Overview

China donates 60 rail cars worth TND 12 million to Tunisia for the transport of cereals

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$4,577,734

Commitment Year•2018Country of Activity•TunisiaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•TunisiaSector•Transport And StorageFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2018

Start (actual): Jul 10, 2018

End (actual): Jul 10, 2018

Geospatial footprint

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The new wagons will be used for the transport of grain on two lines, which connect Tunis and Bizerte, in the north, and Tunis and Ghardimaou in the northwest. More locational data can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/40786014#map=16/34.7385/10.7686&layers=N

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

State-owned companies

Tunisian National Railway Company

Implementing agencies

State-owned companies

Baotou Beifang Chuangye

Loan description

China donates 60 rail cars worth TND 12 million to Tunisia for the transport of cereals

Narrative

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Project narrative

On July 10, 2018, the Tunisian National Railway Company (Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Tunisiens), received 60 rail cars from China for the transport of cereals. According to the International Railway Journal, the total value of the cars was around 12 million Tunisian Dinars. These wagons would be used to transport grain in two rail freight services; one connecting Tunis with Bizerte and another linking Tunis and Ghardimaou. The cars were produced by Baotou Beifang Chuangye, a Chinese company specializing in the manufacture of freight vehicles, under a USD $4.5 million contract.