The U.S. Coast Guard issued an additional warning to American ports of potential security risks posed by container cranes made in China.
The new MARSEC Directive 105-5 sets out additional cyber risk management requirements for ship-to-shore cranes made by Chinese companies.
The directive follows a previous mandate for security measures issued in February by the Biden Administration.
The new directive in part states that “built-in vulnerabilities for remote access and control of these STS cranes, combined with intelligence regarding China’s interest in disrupting U.S. critical infrastructure, necessitate immediate action,” the Coast Guard said in a release.