According to The Wall Street Journal, Pentagon officials are concerned that the ship-to-shore cranes — made by the China-based manufacturer, ZPMC — have emerged as a possible spying tool for the Chinese government.
The ZPMC cranes, according to the Journal, possess "sophisticated sensors that can register and track the provenance and destination of containers, prompting concerns that China could capture information about material being shipped in or out of the country to support U.S. military operations around the world."
There are also worries of the cranes providing remote access to other parties disrupting the flow of goods in America, the Journal reports. "Cranes can be the new Huawei," said Bill Evanina, a former top U.S. counterintelligence official. more
