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Lloyd's Register launches RouteFlex stowage tool for containerships

Lloyd's Register introduces RouteFlex, a containership stowage app that recalculates limits using voyage-specific metocean factors.

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Lloyd's Register (LR) launched RouteFlex, a containership stowage application designed to recalculate stowage limits when weather, routing, or voyage plans change. [1] Lloyd's Register (LR) and the Marine Design and Research Institute of China (MARIC) secured Approval in Principle (AiP) on 2026-09-03 for a new 114,000 DWT product and crude oil tanker designed to accommodate future conversion to LNG, methanol, or ammonia. [2][6] Lloyd's Register said the RouteFlex approach could release additional cargo capacity while retaining required safety margins. [3] RouteFlex applies metocean-based factors to individual voyage legs, allowing operators to assess container stacks against expected conditions on each leg rather than a single worst-case assumption for the entire route. [4] RouteFlex can reassess existing stowage arrangements after a diversion and split complex voyages into separately optimized legs. [5] The AiP was announced at SMM 2026, a maritime trade fair, on 2026-09-03. [7] The design concept was reviewed against Lloyd's Register's July 2026 class rules and regulations, including requirements for ships using gases and other low-flashpoint fuels, alongside relevant IACS Common Structural Rules for oil tankers. [8]
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  1. Lloyd's Register (LR) launched RouteFlex, a containership stowage application designed to recalculate stowage limits when weather, routing, or voyage plans change. · Splash247
  2. Lloyd's Register (LR) and the Marine Design and Research Institute of China (MARIC) secured Approval in Principle (AiP) on 2026-09-03 for a new 114,000 DWT product and crude oil tanker designed to accommodate future conversion to LNG, methanol, or ammonia. · MarineLink
  3. Lloyd's Register said the RouteFlex approach could release additional cargo capacity while retaining required safety margins. · Splash247
  4. RouteFlex applies metocean-based factors to individual voyage legs, allowing operators to assess container stacks against expected conditions on each leg rather than a single worst-case assumption for the entire route. · Splash247
  5. RouteFlex can reassess existing stowage arrangements after a diversion and split complex voyages into separately optimized legs. · Splash247
  6. The 114,000 DWT tanker concept is designed as a product and crude oil carrier that can accommodate future conversion to LNG, methanol, or ammonia as technologies, regulations, and fuel supply chains mature. · MarineLink
  7. The AiP was announced at SMM 2026, a maritime trade fair, on 2026-09-03. · MarineLink
  8. The design concept was reviewed against Lloyd's Register's July 2026 class rules and regulations, including requirements for ships using gases and other low-flashpoint fuels, alongside relevant IACS Common Structural Rules for oil tankers. · MarineLink
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