We Are Port People
Our Team Brings More Than 100 Culminative Years of Experience to the Table
Our Operational Pillars
Customer Commitment
Quality First Services
Quality First Solutions
Integrity
Personal Accountability
Teamwork
A Will to Win
Respect for People
The Responsibility of our Experience
The Trent Group was founded in 2016 with a clear objective, to deliver more than a century of international port terminal experience to a global clientele, anywhere in the world. Launched by global port specialists who have each served some of the largest global port operators in the world today, the Trent Group has evolved to bring the best global standards, solutions and practices to quality-orientated port owners and decision-makers. We believe everyone should enjoy the benefits and insights of our international experience, working with complementary partners who support our mission and values.
In the boardroom, on the berth or on the crane, ‘we have been there’ – and we’re committed to bettering the business and lives of our customers, port workers and their communities.
What Makes Us Different:
- Our international port knowledge and experience
- Our get-it-done network
- Our strong partnership values - we go above and beyond paper-based contracts
- Bringing demonstrable value to many aspects of port life.
What Makes Us Different:
Our Team Brings More Than 100 Culiminative Years of Experience to the Table
Our Port knowledge and experience
A team of port professionals, with extensive international experience across multiple continents and countries. With Line Manager and Director experience at both the terminal, and corporate headquarters, we have helped grow companies, whilst implementing port industry first standards across multiple disciplines and cultures.
Our 'get it done' network
With a global network of seasoned professionals and partners, Trent’s ability to deliver tailor made, high quality services and solutions that meet and exceed the needs of our global clientele is unmatched by many.
Our strong partnership values
Values sat at the very core of Trent, drive us towards becoming the worlds most respected, leading port services and solutions provider, helping us build quality partnerships, and a customer centric company that best understands and satisfies the needs of the ports and their people all over the world.
Bringing demonstrable value to many aspects of port life.
The Trent team has been brought up inside the heart of this port industry, and demonstrating success, learning from failures, is at the core of who we have become today. Demonstrating reality and results to our customers, being able to articulate to them ‘what they need to hear, not what they want to hear’, is something we value dearly.
Into the Future: Strategic Habitual Excellence
The Trent Group will continue to expand our office and client base, focusing on fresh and established international markets. Through honest consultation and valuable services, we aspire to further solidify our position as the go-to port services and solutions company, developing our identity as the truest port partner in outsourced port services and operations.
Our Goal
To enable economic prosperity by providing the highest quality tailored port services and solutions, delivered with a sense of purpose, friendliness, individual pride and company spirit.
Our Vision
To be the worlds most respected, leading port services and solutions provider, and build a customer centric company that best understands and satisfies the needs of the ports and their people all over the world.
Our Leadership Team
Jon Arnup
Founder CEO
A Singapore based, seasoned executive with over 32 years’ port industry experience, in various Senior Management and Director roles, working for 3 large global port operators, P&O ports, Hutchison Port Holdings and DP World. A Senior team member in DP World active in developing and growing a terminal portfolio from 5 to 66 ports worldwide over an 8 year period.
Created, led and implemented the industry’s largest ever ISO55000 compliant Asset Management program to African, Americas, Asian and European continents. Lived and worked in seven (7) countries on four (4) continents and visited more than 49 ports worldwide during the course of business.
Eddie Atichian
Chief Operating Officer
Over 40 years of international port terminal experience, working for some of the world’s leading global port operators such as P&O and DP World.
Lived and worked in a variety of terminals around the world, including general cargo and bulk terminals in the early years. Extensive experience both at line manager and corporate roles.
Felix Cheung
Chief Technical Officer
Over 20 years of international port terminal experience, working for some of the world’s leading global port operators such as CSX Terminals and DP World. Lived and worked at a number of ports within the Asia region, including both line management and regional roles.