The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge & Approaches was issued on July 18, a 1:50000 nautical chart offering navigation, mooring and positioning information for ships passing by the area.
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge & Approaches [Photo / Courtesy hydro.gov.cn]
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge & Approaches was issued on July 18, a 1:50000 nautical chart offering navigation, mooring and positioning information for ships passing by the area.
The world’s longest cross-sea project, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) linking the three areas is to benefit more passengers and cargo ships, authorities say.
The chart is crucial to guarantee the construction and operation safety of the bridge. With complicated water conditions, special geographical location, and high traffic density, the bridge and neighboring sea areas are a major transport channel for high-speed catamarans and other vessels traveling between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, and to get in and out of the Pearl River Estuary.
Furthermore, the existing nautical chart, despite its full coverage of sea area and complete scale bar, lacks information related to Hong Kong and Macao, as well as the sea areas near the Delta Bridge.
The new chart adds service information on seaboard shapes, wharfs, bridge girders, and courses in the sea areas of the bridge, providing the area’s sailing information. It was compiled by the China Maritime Safety Administration, Marine Department of the Hong Kong SAR, and Marine & Water Bureau of the Macao SAR, the first cooperation of the three departments initiated at the end of 2015.
(cityofzhuhai.com)