Chinese Embassy donates test equipment for shipping containers in Colombia

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Colombia
Country	Colombia
Start Date	May 25, 2010
End Date	Feb 23, 2032
Duration	7,944 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`37145`

Grant Description

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.

📚 Sources & References

The Handover Ceremony of Test Equipments for Containers was held in Bogotá(中国援助哥伦比亚集装箱检测设备交接仪式在波哥大举行), （海外涉华）中国向哥伦比亚移交援助的集装箱检测设备 Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.