Freight shipping containers are stacked and ready for transport and export at the Port of Long Beach on Oct. 7, 1997. (Photo by Bob Riha, Jr./Getty Images)
A cargo ship is loaded at the New York container terminal, viewed from Elizabeth, New Jersey, across Elizabethport reach.
Ports and shipping lanes are ripe for adversaries' exploits, and the military sees potential threats to its force projection, too.
Jan 5, 2021
By
Shannon Vavra
American soldier in military intelligence center. (Getty)
(U.S. Coast Guard)
Vietnam and China have turned to cyber-espionage in their fight over control in the South China Sea. (Getty Images)
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(U.S. Coast Guard)