The company's purpose is to provide services in the field of freight and tank ship transport. The company can buy, sell, rent, lease, 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 trade and financial transactions of all kinds and provide management services to subsidiaries and affiliated companies. 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 provide guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.