Overview
- Activists from the group Geef Tegengas blocked the harbor rail at Vondelingenplaat on Saturday by lying on the tracks to stop freight trains.
- The city deemed the location unsafe, assigned an alternative protest site, and warned that holdouts would be removed.
- After an order from Mayor Schouten, police cut the activists free from the rails and made arrests.
- Rail service resumed once officers cleared the line, which the port said had been shut to all container movements during the action.
- The port authority reported substantial financial damage, and the group said it targeted the Netherlands’ role as a transit hub for fossil fuels and weapons.