LoadingMCP
LoadingMCP is a web and API tool for planning container and truck loads in 3D and checking shipping compliance.
What LoadingMCP is
LoadingMCP is a web and API tool for planning container and truck loads in 3D and checking shipping compliance. It selects equipment, applies cargo orientation and stacking rules, and can work with mixed fleets and weight constraints. Users can paste packing lists from Excel or upload CSV files, then map columns for planning. The planner calculates centre of gravity and eccentricity and can rearrange cargo toward a target balance. Its checks cover CTU packing, IMDG 7.2.4 segregation, SOLAS VGM, McKee carton crush, axle loads, and the US Federal Bridge Formula. It can also generate a securing list with dunnage, airbags, and blocking, plus a numbered stuffing work order. Plans export to PDF, Excel, or JSON. The hosted MCP server connects with Claude, Cursor, and Windsurf; the REST API can connect to a TMS. The free browser plan offers the 3D planner and compliance verdict without login or card. Paid plan pricing is quoted to volume.
Good
- Plans container and truck loads in 3D.
- Imports packing lists from Excel or CSV.
- Computes centre of gravity and eccentricity.
- Exports work plans as PDF, Excel, or JSON.
Watch out
- Compliance verdicts are decision support, not legal certificates.
- Business plan and API key required for production API loads.
- Paid plan prices are quoted to volume.
Who it suits
It suits freight desks and teams that pass loading work to floor staff or integrated systems. Business access is required for real loads through the REST API or MCP production optimizer.
Verdict
LoadingMCP combines 3D load planning with packing checks, balancing, securing lists, and work orders. Its compliance result is not a legal certificate, and production API optimization requires Business access.
Plans and prices
From LoadingMCP's own pricing page, checked 3 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Full 3D planner and compliance verdict in browser · no login or card |
| Business | Priced on request | REST API and MCP access · team seats · higher volume · Plans quoted to your volume |
| Starter | Priced on request | Saved projects · full load history · packing-list import · higher limits than Free · Plans quoted to your volume |
The facts
Each one read from LoadingMCP's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Money
- Billing and limits
- The maker says there are no per-plan fees or surprise overage bills, and plans are monthly or annual through Stripe.checked 3 Oct 2026
What it does
- Business API restriction
- Real loads through the REST API or MCP production optimizer require a Business plan and API key.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Compliance checks
- Checks include CTU packing, IMDG 7.2.4 segregation, SOLAS VGM, McKee carton crush, axle loads, and the US Federal Bridge Formula.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Compliance limitation
- The compliance verdict is decision support rather than a legal certificate, and the shipper of record remains responsible for the declaration.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Data handling
- The pricing FAQ says cargo dimensions and weights are used to compute and store plans, and that deleting a project removes it.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Equipment selection
- It right-sizes equipment and packs cargo using orientation and stacking rules.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The hosted MCP server connects with Claude, Cursor, and Windsurf, and the REST API can be used from a TMS.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker describes the product as built for freight desks and for teams handing loading work to floor staff or integrated systems.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Load balancing
- The planner computes centre of gravity and eccentricity and can rearrange a load toward a target balance.checked 3 Oct 2026
- MCP tools
- The MCP server offers plan_load, suggest_containers, list_equipment, and export_plan tools.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Packing-list import
- Packing lists can be pasted from Excel or uploaded as CSV, with column mapping for planning.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- LoadingMCP plans container and truck loads in 3D and checks each plan for shipping compliance.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Related products
- LoadingMCP says cargo can feed into SchedulesMCP for sailing information and TrackingMCP for shipment tracking under one login.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Securing
- It produces a cargo-securing list, including dunnage, airbags, and blocking, against FMCSA and EN 12195.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Work orders and exports
- Plans can produce a numbered stuffing work order and export PDF, Excel, or JSON.checked 3 Oct 2026
