Military Logistics Companies in NYC & New Jersey
The 9 companies here are the movers: the freight forwarders, cargo airlines, and shipping lines that physically route military cargo through JFK Airport, Port Newark/Elizabeth, and the region's warehouses. Logistics is the chokepoint where the supply chain is most exposed to worker and community pressure. Each entry is tied to an already-published source.
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There are 9 military logistics companies in the NYC and New Jersey region documented in Break the Chain's audited, open arms-supply database, each with a sourced profile of the published evidence.
- Challenge Airlines, JFK Airport
- DHL Global Forwarding, JFK Airport
- DSV Air & Sea Inc., Newark / Jersey City
- FedEx, JFK Airport
- Interglobal Forwarding Services, Newark / Jersey City
- JAS Forwarding, JFK Airport
- Maersk, Port Elizabeth
- Wieland Group, Upstate New York
- ZIM Integrated Shipping, Port Elizabeth
📍 JFK Airport
- Challenge Airlines Israeli-Belgian cargo and charter carrier that has shipped arms and explosive material through JFK.
- DHL Global Forwarding Global logistics and shipping company that shipped parts from Spain to Elbit Systems in 2025
- FedEx Global shipping company that has transported military goods to Israel
- JAS Forwarding Freight forwarding company that asked Challenge Airlines to prioritize delivery of exploding bridge wire detonators to Israeli defense contract…
📍 Newark / Jersey City
📍 Port Elizabeth
- Maersk Maersk transports military equipment around the world, supplying Israel with vehicles, arms, and parts that they use to attack Lebanon and Iran…
- ZIM Integrated Shipping Israeli shipping company ZIM is a well known provider of services for the Israeli Ministry of Defense. As recently as 2023, ZIM came under scru…
📍 Upstate New York
❓ Frequently asked questions
Which logistics companies move military cargo through the NYC and NJ region?
Break the Chain documents 9 freight forwarders, cargo airlines, and shipping lines routing military cargo through JFK Airport, Port Newark/Elizabeth, and the region's warehouses. Each is listed below with a sourced profile. Documented companies include Challenge Airlines, DHL Global Forwarding and DSV Air & Sea Inc..
How were these companies identified?
Each entry comes from a manual audit of public records, investigative reporting, and corporate disclosures. A company appears only when an already-published source documents its role; the claim is attributed to that source, not asserted, and is not a legal conclusion about the company.
Where can I see the full data and sources?
The full dataset is published openly under CC0 at the tracker (https://wecanbreakthechain.com/tracker/), and every company has its own profile with the evidence and source links.
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