Chinese Government provides RMB 20 million grant for Container Inspection Equipment Project
Commitment amount
$ 5503618.868725722
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 5503618.87
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
China Ministry of Commerce [Government Agency]
Recipient
Syria
Sector
Trade policies and regulations (Code: 330)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
Yes
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
On June 22, 2004, the Chinese Government and the Government of Syria signed an exchange of letters, which committed RMB 20 million (approximately $3 million) of grant funding for a Container Inspection Equipment Project. This project involved the purchase and installation of aviation pallet container inspection equipment (PB2028) for use at Damascus International Airport. Its ultimate purpose was to increase the speed of customs air cargo clearance at the airport. Nuctech Company, Ltd. was the contractor responsible for implementation. The project commenced on April 20, 2006 and ended on May 25, 2006. The funder of the project, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), issued an equipment handover certificate on October 19, 2006. The Chinese Government also agreed to provide a one-year warranty for the equipment and assist in the ongoing training of technical personnel during this one-year period.
Additional details
The Chinese project title is 援叙航空集装箱检测设备项目 or 叙集装箱检测设备项目.
Number of official sources
4
Number of total sources
10
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Syria [Government Agency]
Implementing agencies [Type]
Nuctech Company Limited (Tongfang Vision Technology Co., Ltd.) [State-owned Company]
Syrian Customs Department [Government Agency]