Overview

Chinese Embassy donates test equipment for shipping containers in Colombia

Commitment Year•2010Country of Activity•ColombiaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•ColombiaSector•Transport And StorageFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: May 25, 2010

Start (actual): May 25, 2010

End (actual): May 25, 2010

Geospatial footprint

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The equipment is being used in Buenaventura. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/1311768

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 Colombia

Loan description

Chinese Embassy donates test equipment for shipping containers in Colombia

Narrative

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Project narrative

On May 25th, 2010, Chinese Embassy in Colombia held a hand-over and certification signing ceremony for a set of test equipment for containers was held in Bogotá. This equipment will help with the inspections in customs as well as detecting drug trafficking. The equipment has been in used at Buenaventura since the ceremony and has supported commodity testing and anti-drug trafficking in shipping containers that pass through the border. No further information was found on the number of containers given to Colombia or on their monetary value.