Overview
- After a day at anchor off Livorno, the Israeli-flagged container ship berthed on Tuesday but was met by a strike and was told to depart without unloading.
- Prefect Giancarlo Dionisi said he requested the ship’s departure on public order and safety grounds following hours of protests at the terminal.
- Dockworkers backed by Usb and Filt Cgil declared that no loading, unloading or storage would be performed and announced targeted strikes for Israel-linked vessels.
- This marks the first reported blockade in Italian ports of a ship carrying non-military goods, extending actions previously focused on suspected arms traffic.
- The escalation follows a Genoa meeting on September 27 where European dockworker groups coordinated tactics and affirmed they “do not work for war.”