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ZIM container ship unloaded in Prince Rupert despite boycott attempts

The 'Volans' successfully unloaded its cargo at Prince Rupert on June 16, 2021, two days after the vessel was prevented from docking by a group of protesters boycotting the Jewish state. The vessel, owned by Israel-based ZIM Shipping Services, Ltd., left the port again on June 17, next headed to Shanghai. A self-described “Block the Boat” protest group backing the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement had on Monday temporarily had stopped the ship from docking by picketing the terminal entrance. Block the Boat had previously prevented the 'Volans' from docking at the Port of Oakland on June 4, and has also staged protests and unsuccessful boycott efforts at the ports of Vancouver, New York and elsewhere. B’nai Brith Canada CEO Michael Mostyn called Block the Boat demonstrations “deplorable” and antisemitic. “These attempts to block Israeli shipping to Canada are deplorable and fortunately, so far unsuccessful,” he said, “In a clear case of antisemitism, extremists in various Western countries are targeting these vessels solely because they are linked to the Jewish State.” On June 15, anticipating Block the Boat’s spreading to Prince Rupert, B’nai Brith said it had urged Prince Rupert Port Authority to protect the flow of commerce and keep “the port open to Israeli shipping. “Law enforcement officials at all levels of government have an ongoing responsibility to ensure that Canada’s ports are not crippled by antisemitic boycotts.”

Port workers refused to handle Zim ship

The 'Volans', owned by the Haifa-based Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd., docked in Oakland on June 4, 2021,but turned back out to sea later in the day after workers with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 10 declined to cross the line of protesters to unload the ship’s cargo. It was the first time in seven years that a Zim container ship came into Oakland’s port. The action was led by the San Francisco-based Arab Resource and Organizing Center as part of a weeklong “Block the Boat” campaign conceived as a response to Israeli actions in Gaza. Protests were scheduled at ports including Seattle, Los Angeles and New York in support of the anti-Israel boycott, divestment and sanctions movement. Protesters have criticized Zim as an Israeli government entity, but the company was privatized and restructured some time ago. im stated: “Due to operational constraints and long delays in the port of Oakland, and in order to meet schedule departures in the Far East, we will be calling on other US West Coast Ports until further notice.” No mention was made of the protests.

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