Japanese shipping company K Line has named a newly built LNG carrier assigned to the LNG Canada project in Kitimat, British Columbia.
The 174,000 cbm membrane-type LNG vessel was named Diamond Gas Jade at Samsung Heavy Industries’ yard on 19 May 2026. The vessel was built for Diamond Global Energy, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation.
The ship is owned by a joint venture company and is planned for use at the LNG Canada project, in which Mitsubishi Corporation participates. LNG Canada is operated by a joint venture involving Shell, Petronas, PetroChina, KOGAS, and Mitsubishi.
The naming ceremony was attended by Tetsuro Wada, Chief Executive Officer of Diamond Global Energy, and Yukikazu Myochin, Director and Chairperson of K Line’s board. Wada named the vessel.
The name reflects jade, a well-known specialty of British Columbia, where the LNG Canada project is located. Jade is also associated with lasting prosperity, linking the vessel’s name to the company’s hopes for the project’s long-term success.
The charter party between Diamond Global Energy and K Line represents the first long-term charter contract for a newly built LNG vessel between the parties. The carrier is expected to support the global energy supply chain by transporting LNG safely and efficiently by sea as energy demand continues to rise.
K Line has identified LNG as a priority area for future investment under its medium-term management plan published in May 2022. The company said it will continue responding to customer needs, expanding long-term contracts, and meeting growing energy demand.
