Overview

COSCO Shipping donates medical supplies to the South African National Transport Company (Transnet) in May 2020

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$3,095

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•South AfricaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•South AfricaSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: May 14, 2020

Start (actual): May 14, 2020

End (actual): May 14, 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

Transnet SOC Ltd

Loan description

COSCO Shipping donates medical supplies to the South African National Transport Company (Transnet) in May 2020

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On May 14, 2020, COSCO Shipping (Africa) donated 10,000 medical masks and 200 bottles of hand sanitizer to the South African National Transport Company (Transnet). The supplies were meant to support local ports in Durban, South Africa. The monetary value of the donation is unknown. The supplies were donated in a handover ceremony at the Transnet headquarters in Durban. Timothy Kate, Senior Manager of Container Business at Transnet, received the donation on behalf of his company.

Staff comments

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.