The members of the Select Committee on Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) of the U.S. House of Representatives, following an investigation into the on security vulnerabilities in the maritime sector in particular in relation to risks to the cybersecurity and supply chain related to China, an investigation that is was discussed in depth this week by the President of the of the House Homeland Security Committee, Mark E. Green, by the Chair of the Subcommittee on Transport and maritime safety commissioner, Carlos Gimenez, and the President of the Subcommittee on Counter-Terrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence, August Pfluger, together with the Chairman of the CCP Select Committee, Mike Gallagher, sent to the Swiss group ABB a letter requesting a testimony the company's U.S. country officer, Michael Gray, The Swiss company's relationship with the state-owned enterprise Chinese Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Company Limited (ZPMC) in how much the latter produced almost 80% of ship-to-shore cranes currently in service in U.S. ports.

Announcing that last July, the Select Committee had sent a private letter to ABB regarding these risks for safety, expressing concerns that - it is specified - do not have been adequately addressed by society, members of the of the Chamber of Deputies specified that ABB is working with ZPMC to Provide hardware and equipment to the U.S. marine industry and which maintains important commercial ties with the Republic Chinese People's Party, while at the same time having numerous contracts in place with U.S. government agencies, including the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security and the Department of Defense (DOD).

Recalling that the members of the Commissions "have worked hard to in good faith with ABB to identify and remedy certain vulnerability of its equipment', in particular with regard to ABB's hardware and software installed on U.S. quay cranes, meeting in ABB staff and consultants, in the letter It should be noted that, "therefore, in the light of the breakdown of the bona fide comparisons and to better understand how ABB is Protecting your software and hardware on your cranes U.S. ship-to-shore, we ask you to ask your legal counsel to provide Mr. Gray's readiness to testify at a forthcoming public hearing before both Commissions. Please contact the Commission staff on as soon as possible, but no later than 17:00 on 23 January 2024, for schedule Mr. Gray's appearance."

'It is essential for the Commissions, in the context of the our essential work of investigating and understanding the wide range of security threats and risks posed by the Republic "People's Chinese people," the letter continues, "that ABB should explain its relations with state-owned enterprises in the PRC and whether ABB should be Trust to continue working on behalf of agencies U.S. governmental forces and at the same time to engage with Entities owned, controlled, subsidized, or influenced from the People's Republic of China. Allow ZPMC to install ABB equipment and technology in China on cranes bound for the United States United is unacceptable and must be addressed remedy without further delay'.

Acknowledging receipt of the letter, to which the company has expressed its intention to 'provide an appropriate response', and specifying that "as of July 2023, ABB is committed to the Commissions to respond carefully to their requests', Having "provided timely responses", the Swiss company stressed that "ABB is a leading supplier to world-class electrical and automation systems. Provide Standardized Electrical and Automation Software and Hardware - HA Remembered company - for cranes used in ports around the world including the United States. Software technology for cranes is vendor-agnostic and is installed in the on cranes manufactured by major crane manufacturers, including Chinese companies. These cranes - the company highlighted Switzerland - are purchased by U.S. ports from companies and other companies, and not ABB'.