A warehouse in Jersey City has emerged as a pivotal hub in the transfer of U.S. military equipment to Israel, processing more than a thousand tons of cargo each week, according to a new investigative report.
The facility, located at 1A Colony Road, is operated by three interconnected New Jersey–based companies: Interglobal Forwarding Services (IFS), G&B Packing Company, and G&G Services.
A report by the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) and Progressive International (PI) finds that these firms have collaborated for decades with Israel’s Ministry of Defense (IMOD), U.S. contractors, and major weapons manufacturers.
Spanning 125,000 square feet in a remote industrial park, the warehouse functions as an inspection, packaging, and transportation center for military goods. It includes HAZMAT rooms for explosive materials and is monitored around the clock.
The companies that run the site operate as a unified logistics chain: IFS manages administrative operations and serves as the main freight forwarder for IMOD; G&B Packing handles and packages military equipment; and G&G Services transports the cargo to nearby ports.
The report concluded that 91 percent of all Israel-bound sea shipments of military equipment that bypassed U.S. military bases were routed through this facility.
An examination of shipping records from January through late August 2025 shows the scale of operations: an average of 878 tons of sea freight and between 263 and 525 tons of air cargo moved through the site each week.
The shipments include components for Merkava tanks and F-16 aircraft, ammunition, protective gear, and armored vehicles.
One 2025 consignment destined for Israeli Military Industries (IMI) contained 340 tons of rifle ammunition.
From Jersey City, equipment is sent to the Port Newark–Elizabeth Marine Terminal, where it is loaded onto ships operated by the Danish carrier Maersk.
Vessels typically deliver the cargo to the port of Haifa, often stopping in Tangier, Morocco.
Maersk’s role in transporting defense goods to Israel has faced mounting scrutiny, with researchers alleging that some voyages skirted a Spanish embargo by routing through the port of Algeciras.
The company posted a statement that claims, “Maersk upholds a strict policy of not shipping weapons or ammunition to active conflict zones, ensuring compliance with international regulations and alignment with our company values.”
Maersk shareholders voted down two separate investor proposals related to the ocean carrier’s shipments of military equipment to Israel at the company’s annual meeting on Tuesday, March 18, 2025.
However, Maersk confirmed that the company’s US subsidiary, Maersk Line Limited (MLL), participates in the US Maritime Security Program, which facilitates cargo transport under security cooperation agreements.
The logistics network detailed in the report is decades old.
Israel’s Ministry of Defense has long maintained a major procurement and logistics office in New York City, known as “the Mission,” which coordinates directly with U.S. defense manufacturers and transport firms.
IFS and its partner companies have likewise been active in this sector for years.
In 2008, IFS became the focus of a federal investigation when U.S. Customs officers in Newark seized several hundred automatic rifles over licensing violations.
The report’s publication comes amid ongoing legal and political debates about U.S. arms transfers to Israel. In April 2024, Amnesty International USA documented cases in which American-made weapons were used in alleged violations of international humanitarian law.
Researchers and activists interviewed for the investigation contend that the Jersey City warehouse plays an essential role in sustaining Israel’s military operations. Nadya Tannous of the Palestinian Youth Movement described the facility as “the lifeline of Israel’s war machine.”
Company officials declined to answer questions from investigators. A site employee asked visiting journalists to leave the premises, and a G&B Packing representative ended a follow-up call. Neither the Israeli Ministry of Defense nor the U.S. State Department responded to requests for comment.
The findings highlight a little-known but central node in the global supply chain that moves vast quantities of U.S.-made military equipment to Israel, revealing the infrastructure that enables and sustains these transfers.
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