We just wrapped up our 2016 Tideworks Customer Conference and I could not be happier. I could use a little more Seattle brewed coffee, but holy smokes did we have a great time! The setting was absolutely stunning. We hunkered down for two days in the Bell Harbor Conference Center...
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A lot of us at Tideworks Headquarters in Seattle wondered what it must have been like in Panama as the expanded Panama Canal recently opened and celebrated its inaugural container vessel transit. More specifically, what did that moment in history, June 26th, 2016, feel like to a Panamanian who has...
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The 2016 TOC Europe exhibition just recently took place in Hamburg, Germany where we had a group of Tideworks delegates from our offices in both Seattle and Rotterdam. This was my first experience attending the Europe show having only previously been to the TOC Americas in Panama both in 2012...
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Last Tuesday was our annual “Years of Service Luncheon.” We honored Tideworks Technology employees with 5, 10, 15, 20, 25+ years of service. Let that sink in a moment then ask, “How is that kind of quality tenure possible in the high tech hotbed that is the Pacific Northwest?!” Of...
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Tideworks makes a lot of snappy products and provides a cadre of mission critical services. And still the best thing about us is our people. Tideworks employees are much like yourself, if you’re the kind of person who even when things are going well asks, “Wouldn’t be better if we...
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The Benjamin Franklin is big. In fact, it’s longer than the Empire State building, wider than a football field and if all 18,000 TEU were laid end to end, the containers would stretch 68 miles. Yep, that’s pretty big alright. I got to witness the ship up close and personal...
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It’s my favorite kind of year. It’s a year when once again we’ll host our Tideworks Customer Conference. The Tideworks Customer Conference 2016 is this September, 14-15th here in Seattle. Our theme is “Navigating the terminal technology landscape together.” Sure it’s a mouthful, but it has one meaning. We’re here for you. I...
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I recently had the opportunity to visit Panama again to co-present Manzanillo International Terminal’s (MIT) automatic stacking crane (ASC) project with Stacy Hatfield, MIT’s general manager. The Terminal Operators Conference (TOC) of the Americas was held in Panama City on October 13-15, and focused on automation and the expected impact...
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I’ve worked here 18 years. New people make me nervous. How am I going to help a new hire understand our business and be as productive as possible, adding value to us and our customers when I’m still trying to figure out how to do that myself?! AND apparently it’s...
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A group of Tideworks representatives recently returned from the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) Intermodal Expo at the Broward County-Ft. Lauderdale Convention Center, which is nestled near the unforgettable waterfront. This was our first time exhibiting at the conference as our intermodal customer base continues to grow. The IANA...
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