House Committee report says ZPMC poses risk to US security
NewsHouse Committee reports says ZPMC could serve as “a Trojan horse capable of helping the CCP and the PRC military exploit and manipulate US maritime equipment and technology.”
Fatal crane accident in Mobile
One man was killed and another slighlty injured on 3 March when the flared bow of a geared container ship, ZIM MEXICO III on charter to Zim Lines from German owners, struck a ship-to-shore crane in the US Gulf Port of Mobile, causing it to collapse onto the quay. It damaged the ship’s bow and took out a stack of containers as it went down.
Alabama State Docks (ASD), the Fire Department and the US Coast Guard are investigating the incident.The ship’s crew were tested for drugs and alcohol and the Coast Guard says the results will be known shortly, but the whole investigation could take up to six weeks. During this period, the wreckage will not be removed from the site.
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