Jiuzhou Port to moor hundreds more yachts

The Zhuhai Navigation Culture Center Public Wharf project will build 302 sailing yacht berths on 992-m of shoreline, it was announced on Sept 12.

The website of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Transport shows the site west of the harbor basin of Jiuzhou Port, close to Jiuzhou Ferry Terminal.

Most of the berths will be midsized. The largest will accommodate a 40-m yacht, according to the overall layout. The total length of berthage is 5,357 m.

Next comes the design stage to ensure the project gets under way as early as this year. Zhuhai Jiuzhou Holdings Group heads the project.

Jiuzhou Ferry Terminal [File photo]

In line with urban planning, the wharf will transform and upgrade Jiuzhou Port and promote construction of public marinas and support facilities.

In the meantime, Gree Coast and Hengqin Ferretti marinas and Qi'ao Sailing Yacht Base in Zhuhai are under construction, according to the Port Authority.