Who owns ONE?
ONE, a travel brand, is owned by Ocean Network Express (Japan).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Company Profile - ONE Holdings, Ocean Network Express Holdings, Ltd. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Ocean Network Express Holdings, Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Founded
- 2017
- Category
- Travel & transport › Container & bulk shipping
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About ONE
ONE (Ocean Network Express) is a container line formed by the container businesses of three Japanese shipping groups. Its holding company profile lists NYK 38 percent, MOL 31 percent and K Line 31 percent as shareholders, and MOL's investor guidebook calls it an integration of the containership business.
Ownership timeline of ONE
- Current owner Ocean Network Express [1] reported
Where ONE sits in Ocean Network Express
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Ocean Network Express ownership tree →
Other brands in container & bulk shipping, and who owns them
The 78 brands in container & bulk shipping on Brandtree belong to 76 owners. The largest is Bahri, with 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bahri Dry Bulk | Bahri | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
| Klaveness Combination Carriers | Klaveness | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| Navig8 | ADNOC L&S | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates |
| Ardmore Shipping | Ardmore Shipping | 🇧🇲 Bermuda |
| ESL Shipping | Aspo | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| Awilco LNG | Awilco LNG | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| BW LPG | BW LPG | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
| C3is | C3is | 🇬🇷 Greece |
About the owner: Ocean Network Express
Ocean Network Express is a privately held company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 2017. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control.
Ocean Network Express Holdings is the Tokyo holding company of the container line ONE. Its own company profile says it was established on 7 July 2017 with capital of JPY 50 million and is owned by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha 38 percent, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines 31 percent and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha 31 percent. No single shareholder has control; MOL's 2026 investor guidebook gives the same split.
Ocean Network Express: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇯🇵 ONE and other Japanese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 437 brands that began in Japan. 21 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; ONE is not one of them.
- "K" Line — K Line 🇯🇵
- AIRDO — RegionalPlus Wings 🇯🇵
- AIT — AIT 🇯🇵
- ANA — ANA Holdings 🇯🇵
- AZ-COM Maruwa — AZ-COM Maruwa 🇯🇵
- Amakusa Airlines — Amakusa Airlines 🇯🇵
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of ONE?
The parent company of ONE is Ocean Network Express, a privately held company headquartered in Japan.
Is ONE Japanese?
Yes. ONE originated in Japan in 2017 and its owner, Ocean Network Express, is also headquartered in Japan.
Is ONE still owned by Ocean Network Express?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, ONE is still owned by Ocean Network Express. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Company Profile - ONE Holdings — Ocean Network Express Holdings, Ltd., Official document; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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