 In addition to its car decks, loaded and unloaded through a ramp with 400 tonnes carrying capacity (via a 6.4 m high and 12.5 m wide hatch), it has two hoistable decks.In December 2013, "Taiko" was hired by the Norwegian Government to transport Syrian chemical weapons abroad for destruction, involving also the Danish cargo ship "Ark Futura", under protection of the Norwegian frigate and the Danish support ship HDMS "Esbern Snare" as well as Chinese, Russian and British warships.Specialist military personnel were also placed on board.