"Campaign launches against shipping giant Maersk over genocidal weapons trade" 3 June 2024

On June 3, the Palestinian Youth Movement announced a new global campaign targeting Maersk, one of the largest shipping companies in the world, a vital piece in the flow of weapons from the United States to Israel...

PYM, a transnational Palestinian diaspora formation, has led mass mobilizations in several countries, especially in North America, challenging the US and Canada’s unconditional support for Israeli genocide in Gaza. The organization now seeks to take on the logistics industry shipping arms that transports the weapons that are used to carry out the genocide...

“Maersk ships transport weapons and weapons components, meaning Maersk actively facilitates the flow of weapons to Israel to use in its criminal war in Gaza,” said PYM’s Nadya Tannous...

Between 2018 and 2022, 68% of Israel’s weapons imports came from the US. Maersk plays an indispensable role in shipping these weapons to Gaza, as the company has transported over USD 300 million in weapons components to US arms manufacturers since October. These include Northrup Gruman, Woodward, RTX/Raytheon, and Lockheed Martin.

"...Logistics companies play an invisible but insidious and central role in making and profiting off the weapons that Israel uses to kill Palestinians..." said Tannous...

The campaign aims to bring together diverse sectors of the Palestinian diaspora and solidarity movement, including labor unions, students, and community organizations to demand that Maersk cut ties with Israel...