Cargill Ocean Transportation has a clear vision of what it wants from an online chartering platform to help it drive digital efficiencies.

Eric Aboussouan, head of market research and strategy, says he envisages a comprehensive transaction system that is backed by key players and integrated "pretty much from end to end”.

To maximise potential efficiencies, he adds, it must be capable of covering commodities transactions and executing pre and post-trade processes.