<s>
CargoMax	B-Application
is	O
a	O
stability	O
and	O
load	O
management	O
software	O
application	O
for	O
marine	O
and	O
offshore	O
industries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
released	O
in	O
1979	O
,	O
CargoMax	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
computerized	O
systems	O
for	O
planning	O
and	O
evaluating	O
ship	O
loading	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
currently	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most-used	O
software	O
applications	O
for	O
this	O
purpose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naval	O
architects	O
and	O
engineers	O
from	O
Herbert-ABS	O
customize	O
each	O
CargoMax	B-Application
installation	O
using	O
shipyard	O
drawings	O
and	O
technical	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
CargoMax	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
DOS	I-Application
in	O
1979	O
by	O
Herbert	O
Engineering	O
Corp	O
.	O
First	O
releases	O
in	O
MS	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
were	O
made	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
a	O
time	O
Herbert	O
shared	O
ownership	O
of	O
LoadMaster	O
International	O
and	O
sold	O
the	O
CargoMax	B-Application
program	O
under	O
that	O
banner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
Herbert	O
re-acquired	O
full	O
rights	O
to	O
CargoMax	B-Application
to	O
form	O
Herbert	O
Software	O
Solutions	O
,	O
Inc.	O
,	O
a	O
wholly	O
owned	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Herbert	O
Engineering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Herbert	O
Engineering	O
and	O
ABS	O
provides	O
the	O
technical	O
support	O
for	O
CargoMax	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CargoMax	B-Application
Direct	O
Damage	O
Stability	O
(	O
DDS	O
)	O
module	O
allows	O
tanker	O
operators	O
to	O
load	O
nonstandard	O
cargos	O
or	O
non-standard	O
configurations	O
while	O
ensuring	O
that	O
loading	O
operations	O
comply	O
with	O
requirements	O
for	O
damage	O
stability	O
,	O
intact	O
stability	O
,	O
and	O
longitudinal	O
strength	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CargoMax	B-Application
implements	O
recent	O
supplemental	O
requirements	O
for	O
vessels	O
carrying	O
bulk	O
or	O
grain	O
cargo	O
:	O
a	O
secondary	O
strength	O
evaluation	O
and	O
a	O
damage	O
stability	O
evaluation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CargoMax	B-Application
has	O
additional	O
features	O
to	O
simplify	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
Grain	O
Stability	O
Reports	O
for	O
port	O
authorities	O
and	O
dock	O
managers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CargoMax	B-Application
can	O
be	O
provided	O
with	O
a	O
direct	O
interface	O
to	O
various	O
tank	O
and	O
draft	O
gauge	O
systems	O
such	O
as	O
Ian-Conrad	O
Bergan	O
,	O
SAAB	O
,	O
Autronica	O
,	O
Skarpenord	O
and	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
interface	O
allows	O
CargoMax	B-Application
to	O
automatically	O
obtain	O
information	O
from	O
the	O
gauging	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CargoMax	B-Application
currently	O
runs	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
desktop	O
operating	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
Unix	B-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
have	O
never	O
been	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recommended	O
system	O
requirements	O
are	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
XP	I-Application
or	O
higher	O
and	O
200MB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Major	O
classification	O
societies	O
including	O
ABS	O
,	O
DNV	O
,	O
LR	O
,	O
NK	O
,	O
CCS	O
,	O
BV	O
,	O
RINA	O
,	O
GL	O
have	O
accepted	O
and	O
approved	O
CargoMax	B-Application
.	O
</s>
