BREAKING: Earlier this morning, over 30 autonomous activists blockaded the entry point to the Maher Terminals of Port Newark-Elizabeth, attempting to prevent a shipment of ammunition and weapons components to be loaded aboard the Israel-bound vessel ZIM Asia. Actionists blockaded the road using an R.V. and a truck with a boat hitched to its carriage, fastening themselves to the vehicles and to one another using “sleeping dragon”-style PVC devices.
The actionists demanded that @theportauthority_ny_nj evict ZIM and Maersk from Port Newark-Elizabeth, stating that they “are taking it upon [themselves] to obstruct this illegal cargo” and call upon “all people of conscience and the union workers of the International Longshoreman’s Association to block the boats and to cease loading arms shipments on to ZIM and Maersk vessels.”
A November 2025 report by the @palestinianyouthmovement and @progintl_en found that “the vast majority of all U.S. military sea cargo sold to the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) passes through a single warehouse in Jersey City… Owned by Interglobal Forwarding Services (IFS), this facility handles over 1,000 tons of IDF-bound military cargo every week,” which it transfers to the Port Newark–Elizabeth Marine Terminal complex for transport aboard ZIM and Maersk vessels.
Today’s autonomous action comes one day after a picket was held at the same Maher Terminal, seeking to protest a separate ammunition and weapons shipment to Israel by the vessel ZIM Virginia. Yesterday’s action was independently organized by Port Workers and Communities for Palestine @portworkers4palestine
History has proven that efforts like these are winnable through sustained pressure and collective action. ZIM was driven out of Oakland in 2014 by AROC-organized protests and ILWU Local 10’s refusal to cross their picket lines. When they came back seven years later, they were turned away again.
For more information on ZIM and Maersk’s complicity in shipping genocide and war, follow: @peoplesembargoforpalestine @maskoff_maersk @palestinianyouthmovement @portworkers4palestine @palawda
