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"Tideworks provides
full-service terminal management and planning software solutions worldwide."
Tideworks Technology® provides full-service terminal management and planning software, logistics chain solutions, and professional services to terminal operators and transportation companies worldwide.

The company leverages proven technology and industry practices to maximize operational productivity, enhance communication with customers and partners, and reduce vessel and truck turn times. Tideworks combines forward thinking strategy with flexibility into how it develops, installs, and maintains its services for customers. The Tideworks approach enables customers of all sizes continually to gain and maintain a profitable competitive advantage.

Built on over 30 years of industry experience, Tideworks core terminal solutions -- Mainsail Terminal Management System®, Spinnaker Planning Management System®, and Genoa Breakbulk Management System® -- have been engaged by over 6,000 users at more than 50 terminals that serve virtually all major steamship lines. Tideworks container management solutions have proven reliably to scale to processing over 1 million TEUs per year in a given installation.

Tideworks also offers comprehensive solutions for a wide range of logistics services, including warehousing (bulk, consignment, commodity, and article based), container freight stations, forwarding, liner agency, and container leasing and trading.

Located in Seattle, Washington, Tideworks Technology, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Carrix, Inc., the parent company of SSA Marine, a leading international marine terminal operator with over a century of experience.


Quick Facts
Founded Over 30 years of experience as the technology arm of the world's largest privately held terminal operator culminated in the launch of Tideworks in 1999.
Locations Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Tideworks has regional offices in Long Beach & Oakland, California; Mobile, Alabama; Savannah, Georgia; Miami, Florida; Manzanillo, Mexico; Panama City, Panama; and Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Terminal Systems Tideworks' terminal management systems enable marine terminal operators to take control of gate, yard, vessel, and rail operations with real-time inventory, intuitive planning tools, and clear communications with customers and business critical third parties.
Logistics Solutions Tideworks' logistics solutions provide robust and flexible tools for warehouse and CFS management, liner shipping agency, freight forwarding, container trading and leasing, and more.
Professional Services From operations consulting to IT outsourcing, Tideworks engages its customers to prepare a tailored solution to meet their efficiency, productivity, and financial objectives.
Partners Tideworks partners with leading technology providers to seamlessly interface with robust solutions like LXE & PSION Teklogix radio-frequency terminals, 802.11 connected wireless PCs, Camco & SAIC optical character recognition systems, Edify automated customer service systems, and Savcor Differential Global Positioning Systems (DGPS).
Customers Over 6,000 users at more than 50 terminals that serve virtually all major steamship lines.
Tideworks' customers include:
  • Associated British Ports
  • Dole Food Company
  • Manzanillo International Terminal
  • Port Everglades Terminal, LLC
  • Port of Miami Terminal Operating Company
  • Port of Portland
  • Port of Tacoma
  • Totem Ocean Trailer Express
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