MISC Berhad tests buyer interest for long laid-up LNG carrier

Kuala Lumpur-based MISC Berhad is looking to shed one of its older LNG carriers, circulating invitations for expressions of interest among brokers.

The Malaysian shipowner told TradeWinds that it was "exploring options" for the 130,400-cbm Puteri Firus (built 1997), "which could possibly include putting the vessel up for sale".

Broking sources familiar with the invitation said that if MISC decided to sell the ship, either for further trading or for scrap, it would likely be sold via tender on an "as-is" basis in Labuan.