Dockers stop ZIM boxship from berthing in Melbourne

A ship operated by ZIM Line has been held up by pro-Palestine unionists in Australia’s Melbourne port for five days now.

The newly built 5,504 TEU ZIM Ganges arrived in Melbourne on 19 January on its maiden voyage from Busan, South Korea.

However, the Trade Unionists for Palestine, along with protesters from Free Palestine Melbourne and Disrupt Wars, have been preventing the ship from docking at Victoria International Terminal.

In a Facebook post, Trade Unionists for Palestine wrote: “For the last...

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