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Overview

Chinese Government provides grant for Chief Malio Cargo-Passenger Ship Construction Project (Linked to Record ID#40012)

Commitment Year•2002Country of Activity•MicronesiaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•MicronesiaSector•Transport And StorageFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2002
End (actual)
Oct 8, 2004

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 Micronesia, Federated States of

Implementing agencies

State-owned companies

  • Wuhan Nanhua High-speed Ship Engineering Co., Ltd

Loan desecription

Chinese Government provides grant for Chief Malio Cargo-Passenger Ship Construction Project (Linked to Record ID#40012)

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In 2004 and 2007, the Chinese Government donated two dual-purpose (cargo-passenger) ships to the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia: the Chief Malio (as captured via Record ID#64190) and the Hapilmohol 1 (as captured via Record ID#40029). According to China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), in December 2002, the FSM Minister of Infrastructure traveled to Wuhan shipyard and agreed on the design of the Chief Malio vessel (also known as the Chuuk vessel). By the time the FSM President Urusemal visited China in late March 2004, he was able to inspect this ship's construction progress and discuss plans for the second ship, the Hapilmohol 1. The Chief Mailo vessel was originally expected to launch in June 2004 and be presented to FSM in September 2004. However, the ship did not arrive in Chuuk until October 3, 2004 and the official handover ceremony took did not take place until October 8, 2004. The vessel subsequently had to halt its operations due to frequent breakdowns and poor fuel efficiency. The Chinese Government later funded repairs to this ship in 2009/10 with a grant worth RMB 14.5 million (as captured via Record ID#40012)

Staff comments

This project is also known as the Chuuk Cargo-Passenger Ship Construction Project. The Chinese project title is 600吨客货两用船Chief Mailo号 or 援密客货两用船项目. The commitment year (2002) is estimated based on the fact that discussions with the donor (MOFCOM) about the design of the vessel were already underway in December 2002. However, an FSM Government source refers to a ‘technical assistance program’ in which the Chinese Government agreed to fund and build two vessels for Micronesia (see: Apr. '04 Gov. of FSM). This issue requires further investigation.