Overview

COSCO Shipping Group donates 20,000 masks to Port of Antwerp in March 2020

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$14,444

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•BelgiumDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•BelgiumSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Mar 26, 2020

Start (actual): Mar 26, 2020

End (actual): Mar 26, 2020

Stakeholders

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

Funding agencies

State-owned companies

COSCO SHIPPING (China COSCO SHIPPING Corporation Limited)

Receiving agencies

State-owned companies

Port of Antwerp

Loan description

COSCO Shipping Group donates 20,000 masks to Port of Antwerp in March 2020

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In March 2020, China's COSCO Shipping Group donated 20,000 masks to the Port of Antwerp in Belgium. This donation followed a call for international aid from the Port of Antwerp amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The masks arrived in Belgium of March 26, 2020, and were later distributed to medical workers in Belgium. The estimated value of the donation is $14,000 USD.

Staff comments

1. AidData has estimated the transaction amount for this donation based on price catalogues from the World Health Organization (WHO). Please see the TUFF Methodology for additional details.