Ocean Network Express
Operator · HQ Singapore · est. 2017
Singapore-based container carrier formed by the integration of NYK, MOL, and K-Line container businesses.
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Ocean Network Express is a Singapore shipping operator founded in 2017. The company operating a fleet of 230 vessels, across container.
- Fleet size
- 230
- Seafarer count
- —
- Vessel types
- container
- Website
- one-line.com
Fleet indicators
- Vessels tracked
- 8
- Average age
- 14 years
- Average DWT
- 137,971
- Average GT
- 137,451
- Top vessel types
- container (8)
Aggregated from the vessels tracked in our /ships directory; not a complete fleet census.
Notable incidents
- ONE Apus (2020) — vessel ONE Apus
Vessels
Owned
- ONE Apus · IMO 9784271
- ONE Harmony · IMO 9525912
- One Innovation · IMO 9309459
- ONE Crane · IMO 9629793
Managed
- ONE Apus · IMO 9784271
- ONE Harmony · IMO 9525912
- One Innovation · IMO 9309459
- ONE Crane · IMO 9629793
Recruitment red flags — know before you sign
These are warning signs of fraudulent or non-compliant recruitment. They are not accusations against any specific company.
- ⚠Upfront placement fees demanded from you — illegal under MLC 2006 A1.4(5)(b).
- ⚠Payment requested for "visa processing" or "medical" — these costs must be borne by the employer or agency, not the seafarer (MLC A1.4(5)(b)).
- ⚠Pressure to transfer money to a personal or private bank account.
- ⚠Vague vessel details — no IMO number, no flag state, no agent address given before joining.
- ⚠No SEA (Seafarer Employment Agreement) / contract shown before you join or before travel.
- ⚠No official-domain email — "official" communications come from gmail.com, outlook.com, or similar free providers instead of a company domain.
- ⚠No agency licence number visible or verifiable with the issuing authority.
- ⚠Salary offer that seems "too good to be true" compared to published TCC / ITF industry wage surveys for your rank and vessel type.
These are warning signs, not accusations against any specific company. If you suspect a scam, report to the manning-agency licensing authority of the country claiming to issue the agency's licence.
Ocean Network Express: FAQ
- Does Ocean Network Express hire seafarers?
- Ocean Network Express is listed in our directory as operator with around 230 vessels. Singapore-based container carrier formed by the integration of NYK, MOL, and K-Line container businesses. Beware of any agent who requests payment for a job offer — that is a red flag for a recruitment scam.
- Where is Ocean Network Express based and what flags do they operate?
- Ocean Network Express is headquartered in Singapore, founded 2017. Operating flags are not always published — check the vessel-specific flag on our /ships pages for crewing decisions. The HQ country may differ from the flag of registry (open registries like Liberia, Panama, Marshall Islands are common for non-cabotage operators).
- What vessel types does Ocean Network Express operate?
- container. Vessel type drives day-to-day work content, watch schedule, and pay scale — bulk carrier crews see different routines than container-ship or tanker crews. See /vessel-types for the crew-perspective profile of each.
- How do I file a complaint against Ocean Network Express?
- Complaints can be lodged with the flag administration of the vessel, the port-state authority at the next port of call (under MLC 2006), the ITF, and any seafarer welfare organisation (Mission to Seafarers, Stella Maris, Sailors' Society). Keep contract, wage records, and seaman's book ready. For wage theft or abandonment, ITF inspector intervention in port is the fastest practical route.
- Is Ocean Network Express MLC-compliant?
- MLC compliance applies vessel-by-vessel based on flag of registry. Most vessels flying flags that have ratified MLC 2006 are required by law to be MLC-compliant. Verify by checking the vessel's MLC certificate (posted on board) when joining. Operators that own ships under non-MLC-ratified flags may still apply MLC standards voluntarily, but the convention-based complaint route is weaker.
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