The company's purpose is to engage in freight shipping, in particular the transportation of bulk and dry goods such as ore, gravel, sand, and coal on the Rhine and its tributaries using its own and third-party vessels, as well as the purchase, sale, and rental of vessels and all related business activities. The company may also participate in, establish, 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. The company may acquire, hold, and manage real estate. The company may provide direct or indirect financing (including cash pooling) to its direct or indirect subsidiaries, its direct or indirect shareholders, and their direct or indirect subsidiaries, as well as to third parties, and provide security of any kind for liabilities of such companies, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of shares of the company or guarantees of any kind.