Tideworks drives data strategies for terminal software operations, Seatrade Maritime

By May 2, 2024November 14th, 2024Articles
TJ Rucker

Global Ports Report 2024

Tideworks Technology provides terminal operating system (TOS) solutions to marine and intermodal rail customers, enhancing cyber security and operational practices. Tideworks recently developed a virtual reality equipment training platform in partnership with Manzanillo International Terminal (MIT) to meet their training and safety needs.

Tideworks has also started several initiatives and pilots internally and with external parties to improve terminal asset performance by focusing on data management.

“Our Data Platform product unlocks critical insights and governs TOS data, enabling terminal operators to drive operational improvements across their tech stacks.”

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Mark Traynor

Chief Product & Technology Officer

Mark Traynor joined Tideworks in 2026 as Chief Product & Technology Officer, bringing more than two decades of hands-on experience in building and deploying terminal technology and automation systems. In this role Mark will lead the company’s product management and engineering organizations and is responsible for the product roadmap and the modernization of the Tideworks platform.

Before Tideworks, Mark was Chief Technology Officer at Lynxis, whose Nascent gate automation systems deployed in nearly 100 marine and rail terminals across North and South America. For Lynxis, Mark led a globally distributed 70+ person engineering team that built a modern, configuration-driven platform on a single codebase while introducing a visual workflow configuration designed to streamline customer implementations. He also introduced cutting-edge computer vision and agentic AI solutions as well as the re-engineering of the hardware to run on readily available commercial components rather than bespoke systems sourced from specialist manufacturers.

For the 13 years before that, Mark was an independent technology partner to major North American automated marine terminal projects, including Virginia International Terminals and Long Beach Container Terminal. These operators relied on him to help lead their most complex terminal operating system implementations driving efficiency and reliability through their gate, rail, yard and vessel operations.

Mark began his career at Navis in 2004, delivering terminal operating system implementations across North America and Europe.