Anti-Israeli Gaza protests fail to turn Zim away from Port of Oakland
ISRAELI shipping line Zim has dismissed reports that it will stop calling at Oakland after protesters stopped the discharge of the 3,672-TEU Zim Shanghai over the invasion of Gaza.
The protests forced the ship to divert to the Port of Los Angeles.
The action follows a similar protest in August, but that Zim ship was eventually able to work at a different terminal in Oakland, reported American Shipper.
New York's Jewish Press newspaper reported that "there are questions if Zim ships will continue to use the Port of Oakland".
But a Zim spokesman said the "report isn't accurate. Zim is not pulling out of Oakland; the customers there are important for the company, and it will continue to service them at the highest level in any situation."