CMIG Leasing is working to sell its two biggest remaining shipping assets as its stricken parent group struggles with bond payments.

Sources said AVIC International Leasing is said to be the leading contender to pick up the 9,411-teu sisterships MSC Michela and MSC Clea (both built 2016). But the client, container giant Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC), is understood to be reluctant to cooperate on documentation, which is slowing the sale process.