Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2024
U.S. scrutiny of crane communications and remote access
U.S. officials and congressional investigators examined whether communications devices found in some ZPMC cranes were necessary for normal operations and whether ZPMC pressured port operators to permit remote access. The inquiry formed part of a broader debate over port cybersecurity and China-related national-security risks.
2021
Reported intelligence-gathering equipment on Baltimore crane shipment
FBI agents reportedly believed that intelligence-gathering equipment had been discovered on a cargo ship delivering ZPMC cranes to the Port of Baltimore. The report contributed to later U.S. scrutiny of ZPMC equipment, while Chinese authorities rejected the allegation as paranoid.
2020
ZPMC subsidiary fined for environmental violation
Fine or penalty
Shanghai Zhenhua Marine Engineering Services Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of ZPMC, was fined RMB 4,000 for an environmental violation. The penalty decision said the vessel had not truthfully recorded pollutant disposal.
Source excerpt
上海振华海洋工程服务有限公司船舶未如实记录污染物处置情况。
振华重工（600320.SH）控股子公司上海振华海洋工程服务有限公司因环境违法行为受到行政处罚。依据《中华人民共和国海洋环境保护法》第八十七条第一款第（二）项及第二款，上海振华海洋工程服务有限公司被处以罚款0.4万元。该处罚信息于2020年12月22日被相关监管机构披露。