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Beyond Innovation: How Dynamic Workflow Orchestration Drives Resilient Operations for Container Terminals

Written by Lynxis | Jul 16, 2025 6:09:03 PM

Automation has transformed container terminal operations…for some. Today there are only about 72 fully or semi-automated terminals operating, making up less than 9% of the global total. And while most owners and operators can’t afford the investment required to make the leap, they can benefit from one common trait among the safest and most efficient operations in the world. 

That something is workflow orchestration, and we think it’s a game changer. At Lynxis, we help marine, rail, and inland terminal operators move beyond isolated tech investments and into solutions that orchestrate both the people and the tech dynamically across gate, crane,  and rail nodes. The result? changes become a configuration and not (custom) coding every time your requirements change. This builds operations that can adapt in a flash and recover no matter what comes next.

Why Adaptability Matters More Than Ever

Speed and cost-efficiency were yesterday’s goals. Today, operations and IT leaders are asking:

  • How can I implement new tech across my network and ensure a return on my investment for years to come?
  • Can we make changes to our data collection and operations workflows quickly, without breaking something?
  • Can we resolve inventory issues before they disrupt operations?
  • Can we maintain uptime despite staff shortages or system outages?

A dynamically adaptable workflow tied to your innovation investments answers these questions by turning your facility into a responsive, data-rich ecosystem—proactively managed by you, not a cast of reactive vendors.

The Power of Orchestrated Workflows

Orchestration is about connecting the dots across:

  • Curated visual workflows that not just depict, but dynamically update exactly how cargo must enter, and move within, your facility 
  • Gate, yard, and rail operations driven by computer vision systems creating a visual twin of each movement to ensure 100% visibility
  • Exception management of all Tech + Ops via real-time control towers and alerting dashboards

How Lynxis Delivers Adaptable, Tech-driven Operations

Our platform blends technology, infrastructure, and expert services to create highly configurable end-to-end orchestration. While we partner with other tech providers to deliver these solutions, we offer two unique and purpose-built solutions that are critical to creating an adaptable tech-driven environment at your facility.

1. ORCA : The TechOps Control Tower that orchestrates everything

With the ORCA platform, you can manage multiple operations and all the tech, or entire facilities, remotely—detecting technical issues and resolving exceptions in real-time, before they impact service levels. ORCA helps:

  • Configure visual workflows tied to your operations and digitally connect the tech and the complex integrations surrounding it all
  • Monitor live events tied to your defined workflows across the entire tech stack used in the gate, yard, crane and rail operations
  • Remotely (and safely) resolve operational, inventory and computer vision based exceptions across your network 
  • Gain insights that drive immediate and long-term decisions

2. enVision® Computer Vision Systems: creating a visual, digital twin of events on terminal

Our upgraded computer vision platform automates the detection, classification and identification of equipment and any special conditions (i.e. damage, HAZ placards, seals, tire treads, etc.) We do it without sensors, using off-the-shelf equipment which saves you up to 40%.

  • Operate at high throughput with fewer errors
  • Eliminate reliance on manual inspections in the lanes
  • Improve asset traceability and yard accuracy by creating a visual twin of each handoff event

The Results of Orchestration

Whether in a billion-dollar terminal or a small depot, it’s critical to establish a highly orchestrated series of workflows to efficiently process the thousands of containers that transit your facility each day. Terminals that move beyond just tech innovations and into orchestration gain:

  • Greater adaptability
  • Reduced downtime through proactive interventions
  • Higher throughput with less overhead
  • Stronger workforce enablement

In short, they gain resilience. And that’s what modern terminal operations demand, no matter the size.

Orchestration Is the Future

Technology solves tasks. Orchestration leverages tech to create a sustainable, adaptable ecosystem that continues to deliver value for years after a project ends.

Lynxis enables logistics leaders to build adaptive, data-driven terminals that don’t just deliver higher throughput capacity—they’re built to withstand the unexpected. Because real resilience isn’t reactive. It’s orchestrated.