- published: 01 Apr 2009
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MISC Berhad was incorporated in 1968 as Malaysia International Shipping Corporation Berhad and is the leading international shipping line of Malaysia. In September 2005 Malaysia International Shipping Corporation Berhad adopted its present corporate identity and changed its name to MISC Berhad. Its main shareholder is Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS), the national oil conglomerate of Malaysia. The principal business of the Corporation consist of Ship owning, Ship operating, Other shipping related activities, Owning and operating of offshore floating facilities as well as Marine repair, Marine conversion and Engineering & Construction works. With a modern and well-diversified fleet of 115 vessels and a combined tonnage of more than 15,000,000 DWT.
MISC is a specialist in Energy Transportation. The company HQ is located at Menara Dayabumi in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. With 29 LNG carriers, it is currently the world’s largest single owner/operator of LNG fleet. Through its wholly owned subsidiary AET, MISC is one of the leading global tanker operators and the second largest owner-operator of Aframax tankers in the world. It counts amongst its customers the major oil companies and is the premier lightering operator in the US Gulf.