ZIM will continue to call Port of Oakland despite Gaza protests

Israeli carrier says customers are important and it will ‘service them at the highest level in any situation.’    ZIM disputed reports that suggest it might end service to the Port of Oakland after demonstrators disrupted cargo operations over the weekend and a ship had to divert of the Port of Los Angeles to discharge cargo. There was a similar protest in August, but that ZIM ship was eventually able to work at a different terminal in Oakland.
   An article on the website of the Jewish Press newspaper Wednesday reported that “there are questions if ZIM ships will continue to try to use the Port of Oakland anymore.” The report was also cited by Maritime Executive.
   But a spokesman for ZIM said Thursday that “this 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.”