More than 1,000 Occupy Wall Street protesters joined together to shut down several West Coast sea ports Monday. Demonstrators temporarily closed shipping terminals in Oakland, California; Portland, Oregon; and Seattle, Washington. The protest marked an effort to cut into the economic profits of major corporations, particularly Goldman Sachs, which owns a large stake in port operator SSA Marine. Protester Justin Nelson explained the motives behind the action.

Justin Nelson, protester: “Well, the idea is that if you find a big company like, in this case, Goldman Sachs, you’ve got to hit them in the pocketbook. So we’re hoping to close down a shift. We’re hoping to back things up a bit. We’re hoping to gum up the works of the system here.”