/kloc-in the 1920s, the idea of building a canal to connect the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean was put forward, that is, the San Juan River crossed the nicaragua lake, and then the Rivas Isthmus was built.
1833, which was formally put into discussion by the Nigerian government.
1884, the United States and Nepal formally signed a political letter of intent on the canal excavation plan, but finally chose to give up because of the hidden danger of Nepal volcano. Nicaragua once issued a stamp with a photo of the famous Momotombo volcano eruption. Varia, director of the French Canal Company, once sent stamps to senators in the US Congress. On the back of the stamps, there was a personal postscript from varia: "The official witness of Nicaraguan volcanic activity." So when American senators saw the stamps, they really rejected the Nicaraguan route)
19 14, Panama canal is open to navigation, and the plan to dig Nicaragua canal is put on hold.
In the 1990s, the Nepal Canal Project was put forward again, and many large construction groups in the United States, Japan and Europe were eager to try. However, due to the lack of domestic finance, the country's "century-old dream" has been blocked many times. 20 1 1 Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega arrived in Moscow for a visit to Russia, which was the summit-level talks between the two countries in the past 20 years. The two countries signed an agreement to build a canal passage in Nicaragua. The total investment of Nicaragua Canal Project is 20 billion US dollars, and the construction period is expected to be 12 years.
The reason why the Nicaraguan government insists on building this project is that it believes that the increasing trade between China and Latin American countries requires Nicaragua Canal passage, and Venezuelan President Hugo Chá vez also hopes to shift the direction of oil export from the United States to China. The Nicaraguan government believes that since China will import oil from Venezuela through a large tanker, the China government will consider investing in this project. Russian international political expert Maxim? Minayev said that the project first shows that Russia should strengthen its presence in Latin America, and does not rule out that the construction of the project needs some support.
201110 Nicaraguan president Ortega was re-elected successfully, and the desire to accelerate the long-simmering "Nicaragua Canal Plan" became more and more urgent.
On July 3rd, 20 12, Nicaragua's National Assembly passed the draft of the construction of the transoceanic canal submitted by the government with a high vote of 86 votes in favor, 2 abstentions and 0 votes against, and planned to dig a Nicaragua canal connecting the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean, with a total length of about 220 kilometers. The project is estimated to cost about 30 billion dollars and will be partially completed in 20 19. 2065438+In September, 2002, China signed an understanding agreement with Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, and Hong Kong-Nicaragua Development and Investment Company is affiliated to Xinwei Telecom Enterprise Group. After the project is completed, the freight capacity will exceed the Panama Canal. China has also built a deep-water port at Monkey Point in the Caribbean and upgraded the port facilities in corinto.
201211September, China and Nicaragua signed an agreement, stipulating that the Hong Kong-Nicaragua Development and Investment Company in Hong Kong would invest in the construction of a canal project connecting the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. Nicaragua provides 30 billion US dollars, and the construction period is 10 year. After the project is completed, the transportation capacity will exceed the Panama Canal.
2065438+On June 5th, 2003, Nicaraguan President Ortega said that the franchise right to build the cross-sea canal across Nicaragua had been handed over to a China consortium headquartered in Hongkong. Some members said that the whole project will cost 40 billion US dollars. Ortega said that the project includes a conventional canal, a railway line, two airports and an oil pipeline to transport oil to the Pacific region.
On June 1 1, 2003, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega submitted a bill to the National Assembly, aiming at spending 25 billion pounds (about 240 billion yuan) to build a new canal that can compete with the Panama Canal, and handed over the construction and management of the canal to the China consortium Hong Kong-Nicaragua Development and Investment Company located in Hong Kong. According to the bill, the canal will cross Nicaragua, starting from the Caribbean coast in the east and reaching the Pacific coast in the west. It is estimated that the total length of the canal is about 2 10 km, and it needs to be completed 1 1 year, which is expected to create 40,000 jobs.
On June 20 1313, the Nicaraguan Congress voted to approve the Nicaragua Canal project with a cost of 40 billion US dollars. The plan to build a new canal was strongly supported by Nicaragua's President Ortega, and most members of Nicaragua's Congress supported the president, so there was no doubt about the result of the vote. The draft was adopted with 6 1 vote in favor and 25 votes against.
20 13 on June 25th, Hong Kong Nicaragua Canal Development and Investment Co., Ltd. HKND reached an exclusive commercial agreement with the Nicaraguan government. According to the agreement, HKND Group has the exclusive right to plan, design, operate and manage the Nicaragua Canal and other potential projects. The overall investment of the project will reach 40 billion US dollars, which will challenge the shipping monopoly position of Panama Canal in Central America.
20 13 On July 2nd, the Financial Times reported that Jing Wong, a businessman from China, will dig the Nicaragua Canal, which is one of the largest infrastructure projects in the world, with a total investment of more than 40 billion US dollars. In order to promote the project, Wang Jing and his partners established Nicaragua Canal Development and Investment Company (NKDN, Shannon Group for short) in Hong Kong. The Financial Times reported that last month, the Hong Kong Nicaragua Canal Development and Investment Company obtained the permission of the Nicaraguan National Assembly and the concession to build and operate this canal, which will connect the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and will be valid for 100 years.
On July 2, 20 13, more than 4,000 people from McKinsey, ERC, kirkland Law Firm of the United States and China Railway Construction Corporation were conducting a feasibility study on this project.
20 14 On July 30th, HKND Group and its related parties signed a memorandum of strategic cooperation with China Gezhouba Group Company. Gezhouba Group intends to make equity investment in Nifa Company, and will cooperate and negotiate with HKND Group on cement needed for Nicaragua Canal Project, civil blasting materials, power supply during canal construction and other fields. 2065438+On July 7th, 2004, a Nicaraguan committee, composed of government officials, businessmen and academics, approved the route planning of the Nicaragua Canal Project.
The Committee approved the canal to start from the mouth of the brito River on the west coast of the country to the Ponto Tagarl River on the Caribbean coast in the east. The canal route is 278 kilometers long. The canal will pass through nicaragua lake, with a width of 230-520m and a depth of 27.6m. ..
According to the results of the environmental and social impact study, some adjustments may be needed. He pointed out that the research results should be released later on 20 14, so that the canal can be started in February. 201165438+1On October 20th, Nicaragua's committee in charge of the Grand Canal Project announced that the construction of the Grand Canal in Nicaragua would start on February 22nd, 20 14. The feasibility study of the project has passed.
According to the plan, the Grand Canal of Nicaragua will be completed within five years and put into operation around 2020. Nicaraguan officials said that some adjustments have been made to the overall planning of the Grand Canal, such as dredging the lakes through which it passes, instead of using underwater blasting. 20 14 12.22, the Grand Canal of Nicaragua was started in Rivas, Nicaragua.
Nicaragua's transoceanic canal project officially started in Rivas, southern Nicaragua, on the 22nd. The first batch of projects mainly include the construction of access roads along the canal, temporary docks at the estuary and some dredging projects. Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and President Jing Wong of Sanni Co., Ltd. presided over the event.
The investment of the first batch of projects is 654.38 billion yuan.
At present, the investment in the first phase of the Grand Canal construction is about 654.38+0 billion RMB. Some media have doubts about whether the follow-up funds of $50 billion are enough. On the evening of June 1 2065438, local time in Nicaragua, a British consulting group submitted an evaluation report to the Nicaragua Canal Development Project Committee, and the overall opinion was that the project was "feasible".
The canal has a total investment of $50 billion.
The Nicaraguan Canal Development Project, invested and developed by a company in Hongkong, China, has actually been in a state of breaking ground since it was officially launched in June 5438+February last year. The British "Environmental Resources Management Company" was previously entrusted to conduct on-the-spot evaluation of the canal project and analyze its potential impact on the environment and society.
The details of the assessment report have not been made public, but according to Telemaco Tarabella, spokesman of Nicaragua Canal Development Project Committee, the assessment conclusion of Environmental Resources Management Company is that this grand project connecting the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean is "feasible" and the current canal route scheme is confirmed as "the right route".
Tarabella said that in the next step, the Nicaraguan Ministry of Environment and the Canal Commission will form an expert group to analyze the specific contents of the report. "Generally speaking, the environmental resource management company believes that the environment and people of Nicaragua will benefit from this project."
The Grand Canal of Nicaragua is a comprehensive development project based on canals, including a 278-kilometer-long canal connecting the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and six sub-projects, including ports, free trade zones, resorts, airports and expressways, with a total investment of about 50 billion US dollars. The developer and contractor of this project is China Hongkong Nicaragua Canal Development and Investment Company. The company signed the relevant agreement with the Nicaraguan government two years ago, and the project is expected to be completed in 2020.
Nepal will vote next month.
Manuel Roman, an executive of the British Environmental Resources Management Company, said that before the report was released, the company conducted two years of field research. Roman said in the Nicaraguan media that the company has no position on the project, and at the same time, the research results clarify some challenges that the project may face. These research results have been submitted to the Nicaraguan government and contractors to decide how to advance the project.
After the evaluation report was submitted, a manager of Hong Kong Nicaragua Canal Development and Investment Company said that the feasibility study proved that the project should be taken seriously. "We will work with the Nicaraguan people to realize this century-old dream."
According to the latest public procedures, the Ministry of Environment and the expert group of the Canal Commission will review the contents of the report this month and submit it to the Canal Commission for voting in July.
Hong Kong Nicaraguan Canal Development and Investment Company was founded by Jing Wong, Chairman of Beijing Xinwei Communication Technology Co., Ltd. ..
At the groundbreaking ceremony at the end of 20 14, Wang Jing said that the EIA study was completed in the first quarter of 20 15, and construction started at the end of September.