B.C. ports outfitted with Chinese cranes under U.S. probe

Chinese crane manufacturer ZPMC has a stronghold in B.C. container terminals; it’s unclear what the Canadian government is doing about concerns raised by U.S. officials that extra communications devices have been found on the cranes in U.S. ports. British Columbia's major shipping container terminals are outfitted with cranes manufactured by a Chinese company that has sparked a national cybersecurity probe in the United States. U.S. officials allege they found undisclosed communications components, including cellular modems, on cranes exported by Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Company (ZPMC) to U.S. ports. The cybersecurity concerns were serious enough to warrant public disclosure and a…