Dutch activist group “Geef Tegengas” is now targeting shipping giant Maersk in their Rotterdam HQ. They are occupying the building. Rail companies that are active in the port are likely letting out a sigh of relief: they have been the target of very disruptive protests five times already.
The activist group is continuing its protests by other means. Its demands for Maersk sound similar to those it issued to the rail sector: No more weapons to Israel. Interestingly, the group does not make any mention of climate change to Maersk. One of the group’s key demands for rail was to become more environmentally friendly and to no longer transport fossil fuels.
“With previous blockades of the port railway line, which have caused tonnes of economic damage, Geef Tegengas has shown its willingness to keep up the pressure”, the group adds to its announcement of the Maersk blockade.
The group blockaded rail infrastructure in the Port of Rotterdam five times in the past weeks. Those blockades led to hundreds of thousands of euros in damages for rail freight companies.
In an earlier comment to RailFreight.com, Geef Tegengas explained that they would target other modes of transport as well. However, it also mentioned that rail “was not off the hook”, suggesting that port rail blockades are not completely out of the picture yet.