Ocean Network Express was founded on July 7, 2017 by K 'Line, MOL and NYK. The holding is based in Japan and the company is headquartered in Singapore, with regional headquarters established in Hong Kong, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States and Brazil.

The operation is handled by a fleet of 240 vessels, including 31 super-sized vessels, and the world's largest container vessels with a capacity of 20,000 TEU, deployed in a service network in over 90 countries around the world