Greenpeace activists close off access for all imports and exports from palm oil trader IOI in the harbour of Rotterdam, palm oil’s gateway into Europe. The Greenpeace ship Esperanza has moored to the dock at the back of the refinery, preventing palm oil being unloaded from incoming oil tankers. Members of the canoe team are blocking the second pier. At the end of the afternoon the action is being ended by the police. The police visits the Esperanza to have a talk with the captain Joël Stewart and action leader Theo de Winter.