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Gas Carrier Operations with SecureLoad

For operators running pressurised or refrigerated gas carriers, stability, strength and cargo constraints are tightly coupled on every voyage. SecureLoad helps you plan and verify loading, ballast and longitudinal strength for gas trades, so ship and shore teams work from the same engineered conditions.
LPG / Ethylene
Pressurised / Refrigerated
Parcel Trades

Who Uses SecureLoad on Gas Carriers

From bridge teams to cargo planners, everyone shares one view of gas carrier loading conditions.

On the ship

Masters

Make loading and ballast decisions with clear visibility of stability, strength and key constraints for each condition.

Chief Officers

Prepare and adjust loading and ballast plans without juggling separate spreadsheets, while keeping within tight gas carrier envelopes.

On shore

Marine / Fleet Superintendents

Review and support vessel conditions, ensuring company rules and safety margins are applied consistently across the fleet.

Technical / HSSE Managers

Define and monitor technical and safety standards for loading, ballast and stress, and see how they’re followed in practice.

Operations / Scheduling / Cargo Planners

Test proposed parcel patterns and voyages against real vessel capabilities before committing, using a shared technical picture with the ship.

Gas Carrier Realities We Design For

Onboard & Voyage Planning

Shore & Fleet

How SecureLoad Supports Gas Carrier Work

To Loading Computer
Loading Computer
Run intact stability and longitudinal strength checks across gas loading and ballast conditions, with cargo, ballast and trim handled in one flow instead of separate tools.
Ballast & Execution
Ballast & Execution (Workflows)
Align day-to-day ballast and trim execution onboard with pre-approved loading conditions, so adjustments stay within the same verified envelopes.
To Fleet Cargo Planner
Fleet Cargo Planner
Give shore teams a higher-level view of loadability and key constraints across gas vessels and voyages, helping them spot issues before fixtures and schedules are locked in.

From Loading Plan to Executed Voyage

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Prepare Loading & Ballast Conditions

Define cargo distribution and ballast setup for key stages of the voyage, including loading, loaded passage and ballast conditions.
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Run Stability & Strength Checks

Verify margins for intact stability, longitudinal strength and trim/draft limits on all critical conditions and any special constraints.
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Agree Conditions Ship↔Shore

Confirm reference conditions between ship and office, align on margins and lock an approved set of scenarios for the voyage.
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Execute Within Approved Envelope

Use the agreed cases as reference onboard, adjust within defined envelopes as required, and generate reports for records, vetting and audits.

What Changes With SecureLoad on Gas Carriers

Before SecureLoad

Different practices and spreadsheets on each vessel, even for similar trades and ship types.

Limited visibility for superintendents into how limits and special constraints are actually applied.

Extra work to assemble consistent, defensible documentation for charterers, vetting and audits.

With SecureLoad

A shared, validated workflow for gas carrier loadcases and ballast plans across the fleet.

Clear margins and constraints that ship and shore interpret the same way on every condition.

Consistent, exportable reports that support vetting, charterer dialogue and audit discussions without rework.

Standardise How Your Gas Fleet Plans and Loads

Common templates and rule sets

Use shared loadcase templates and rule sets per gas carrier class, so similar vessels are always engineered the same way.

Aligned structure for operating conditions

Apply consistent naming and structure for typical loading, loaded passage, cooldown/warming and ballast conditions.

Compare practices across vessels

See how margins and practices differ across vessels, and use that insight to tighten standards or replicate best performers.

Fleet Cargo Planner for Real-Time Loadability

Safety, Vetting and Marine Assurance

Transparent view of safety margins for stability and strength on each key condition, not just final snapshots.

Repeatable documentation packages for vetting, SIRE/inspections and internal marine assurance, built from the same workflow every time.

Historical loading cases retained for review after incidents or near-misses, supporting fact-based learning and improvement.

Typical outputs

  • Condition summaries for loading, loaded passage and ballast cases
  • Stability and longitudinal strength check overviews
  • PDF / print-ready reports for ship, shore and vetting files

Resources for Gas Carrier Teams

Deep-dive into how SecureLoad works in real operations.

Blogs
Blog

Ship↔Shore Continuity for Gas Carrier Load Planning

How a shared loading workflow and common margins between ship and shore reduce risk and rework on pressurised and refrigerated gas trades.

Videos
Videos

Gas Carrier Loading Workflow in SecureLoad – Short Demo

Watch a sample gas carrier case from loading plan to executed voyage, with shared visibility for ship and shore teams.

Downloads
Downloads

Loading Computer for Gas Carriers – One-Pager

A quick overview of how SecureLoad supports gas carrier stability, strength and ballast planning in one workflow.

Want to Explore SecureLoad for Gas Carriers?

Share a recent or upcoming loading case and we’ll discuss how SecureLoad’s loading and ballast workflows could fit your gas fleet.