KPMG has put six tankers belonging to Hin Leong-linked Xihe Group up for sale.
Shipping players said KPMG has been appointed by Standard Chartered Bank as its receiver.
KPGM is looking to sell a handysize chemical tanker delivered in January, two MR tankers and three 13,500-dwt chemical tankers.
The vessels are the 34,800-dwt Ocean Lily (built 2020), the 50,000-dwt Chang Jiang (built 2008) and Dong Jiang (built 2009), as well as the 13,500-dwt Ocean Eel (built 2019) and the same-sized Ocean Bass and Ocean Cod (both built 2018).