ARK FUTURA

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Ferry leaves Ark cooperation

The 'Ark Futura', which has been laid up in Klaipda since OCt 30, 2020, will leave the Ark-coopeatrion in December and be renamed 'Futura Seaways'. She remained stationary in port as of Dec 11.

Ark Futura used in fight against Ebola

The "Ark Futura" will be used in the UN action against Ebola. The ship will sail UN vehicles to West Africa. The "Ark Futura" loaded 262 vehicles bound to Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guineain Port Sudan. The vehicles will be used in the Ebola-affected countries in the extensive relief work. The first stop for the "Ark Futura" will be Guinea, where the ship is expected to arrive on Jan 18.

200 tons of Syrian chemicals arrive in UK for destruction

Some 200 tons of toxic chemicals have been delivered to the UK from Syria after the battle torn country agreed to the destruction of its stockpile last year. Industrial grade chemicals, intended for the production of chemical weapons, are being unloaded from the danish ship Ark Futura at Marchwood Port in Hampshire before being transported by road to Ellesmere Port in Cheshire for incineration by Veolia Environmental Services. The operation has been overseen by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the United Nations. Many European nations, the US, Russia and China will also play key roles. The chemicals were delivered to Marchwood by the Danish ship Ark Futura, with inspectors from the OPCW on hand to verify the delivery of the shipment. The UK is accepting 150 tons of “B” precursors from the Syrian chemical stockpile, 44 tonnes of hydrogen chloride and 6 tonnes of hydrogen fluoride, used in pharmaceuticals, for destruction.