Maersk
A. P. Moller Maersk A/S, headquartered in Denmark, has been documented as one of the world's largest shipping companies and a principal shipper of weapons and military equipment to Israel. The company also transports products manufactured in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank for export.
Pro-Palestine activists declared a campaign victory after Maersk divested from Israeli settlement companies in June 2025, making it the first global shipping company to sever financial ties with firms operating in illegal West Bank settlements, following sustained Mask Off Maersk pressure.
Read more →Maersk's AGM voted down a shareholder resolution to stop transporting military equipment to Israel, despite ongoing protests and Red Sea route disruptions. The company defended its legal obligation to continue contractual shipments.
Read more →Maersk shareholders voted against a resolution to halt arms shipments to Israel at the company's AGM, despite approximately 1,000 activists including Greta Thunberg shutting down the Maersk headquarters in Copenhagen in February 2025.
Read more →The Palestinian Youth Movement launched the Mask Off Maersk campaign to expose and pressure Maersk over its role transporting military equipment to Israel throughout the Gaza war, listing Maersk as a BDS corporate pressure target.
Read more →The Mask Off Maersk campaign documented that 14 Maersk vessels transported military equipment to Israel 43 times between 2023 and 2024, with 827 of 2,110 total shipments covering armoured vehicles, tactical vehicles or weapons systems.
Read more →Maersk published a statement on October 9, 2023 confirming all its operations to, from and within Israel were "functioning as normal" two days after the start of the Gaza war, signalling business continuity for military cargo shipments.
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