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. The company also aims to acquire, manage and dispose of participations in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, as well as to conduct commercial and financial transactions of all kinds. The company can also take over representations, acquire, develop, manage and exploit patents, trademarks, licenses and 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 the account of third parties, as well as enter into guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.