The Coast Guard has new cyber risk management requirements for Chinese-made ship-to-shore cranes, signaling increased concerns over security risks posed by these cranes.
The Maritime Security directive, released last week, builds upon a mandate from February — the public notice doesn’t disclose specifics of the new requirements as the directive contains security-sensitive information.
Chinese-made ship-to-shore cranes make up 80% of all cranes operating across the U.S. ports, and these cranes can be “controlled, serviced, and programmed from remote locations, and those features potentially leave STS cranes vulnerable to exploitation, threatening the maritime elements of the national transportation system,” according to the notice.
The notice instructs all owners and operators of Chinese-made cranes to contact their local captain of the port or district commander to get a copy of the directive.
The directive was developed in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security, the Defense Department, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
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