On May 29, American Bureau ofShipping (China) Ltd, issued a notice on “(‘ABS’) is not authorized to inspect and certify containers for companies registered in China”:
Notice is hereby given that according to the relevant regulations in China, American Bureau of Shipping (China) Limited (“ABS”) is not authorized to inspect and certify containers of companies registered in China.
Due to this, effective immediately, ABS will cease to accept applications and certifycontainers for Chinese-registered companies. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.