Orient Steam Navigation Company

Orient Line
IndustryShipping line
Founded1797
FounderJames Thompson
Defunct1966
FateAbsorbed by P&O
Successor
Headquarters,
United Kingdom
Key people
James Thompson

The Orient Steam Navigation Company, also known as the Orient Line, was a British shipping company with roots going back to the late 18th century. From the early 20th century onwards, an association began with P&O which became 51% shareholder in 1919 and culminated in the Orient Line being totally absorbed into that company in 1966.