3D LOAD PLANNING · CONTAINER MATH

Fill every container to the last millimetre.

The 3D container loading calculator that turns messy cargo lists into optimized, exportable load plans.

Say goodbye to shipping guesswork. Carton Fit optimizes retail product packing to determine your exact box count in seconds. Freight automatically arranges your dispatch lists into balanced, high-density 3D container plans. Speed up logistics, balance weight distribution, and configure every dimension in millimeters.

Free to start — no credit card, your first load plan in minutes.
20
vessel types
Any SKU
boxes · pallets · drums
CoG
on every plan
40 FT HIGH-CUBE
12.03 × 2.35 × 2.69 m
3D PLAN
CoG balanced
8 SKUs · mixed cargo
91.6%
VOLUME FILL · SAMPLE
VOLUME-OPTIMISED142 CARTONS · 1 CONTAINER
20FT STANDARD40FT STANDARD40FT HIGH-CUBE20FT REEFER40FT REEFERCURTAINSIDERBOX TRAILERFLATBEDSTEP-DECK32FT DOMESTIC55FT DOUBLE-DECKRAIL BOXCARRAIL FLATCARGONDOLA
/ CAPABILITIES

From product-in-a-carton to a full container

Generic cube calculators treat everything the same. ContainerMath works at both scales — Carton Fit packs your products into the right carton or crate, and Freight stacks, nests, crates and balances real cargo into the right number of containers.

Carton Fit for FMCG

Pack your products into your own cartons and crates (sizes in mm) and get units-per-box and boxes-needed instantly — with an optional max weight per box.

3D + 2D load plans

Interactive 3D placement view plus a 2D cross-section your loading crew can read on a phone at the dock.

Smart bin-packing engine

An extreme-point algorithm fits mixed box sizes, stacks and orientations into the tightest legal arrangement — including pipe nesting when you need it.

Crate & trolley modes

Two-level packing: fill each crate or trolley by SKU first, then stack the crates into the container for the real-world load.

AI manifest import

Paste a dispatch list, packing list or Excel sheet — AI parses sizes, weights and quantities in seconds.

Weight distribution & CoG

Centre-of-gravity and axle-balance analysis on every plan, so loads pass weighbridge and survey without surprises.

Saved plans & profiles

Reusable cargo profiles, one-click scenario presets and a full history of plans for repeat jobs and audits.

/ AI MANIFEST IMPORT

Paste the mess. Get a clean manifest.

Drop in a dispatch list, a packing list, or an Excel paste. The AI reads sizes, weights and quantities — even estimating dimensions for items described only by name — and hands back structured cargo lines ready to pack.

mmNormalises units and dimensions across rows, however they're typed.
kgFills in per-unit weights so centre-of-gravity is right from the first item.
Streams its parse live, so you can correct a line before it lands.
import_cargo — paste
RAW PASTE
> Carton 600x400x400  
PARSED · 4 CARGO LINES
Carton 600×400×400
320 nos
Pallet GMA 48×40
26 units
Steel drum Ø580×880
48 nos
Crate A-12 (machine)
6 crates
/ EXAMPLE LOAD PLANS

The same engine, every kind of load

From a wall of identical cartons to a 20-footer of boxes, drums and a machine crate — here are three live load plans, each packed and balanced its own way.

40 FT HIGH-CUBE
UNIFORM CARTONS
96% FILL
Single-SKU cartons264 units

One product packed wall-to-wall in two tiers for maximum cube utilisation.

40 FT STANDARD
PALLETISED · 2 LANES
88% FILL
GMA pallets22 pallets

Floor-loaded pallets in two lanes, weight balanced front to back over the axles.

20 FT STANDARD
MIXED CARGO
92% FILL
Boxes · drums · crate8 SKUs

Cartons, steel drums and a machine crate nested together with a stable CoG.

/ WORKFLOW

From dispatch list to load plan in three steps

01

Paste your manifest

Drop in a dispatch list, packing list or Excel sheet — or enter items by hand. AI fills in dimensions and weights.

02

Pick your vessel

20 container, trailer and rail wagon types, from a 20ft standard box to a 55ft domestic double-deck.

03

Get the load plan

A packed 3D plan with stacking, crate fill, weight balance and the exact number of containers you need.

/ 12 CARGO TYPES

If it ships in a container, it packs here

Boxes, cylinders and flexible loads — each packed by its real geometry, orientation and stacking rules.

BoxCylinderFlexible
Boxes & Cartons
Cuboid units
Pallets
Floor-loaded
Crates
Framed / wooden
Bars & Profiles
Long sections
Pipes & Tubes
Nestable bores
Rolls & Coils
Steel / paper / film
Drums & Barrels
200 L / upright
Bottles & Cans
Upright units
IBC Totes
1000 L liquids
Sacks
Cement / grain
Big Bags (FIBC)
Bulk / ~1 t
Pouches
Flexible packs
/ CARTON FIT · 12 PRODUCT TYPES

Down to the last retail unit

Carton Fit packs your products — cartons, cans, bottles, pouches and odd shapes — into the right shipper box or case, then tells you units-per-box and boxes needed.

BoxCylinderFlexible
Folding Cartons
Retail packages
Small Boxes & Shippers
Case / shipper
Paper Stacks & Reams
Reams / pads
Books & Media
Flat stacks
Cans & Tins
Beverage / food
Jars & Bottles
Glass / PET
Tubes
Cosmetic / adhesive
Cosmetics & Tubs
Round packs
Pouches & Sachets
Flexible packs
Blister Packs
Carded units
Trays & Clamshells
Produce / deli
Irregular Items
Bounding-box fit
/ 20 VESSEL TYPES

One cargo list, compared across every way to ship it

Tap any two or more to see capacity, internal dimensions and payload side by side.

SeaRoadRailTap to compare
0
vessel, trailer & wagon types
Any
cargo shape: box, drum or pipe
3D
placement-level load plans
0 s
to parse a full manifest
/ WHO IT'S FOR

Built for the people who actually load containers

ContainerMath grew out of real export jobs on a busy dispatch floor — the workflows are the ones loading teams already use.

Manufacturers & exporters

Producers planning factory-gate dispatches and export containers for boxed, palletised and profile cargo.

Export & dispatch teams

Quote container counts to customers before production ends — not after the first truck is half-loaded.

Logistics & freight planners

Forwarders and 3PLs comparing 20ft, 40ft HC, domestic 32/55ft, trailers and rail wagons for the same cargo.

Project & infrastructure supply

Teams supplying construction and utility projects with mixed boxed, crated and oversized consignments.

/ FAQ

Container loading questions, answered

The essentials on how ContainerMath calculates load plans, container capacity, and CBM.

Stop guessing container counts.

Plan your next dispatch in ContainerMath and hand your loading crew a plan they can follow placement by placement.

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