{"id":33759,"date":"2025-02-09T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-09T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danwatch.dk\/consignment-notes-reveal-maersks-cargo-to-israel-loaded-with-military-hardware\/"},"modified":"2025-02-11T15:20:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T14:20:23","slug":"consignment-notes-reveal-maersks-cargo-to-israel-loaded-with-military-hardware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danwatch.dk\/en\/consignment-notes-reveal-maersks-cargo-to-israel-loaded-with-military-hardware\/","title":{"rendered":"Bills of Ladings reveal Maersk&#8217;s cargo to Israel: Loaded with military hardware"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 4 November 2023, the 299-metre long container ship Maersk Chicago will depart from the ports of New York and New Jersey, USA. The course is set for Haifa, Israel, where Maersk&#8217;s iconic blue colour will come into port a month later on the evening of 4 December.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ship is loaded with seven shipments weighing 75.6 tonnes. This is according to bills of ladings obtained by Danwatch from the data company ImportGenius.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The shipments are categorised as \u2018tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, motorised, whether or not armed, and parts of such vehicles\u2019 according to <a href=\"https:\/\/hts.usitc.gov\/\">the official US categorisation of goods<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, a closer look at each bill of lading reveals that the packages are described as \u2018HEMTT\u2019 vehicles. HEMTT refers to the Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck military vehicle type produced by US defence manufacturer Oshkosh Defense. A vehicle sold to withstand <em>\u2018the harshest environments &#8211; both on and off the battlefield\u2019<\/em>.<br\/><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/oshkoshdefense.com\/vehicles\/heavy-tactical-vehicles\/hemtt\/\">https:\/\/oshkoshdefense.com\/vehicles\/heavy-tactical-vehicles\/hemtt\/<\/a>   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Four days after the cargo arrives in Haifa, an Oshkosh military vehicle is pictured in use 150 kilometres further south in Gaza. In the bed of the military vehicle, more than 30 Palestinian prisoners sit on top of each other, wearing only underwear, blindfolded and with their hands tied behind their backs. <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/danwatch.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20231210-144325-5-1920x1280web-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Israeli Soldiers Stand By Truck With Palestinian Detainees In The Gaza Strip\" class=\"wp-image-33500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/danwatch.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20231210-144325-5-1920x1280web-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/danwatch.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20231210-144325-5-1920x1280web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/danwatch.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20231210-144325-5-1920x1280web-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/danwatch.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20231210-144325-5-1920x1280web-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/danwatch.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20231210-144325-5-1920x1280web-536x357.jpg 536w, https:\/\/danwatch.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20231210-144325-5-1920x1280web.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">From October 2023 to September 2024, at least 453 packages of sub-components for Oshkosh vehicles have been transported. An Oshkosh vehicle in use in the Gaza Strip on 8 December 2023.<br\/>Photo: Yossi Zeliger\/Reuters\/Ritzau Scanpix.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<style>.kt-accordion-id32540_977169-a3 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:10px;}.kt-accordion-id32540_977169-a3 .kt-accordion-panel-inner{border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kt-accordion-id32540_977169-a3 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header{background:#ffffff;padding-top:14px;padding-right:16px;padding-bottom:14px;padding-left:16px;}.kt-accordion-id32540_977169-a3:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( 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.kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:before{background:#ffffff;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-accordion-id32540_977169-a3 .kt-accordion-panel-inner{border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-accordion-id32540_977169-a3 .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible,\n\t\t\t\t.kt-accordion-id32540_977169-a3 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{border-top-color:#fb4124;border-right-color:#fb4124;border-bottom-color:#fb4124;border-left-color:#fb4124;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-accordion-id32540_977169-a3 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{display:block;}.kt-accordion-id32540_977169-a3 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap .kt-accordion-pane:not(:first-child){margin-top:10px;}.kt-accordion-id32540_977169-a3 .kt-accordion-panel-inner{border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;}.kt-accordion-id32540_977169-a3 .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible,\n\t\t\t\t.kt-accordion-id32540_977169-a3 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{border-top-color:#fb4124;border-right-color:#fb4124;border-bottom-color:#fb4124;border-left-color:#fb4124;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone alignleft ticss-950d3ebc dw-harmonika\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id32540_977169-a3 kt-accordion-has-4-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-1 kt-pane32540_1e121c-8d ticss-5dcf59ac\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Israel&#8217;s purchase of military hardware from Oshkosh<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In August 2024, the US State Department approved a possible sale of military vehicles from Oshkosh Defense to the Israeli government at an estimated cost of 583.1 million dollars. Deliveries are expected to begin in 2026.<br\/><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dsca.mil\/press-media\/major-arms-sales\/israel-m1148a1p2-family-medium-tactical-vehicles\">https:\/\/www.dsca.mil\/press-media\/major-arms-sales\/israel-m1148a1p2-family-medium-tactical-vehicles<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In December 2019, it was revealed that Oshkosh Defense supplies the Israeli military with military vehicles through a series of contracts. The most recent contract was for the indefinite delivery of 589 vehicles with a potential total value of 159 million dollars. Deliveries were to start in July 2020 and the estimated completion date was October 2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/27022813?seq=1\">according to the American magazine National Defense<\/a>.<br\/><br\/>https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/27022813?seq=1  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The photo, which caused a huge stir in the aftermath, was taken just before the captured Palestinians were transported to Israel, where they were subjected to violent interrogation by Israeli soldiers. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2023\/dec\/08\/footage-idf-israel-military-parading-palestinian-men-around-in-underwear\">Several of the detainees are civilians<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Danwatch has gained insight into more than 2,000 consignment notes of shipments from the US to Israel between September 2023 and September 2024, showing that at least 453 packages of Oshkosh Defense sub-components were transported to the Israeli government under the Maersk logo. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Oshkosh vehicles are just a small part of the military hardware that Maersk has transported to Israel in the period following the brutal Hamas-led attack on Israel and Israel&#8217;s massive assault on Gaza after October 2023.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">43 times, 14 different Maersk-owned container ships have transported thousands of tons of military equipment during the first year of the war. Military equipment such as sub-components for armored personnel carriers, combat vehicles, missile casings and other goods for military use. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"lasten-ender-i-gaza\"><strong>Freight comes into use<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where the cargo on Maersk container ships ends up after after being shipped to Israel is not known for sure.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Alexander Tetzlaff, military analyst at the Centre for Military Studies at UCPH, it cannot be ruled out that some of the cargo will end up in Gaza. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It&#8217;s reasonable to think that some of the military hardware is being used in Gaza,&#8221; says the military analyst.<\/p>\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id32540_e2aabd-ef > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id32540_e2aabd-ef > .kt-row-column-wrap) > 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For example, 78 packages of military hardware were transported in one shipment on 30 July 2024 on the ship Maersk Seletar. <\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Peter Viggo Jakobsen, Associate Professor at the Department of Strategy at the Royal Danish Defense College, has similar thoughts.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;There is a high probability that some of the cargo will end up being used in the war in Gaza,&#8221; says Peter Viggo Jakobsen. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The Americans know that it is used for war, and therefore also in Gaza.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since October 2023, both the military wing of Hamas and Israel have been accused of war crimes. Since then, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, as well as three Hamas leaders suspected of war crimes and war crimes against humanity. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2024\/06\/1150946\">The UN has concluded<\/a> that Israel has committed war crimes, crimes against humanity and violated international law. And in May 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued an injunction ordering Israel to immediately cease its military offensive in Gaza in connection with a lawsuit in which South Africa has accused Israel of committing genocide.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, Maersk continued shipping weapons parts to Israel.<\/p>\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id32540_c1365f-b6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id32540_c1365f-b6 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id32540_c1365f-b6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:25px;padding-right:50px;padding-bottom:25px;padding-left:50px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id32540_c1365f-b6 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}.kb-row-layout-id32540_c1365f-b6 .kt-row-layout-bottom-sep{height:100px;}.kb-row-layout-id32540_c1365f-b6 .kt-row-layout-bottom-sep svg{width:100%;}.kb-row-layout-id32540_c1365f-b6 .kt-row-layout-bottom-sep svg{fill:#ffffff!important;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id32540_c1365f-b6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:10px;padding-left:10px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id32540_c1365f-b6 .kt-row-layout-bottom-sep{height:px;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id32540_c1365f-b6 .kt-row-layout-bottom-sep svg{width:%;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id32540_c1365f-b6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:10px;padding-left:10px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id32540_c1365f-b6 .kt-row-layout-bottom-sep{height:px;}.kb-row-layout-id32540_c1365f-b6 .kt-row-layout-bottom-sep svg{width:%;}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id32540_c1365f-b6 alignwide dw-fakta-stor__wrapper wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column32540_3d816c-b9 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column32540_3d816c-b9 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;}.kadence-column32540_3d816c-b9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column32540_3d816c-b9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column32540_3d816c-b9 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column32540_3d816c-b9 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column32540_3d816c-b9{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column32540_3d816c-b9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column32540_3d816c-b9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column32540_3d816c-b9 kb-section-dir-vertical inner-column-1 dw-fakta dw-fakta-stor\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p class=\"trumpet wp-block-paragraph\">DOCUMENTATION<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"fragtbrev-med-militaert-isenkram\">Consignment note with military hardware<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dw-text-fakta__broed wp-block-paragraph\">Here is an example of one of the consigment notes that Danwatch has been given access to. The bill of lading documents that Maersk has transported tanks and other armored military vehicles &#8211; or sub-components thereof &#8211; from the Oshkosh Corporation. <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id32540_702e4c-96 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id32540_702e4c-96 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id32540_702e4c-96 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id32540_702e4c-96 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id32540_702e4c-96 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id32540_702e4c-96 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id32540_702e4c-96 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column32540_e494d9-9f > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column32540_e494d9-9f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column32540_e494d9-9f > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column32540_e494d9-9f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column32540_e494d9-9f{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column32540_e494d9-9f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column32540_e494d9-9f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column32540_e494d9-9f inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-image-hotspot dw-hotspot\" data-appearance-animation=\"none\" data-image-points=\"[{\"link\":\"\",\"icon\":\"\",\"title\":\"Produktbeskrivelse\",\"color\":\"\",\"content\":\"Dette felt viser lastens produktbeskrivelse. I denne last n\u00e6vnes milit\u00e6rk\u00f8ret\u00f8jsvirksomheden Oshkosh Corporation ved siden af HTS-koden 8710.00, som henviser til tanks og andre pansrede milit\u00e6rk\u00f8ret\u00f8jer, eller delkomponenter hertil. \",\"backgroundColor\":\"\",\"newTab\":false,\"popUpOpen\":true,\"popUpWidth\":350,\"placement\":\"top\",\"position\":{\"x\":\"10.54%\",\"y\":\"28.73%\"}},{\"link\":\"\",\"icon\":\"\",\"title\":\"Modtager\",\"color\":\"\",\"content\":\"Dette felt viser, at lasten er bestilt af den israelske regering. \",\"backgroundColor\":\"\",\"newTab\":false,\"popUpOpen\":false,\"popUpWidth\":350,\"placement\":\"top\",\"position\":{\"x\":\"31.95%\",\"y\":\"12.52%\"}},{\"link\":\"\",\"icon\":\"\",\"title\":\"M\u00e6rsk skib\",\"color\":\"\",\"content\":\"Dette felt viser, at denne last er transporteret af Maersk Kinloss, som er ejet af A.P. M\u00f8ller-Maersk. \",\"backgroundColor\":\"\",\"newTab\":false,\"popUpOpen\":false,\"popUpWidth\":350,\"placement\":\"top\",\"position\":{\"x\":\"27.80%\",\"y\":\"69.56%\"}}]\" data-trigger=\"hover\" data-theme=\"light\" data-tooltip-animation=\"shift-toward\" data-arrow=\"true\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-image-hotspot__wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"821\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/danwatch.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/OSHKOSH-OTHER-Bill-of-ladings-1.png\" alt=\"Oshkosh Other, Bill Of Lading\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-image-hotspot__image wp-image-32674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/danwatch.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/OSHKOSH-OTHER-Bill-of-ladings-1.png 821w, https:\/\/danwatch.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/OSHKOSH-OTHER-Bill-of-ladings-1-300x267.png 300w, https:\/\/danwatch.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/OSHKOSH-OTHER-Bill-of-ladings-1-768x684.png 768w, https:\/\/danwatch.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/OSHKOSH-OTHER-Bill-of-ladings-1-536x477.png 536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 821px) 100vw, 821px\" \/><div data-point-id=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-image-hotspot__dot has-animation-pulse\" style=\"left:10.54%;top:28.73%;background-color:#fb4124\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-image-hotspot__dot-wrapper\"><div style=\"color:#e8e3cf\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-image-hotspot__dot-content\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus wp-block-getwid-image-hotspot__dot-icon\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-image-hotspot__dot-description\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-image-hotspot__dot-title\">Product description<\/div><\/div><\/div><div data-point-id=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-image-hotspot__dot has-animation-pulse\" style=\"left:31.95%;top:12.52%;background-color:#fb4124\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-image-hotspot__dot-wrapper\"><div style=\"color:#e8e3cf\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-image-hotspot__dot-content\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus wp-block-getwid-image-hotspot__dot-icon\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-image-hotspot__dot-description\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-image-hotspot__dot-title\">Receiver<\/div><\/div><\/div><div data-point-id=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-image-hotspot__dot has-animation-pulse\" style=\"left:27.80%;top:69.56%;background-color:#fb4124\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-image-hotspot__dot-wrapper\"><div style=\"color:#e8e3cf\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-image-hotspot__dot-content\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus wp-block-getwid-image-hotspot__dot-icon\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-image-hotspot__dot-description\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-image-hotspot__dot-title\">Maersk ship<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"maersk-har-et-etisk-ansvar\">Maersk has an ethical responsibility<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Denmark, there is no law that prevents Danish companies from transporting weapons to a country that commits war crimes. Nor do the EU or UN arms trade agreements cover companies, explains Peter Vedel Kessing, Senior Researcher at the Danish Institute for Human Rights. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It&#8217;s the country from which the export takes place that is responsible,&#8221; says the senior researcher. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thus, if the weapons are transported from the US, it is the American state that is responsible for complying with any treaties. However, as the US is not a signatory to the UN Arms Trade Treaty, they are not subject to these obligations. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;What Maersk is doing is &#8211; in a nutshell &#8211; just transporting it to and from the countries. The authorisation must be obtained from the country where the military equipment is located,&#8221; says Peter Vedel Kessing. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zeray Yihdego, Professor of International Law at the University of Aberdeen and one of Europe&#8217;s leading experts on arms control law, points instead to Maersk&#8217;s ethical responsibility.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Companies have a duty to respect human rights when operating outside the territory of their state,&#8221; says Zeray Yihdego, emphasizing that Maersk and the Danish state have a responsibility to ensure that there is no contribution to human rights violations. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you read Maersk&#8217;s latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maersk.com\/about\/code-of-conduct\">Code of Conduct from 2023<\/a>, the company states that they have implemented the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This means, among other things, that Maersk has a responsibility to avoid &#8216;adverse impacts&#8217; on human rights and to address such impacts. This is stated in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/publications\/guidingprinciplesbusinesshr_en.pdf\">UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights<\/a>   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thus, the shipping giant has a responsibility to ensure that the weapons parts are not used to violate human rights. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But how can it be ensured that Maersk lives up to its ethical obligations?<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/danwatch.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20180731-172800-6-1920x1081web-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"The Maersk Line Container Ship Maersk Sentosa Is Helped By Tugs As It Navigates The River Mersey In Liverpool\" class=\"wp-image-33651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/danwatch.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20180731-172800-6-1920x1081web-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/danwatch.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20180731-172800-6-1920x1081web-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/danwatch.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20180731-172800-6-1920x1081web-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/danwatch.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20180731-172800-6-1920x1081web-1536x866.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/danwatch.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20180731-172800-6-1920x1081web-627x353.jpg 627w, https:\/\/danwatch.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20180731-172800-6-1920x1081web-850x478.jpg 850w, https:\/\/danwatch.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20180731-172800-6-1920x1081web-536x302.jpg 536w, https:\/\/danwatch.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20180731-172800-6-1920x1081web.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Maersk Sentosa is one of the 14 Maersk ships that transported military hardware to Israel. The other ships are: Maersk Atlanta, Maersk Chicago, Maersk Columbus, Maersk Denver, Maersk Detroit, Maersk Hartford, Maersk Karachi, Maersk Kensington, Maersk Kinloss, Maersk Pittsburgh, Maersk Seletar, W Kithira and W Kyrenia. Photo: Phil Noble\/Reuters\/Ritzau Scanpix.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mastodonten-tier\">The giant is silent<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Sune Skadegaard Thorsen, expert in responsible corporate behavior and owner of the consultancy Global CSR, it all boils down to whether Maersk has conducted a so-called human rights due diligence of the activity in question. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;This is the only way to hold Maersk accountable,&#8221; says the expert in responsible corporate behavior, who also points out that this responsibility applies to all companies. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A human rights due diligence process must document that the company regularly &#8216;identifies risks of adverse human rights impacts, describes what the company is doing to prevent or mitigate them, and measures the effectiveness of its efforts&#8217;. This is stated in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, to which Maersk is committed. <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignleft dw-fakta\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"fakta-overskrift-h2\">We wanted to ask Maersk about that:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Danwatch has contacted Maersk to get answers to the following questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Can you guarantee that none of the military hardware transported to Israel is used in the war in Gaza? How do you ensure this? <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have you conducted a human rights due diligence report on these activities?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What are your thoughts on the fact that the weapons you have sent to Israel risk being used to commit war crimes in Gaza &#8211; in relation to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and international law? <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maersk has been presented with the 43 shipments of military hardware and were asked if they can guarantee that the cargo will not be used to commit war crimes in Gaza.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maersk&#8217;s press officer, Jesper Lov, has not responded to the numerous inquiries. Subsequently, Danwatch has reached out to others in the press department.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We do not wish to comment,&#8221; says Povl Rasmussen, who is responsible for matters relating to &#8216;ocean business&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nor has Maersk prsented any due diligence report.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And that can only mean one thing, says Sune Skadegaard Thorsen.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;If Maersk cannot provide evidence that they have conducted a human rights due diligence, the company is not in compliance with the UN Guiding Principles,&#8221; says the expert in responsible corporate behaviour.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;This indicates that Maersk does not respect human rights,&#8221; he says.<\/p>\n<style>.kt-accordion-id32540_ae49ec-95 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:10px;}.kt-accordion-id32540_ae49ec-95 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class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Maersk is stopped in Spain<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Two Maersk-owned container ships &#8211; Maersk Denver and Maersk Seletar &#8211; were blocked from entering the Spanish port of Algeciras in November 2024. The ships were en route from the US to Israel with a stopover in the Spanish port. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the wake of Israel&#8217;s massive attack in Gaza, Spain banned all arms exports to Israel in October 2023, which is why the two ships were stopped.  <br\/>&#8220;No ships transporting military equipment to Israel will be allowed to stop over in Spain,&#8221; Spain&#8217;s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement shortly after the blockade.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Since then, the ships have been redirected to Morocco, from where exports continued.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Danwatch has also presented the case to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to hear what they have to say.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They state that &#8220;Danish companies must of course comply with all international rules and that the authorities continuously monitor that this is happening&#8221;. 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