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Overview

Chinese Government provides RMB 3 million grant to Government of Malta for Malta Drydocks in 2004

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$762,506
Commitment Year•2004Country of Activity•MaltaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•MaltaSector•Industry, Mining, ConstructionFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jun 1, 2004
Start (actual)
Jun 1, 2004
End (actual)
Sep 20, 2006

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Malta

State-owned companies

  • Malta Drydocks

Implementing agencies

State-owned companies

  • China Harbour Engineering Co., Ltd. (CHEC)
  • China National Complete Plant Import & Export Corp., Ltd.

Loan description

Chinese Government provides RMB 3 million grant to Government of Malta for Malta Drydocks in 2004

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In late 2004, the Chinese Government provided a RMB 3 million grant to the Government of Malta as part of a cooperation agreement. The grant was intended to fund the 300,000-Ton Dry Dock and Quay Equipment and Technical Upgrading Project at Malta Drydocks. The funding provided for six air compressors at the site which were given to authorities in Malta and handover certificates were signed on September 20, 2006, marking the completion of the project. China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd. and China National Complete Plant Import & Export Corp., Ltd. appear to have helped with the implementation of providing the equipment.

Staff comments

1. The Chinese project title is 干船坞设备. The 300,000-Ton Dry Dock and Quay Construction Project was supported by the Chinese Government through an RMB 100 million interest-free loan. It was implemented by COMPLANT between January 1975 and in September 1980. 800 Chinese technicians, engineers and workers participated in the construction of the dry dock and quay. With a total capacity of 300,000 tons, the so-called “No. 6 dry dock” (or “Red China Dock”) is not only the largest dock in Malta, but also one of the largest in the Mediterranean region. It has become a symbol of Sino-Maltese friendship.