<> passengers.
Trial operation of the route from Pazhou Hong Kong and Macao Passenger Port to Hong Kong International Airport began Guangdong Maritime Safety Bureau Photo courtesy
In order to create a safe and smooth customs clearance environment for passengers travelling between Zhuhai, Hong Kong and Macao, the Zhuhai maritime department urges passenger transport companies to implement the main responsibility of safe production, ensure the seaworthiness of ships, the suitability of crews and the suitability of docks, and open green channels for passenger ships on Hong Kong and Macao routes to reduce the length of customs clearance. (End)