Introduction

The OptiLoading program is a computerized system for planning and evaluating a ship's loading condition. It calculates the ship stability and stress characteristics based on desired loading condition. It uses a genetic algorithm to automatically find the optimal loading condition.

This demonstration version of OptiLoading is developed for the M/T Danita, a product carrier with a length of 228.6 m. Unfortunally not all data from this ship was available. This is the reason why the outputted stability information and strength curves can only be considered as an approximation.

All ships data is loaded from comma-separated lists. As a result the program can easily be adapted for other ships.