The company's purpose is to operate inland vessels. The company is authorized to conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to this purpose or is suitable to promote it. This includes, in particular, the purchase, sale, rental, and leasing of ships of all kinds, freightage, as well as the handling of business directly and indirectly related thereto. Furthermore, the company may engage in transshipment and freight forwarding business, provide financial services and consulting. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and/or abroad, acquire, hold, encumber, and dispose of real estate or intangible property rights in Switzerland and/or abroad, and conduct all commercial, financial, or other business that is directly or indirectly related to the company's purpose. In addition, the company may grant loans or other financing to its direct or indirect shareholders and their direct or indirect subsidiaries, as well as to third parties, either for a fee or free of charge, and provide securities of all kinds for the liabilities of such persons or affiliated companies, including guarantees, pledges, and fiduciary transfers of the company's assets.