Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, Rep. Mark Green, raised serious concerns in a letter to Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co. (ZPMC), the world's top ship-to-shore gantry crane producer. Nearly 80% of U.S. ports use ZPMC cranes. The letter accuses ZPMC of secretly installing communication devices in cranes bound for the U.S., posing spying and remote control risks. The accusations stem from a congressional investigation into strategic competition with the Chinese Communist Party, initiated in June 2023. The suspicions of CCP leveraging maritime infrastructure for spying date back to 2021. Recent arrests of a U.S. Navy officer and an army intelligence analyst, highlight concerns about Chinese espionage involving U.S. ports, as well as, national defense and U.S. military plans. (More at: FreightWaves, “Is China spying on American ports?” John Paul Hampstead, 3/13/2024