China’s ZPMC Assures No Cybersecurity Threat From Crane Technology Amid U.S. Concerns

Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries declared that its cranes don’t pose any cybersecurity threat. The U.S. congressional committees had questioned the Chinese state-owned firm’s work on cranes bound for the U.S.

The House of Representatives security panels scrutinized Zhenhua Heavy Industries’ installation of Swiss engineering major ABB’s equipment onto the U.S.-bound ship-to-shore cranes in January. They invited ABB’s executives to the public hearings to clarify their existing relationship with Zhenhua Heavy Industries, which they said raised some significant concerns.

ZPMC has taken the concerns seriously and strongly believes that the reports can mislead the public without adequate factual review. It put this forward in a filing, referring to the probe carried out by the Homeland Security and Strategic Competition committees.

It clarified that ZPMC cranes don’t pose a cybersecurity risk to any port. ABB has said that it has sold its control and electrification equipment to leading crane manufacturers, including Chinese firms, which have sold the cranes to U.S. ports directly.

China and the U.S., the world’s most significant economies, frequently accuse one another of cyberattacks and industrial espionage. In 2024, Washington said it had disrupted a Chinese cyber-spying operation targeting U.S. infrastructure and was investigating China’s vehicle imports for critical national security risks. It had earlier barred telecom companies from China.

ZPMC has informed us that the cranes it supplies are used in ports worldwide, including the U.S., and comply with all laws and international standards.

Enlisted on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the ZPMC is one of the world’s greatest port machinery manufacturers, owning a fleet of over 20 transportation vessels, according to its website. ABB gets almost 16% of its sales via China, second only to the U.S. market, estimated at 24%.

Reference: VOA News

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