Chinese Cranes at US Ports Trigger Spying Concerns

Chinese Cranes at US Ports Trigger Spying Concerns
Cranes stack cargo containers at the Port of Baltimore in Baltimore, Md., on Nov. 10, 2021. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
Naveen Athrappully
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Cranes manufactured in China could be the latest security vulnerability facing the United States, with the equipment potentially offering Beijing a peek into import and export data.

Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (ZPMC) is a manufacturer of ship-to-shore cranes, which are used to move containers between ships and docks. ZPMC, a Chinese state-owned firm, is estimated to account for almost 80 percent of such cranes that are currently used in U.S. ports, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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