The San Francisco-based Arab Resource & Organizing Center (AROC) has announced that the Israeli carrier ZIM decided not to dock its ship at the Port of Oakland after its call to boycott, “amidst a rising tide of actions in solidarity with Palestine.”
ZIM was planning to come back to Oakland in mid-May after 2014, when protests had successfully stopped the company’s ships from docking in, according to AROC’s announcement.
“Upon learning that ZIM was going to attempt to return to Oakland, we called on communities across the Bay Area to get ready to mobilise to the Port of Oakland to Block the Boat again,” said AROC and added that “In fear of facing our protest, ZIM decided to avoid Oakland altogether, and is headed down the coast to Los Angeles.”
AROC went on to highlight, “We will continue to monitor ZIM’s moves to ensure that it does not return to the Bay Area, and will be ready to act if it does.”
Container News has asked for a comment from ZIM on the situation, but the company has not responded yet.
