The company's purpose is to provide services in the field of freight and tanker ship transport. The company can buy, sell, rent, charter ships, and perform all activities related to shipping, including repair work and orders. The company also aims to acquire, manage, and dispose of participations in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, as well as to conduct trade and financial transactions of all kinds. The company can also take over representations, acquire, develop, manage, and exploit patents, trademarks, licenses, manufacturing processes, and intellectual property rights, as well as acquire, manage, encumber, and dispose of real estate. The company can establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. It can also provide financing for its own account or for third-party account, as well as enter into guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.