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Taiko Crew Receive Historic Award

A historical event took place in Bergen, Norway, on Friday when crew from the ro-ro Taiko received an operational medal for assisting the Norwegian Armed Forces and the Norwegian government in completing the U.N. mission to remove chemical weapons from Syria. In December 2013, Taiko was hired by the Norwegian Government to transport Syrian chemical weapons abroad for destruction. Also involved in the mission were the Danish cargo ship Ark Futura, the Norwegian Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate HNoMS Helge Ingstad and the Danish Absalon-class support ship HDMS Esbern Snare as well as Chinese, Russian and British warships. Taiko loaded chemicals at the Syrian port of Latakia, for transport to Finland and the U.S. for destruction. “This is a historic day,” comments a proud Jan Eyvin Wang, president and CEO of Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA, the owner of Taiko. “No civilian seafarer or commercial vessel have been awarded a medal from the Norwegian Armed Forces since the Second World War.” http://maritime-executive.com/article/taiko-crew-receive-historic-award

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arrived Jiangyin scrapyard 21.08.14

Phase two of weapon disposal commenced

On June 6, 2014, the "Taiko" started phase two of the disposal of Syria's chemical weapons. The ship is now on its way to Finland and then the USA where the chemicals will finally be disposed of. So far, about 92 percent of Syria's chemical weapons were brought out of the country. Both the Danish "Ark Futura" and the "Taiko" took on board the chemical weapons at the Syrian port of Latakia.