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Zeebrugge, Belgium – After almost 30 hours of blockade in the Zeebrugge gas terminal, Greenpeace Belgium activists have been removed and arrested. The Greenpeace ship Witness <\/em>has been towed away by authorities. The liquified gas tanker Arctic Voyager<\/em>, which was approaching the Zeebrugge terminal, turned back to sea as activists were still blocking the terminal entrance. At least one other tanker headed for Zeebrugge seems to have changed course as a result of the action.[1] Activists blocked the entrance to this key European entry point for liquified gas from Russia and the US, in order to denounce Europe’s dependence on gas.<\/p>\n\n

From the <\/strong>Witness<\/em><\/strong>, Lisa G\u00f6ldner, Fossil Fuel Campaigner, Greenpeace Germany said:<\/strong> \u201cBy ending this action, law enforcement is allowing major polluting industries to continue business as usual. It\u2019s fossil fuel companies, and their supporters, who should be held to account. But we won\u2019t give up. Our dependence on fossil gas from Russia and the US leaves the EU vulnerable to political blackmail, while worsening extreme weather events and pollution. Today\u2019s action may be over but our campaign against fossil gas and for the EU\u2019s energy sovereignty through renewables will continue until the EU commits to end gas imports and phase out fossil gas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

After 24 hours of blockade, more than 40 activists were still blocking the terminal onboard Greenpeace\u2019s sailing boat the Witness<\/em>, kayaks and liferafts – and determined to stay despite the cold, humidity and lack of sleep. The police and military took several hours to dismantle the blockade and X activists are now arrested.<\/p>\n\n

As the EU discusses additional sanctions against Russia including a ban on Russian liquified gas imports, Greenpeace Belgium is calling on the EU and national governments to ban Russian liquified gas as part of their 19th sanctions package, with the aim of ending Russian gas imports completely. At the same time, they must halt new supply contracts for liquified gas from the US and commit to a fossil gas phase-out by 2035.<\/p>\n\n

ENDS<\/p>\n\n

Photos and videos are available in the Greenpeace Media Library<\/strong><\/a><\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Notes<\/strong>
<\/strong>[1] In addition to the Arctic Voyager<\/em>, data from Kpler shows that, following the start of the blockade at 14h00 CEST on October 1, the Rias Baixas Knutsen<\/em>, coming from the US, first changed course (October 1 at 20h18 CEST) and then changed its destination from ‘Zeebrugge’ to ‘Drifting’ (October 2 at 8h17 CEST). It is currently holding a position off the coast of La Coru\u00f1a, Spain. Reuters, writing on the basis of data from LSEG, even talks of “at least three LNG-laden tankers<\/a>“.<\/p>\n\n

[2] Activists from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden and Ukraine take part in the ongoing action. See first release: Ongoing blockade against Putin\u2019s and Trump\u2019s gas at the Zeebrugge terminal in Belgium – Greenpeace International<\/a>, October 1, 2025.<\/p>\n\n

Contacts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Manon Laudy, press officer for Greenpeace\u2019s European campaign against fossil fuels, Greenpeace Netherlands, +33 6 49 15 69 83, mlaudy@greenpeace.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Greenpeace International Press Desk<\/a>, +31 (0)20 718 2470 (available 24 hours), pressdesk.int@greenpeace.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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