The company's purpose is the operation of a transport business, including in particular the transport of people as well as the import-export and trade of all types of products. The company may also engage in any other activity directly or indirectly related to these purposes; it may in particular create branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire companies with identical or similar objectives, or merge with such companies, carry out all operations and conclude all contracts aimed at developing and extending its purpose or directly or indirectly related thereto.