"Maersk: The shipping company transporting arms to Israel", 4 April 2025

Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk is quietly transporting fighter jet equipment to Israel, new documents suggest.

The information is contained within cargo data reviewed exclusively by Declassified and The Ditch.

The data indicates how goods from US Air Force Plant 4 in Fort Worth are being transported to Haifa port in Israel on two Maersk container ships between 5 April and 1 May, and then a separate company will courier them by land to Nevatim air base.

Air Force Plant 4 is a US government-owned facility which is operated by Lockheed Martin, the prime contractor in the international consortium that produces F-35 jets.

It hosts a mile-long factory where F-35 fighter jets and components are produced before being dispatched to NATO partners and allies including Israel.

Nevatim air base is home to Israel’s squadron of F-35s, which have been used to commit war crimes in Gaza...

Maersk did not respond to a request for comment prior to publication but a representative later told Declassified that Maersk Detroit and Nexoe Maersk “are carrying containers with F-35 parts. However, these shipments are destined for other countries participating in the F-35 program”.

They added: “As part of the coalition-building of the F-35, Maersk Line Limited regularly transports parts between participating countries, including Israel, where F-35 wings are manufactured. These shipments, however, are conducted on behalf of suppliers – not the Israeli Ministry of Defense”.

Cargo documents seen by Declassified suggest that at least some F-35 equipment will be unloaded in Haifa.

Maersk clarified that it did not possess details of where cargo that left the ship in Haifa would be sent afterwards, and so Maersk itself was not sending items directly to Nevatim or the Israeli military...

Lockheed Martin was approached for comment.