The company's purpose is to engage in the purchase and sale, rental and leasing of ships of all kinds, trade in goods of all kinds, brokerage, commission and agency activities, transportation activities abroad, consulting and public relations, as well as financial transactions, particularly in the Mediterranean region. The company may carry out its activities in Switzerland and abroad alone or together with third parties. The company may also participate in industrial and commercial companies. Furthermore, it may participate in the financing of such companies and other establishments of the group to which the company belongs, in the general interest of such a group, including through guarantees and securities of all kinds, and establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad. In general, the company may also conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to the aforementioned purpose.