The company's purpose is to operate goods shipping on the Rhine and its tributaries with its own and third-party ships, as well as the purchase, sale, and rental of ships and all related business activities. The company may also participate in, found, acquire, and merge with other companies of any kind in Switzerland and abroad. It may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, conduct all business, and conclude contracts that are suitable to promote the company's purpose or are directly or indirectly related to it. It may acquire, hold, and manage real estate. The company may provide direct or indirect financing (including cash pooling) to its direct or indirect subsidiaries, direct or indirect shareholders, and their direct or indirect subsidiaries, as well as to third parties, and provide security of any kind for the liabilities of such companies, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of shares of the company or guarantees of any kind.