Loadcargo

Loadcargo is a logistics solution and methodology designed to optimize the loading of cargo onto transport units such as ships, aircraft, trucks, or intermodal containers. It encompasses planning, documentation, and execution support to improve space utilization, weight distribution, and regulatory compliance.

Key features include load planning with optimization algorithms, weight and balance calculations, containerization and stowage planning, dimensional fitting, support for hazardous materials classification, constraint-based checks, 3D visualization, and integration with warehouse management systems and transportation management systems.

Data model includes item records with dimensions, weight, handling requirements; container and vehicle types with capacities; pallets and pallet sizes; risk classifications.

Workflow typically involves importing order and inventory data, generating a pack plan, optimizing packing, producing loading instructions, generating manifests and packing lists, exporting to ERP or WMS, monitoring execution, and performing post-load reconciliation.

Applications for loadcargo span freight forwarders, shipping lines, logistics service providers, and warehouses. It is used across maritime and air cargo industries, with offerings ranging from open-source to commercial implementations.

Limitations to consider include dependence on accurate data and geometry, complexity when handling irregular or oddly shaped cargo, the need to adjust plans for dynamic changes during loading, and potential computational requirements that grow with shipment size.

See also: stowage planning, weight distribution, center of gravity, cargo handling.