[1][2] When the company commenced its service on 15 January 2000, it bought 14 ferries and rented seven hovercraft and catamarans from its predecessor.
In 2011, it was sold to Shun Tak–China Travel Ship Management Limited, the owner of TurboJET.
In May 2020, New World First Ferry was sold to Chinese government owned Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises.
[9] Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises is the parent company of Chu Kong Passenger Transport, which offers inter-cities passenger liner, for cities of the Pearl River Delta.
Chu Kong is the alternative transliteration of Pearl River.