Fairmount Heavy Transport is a Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 shipping company that operates two semi-submersible

Semi-submersible

A semi-submersible is a specialised marine vessel with good stability and seakeeping characteristics. The semi-submersible vessel design is commonly used in a number of specific offshore roles such as for offshore drilling rigs, safety vessels, oil production platforms and heavy lift cranes.The...

 heavy transport vessels, Fairmount Fjord and Fairmount Fjell. Both are being converted at Malta Shipyards in 2007/2008. Commercial management is performed by Fairmount Heavy Transport itself, since 1 August 2007 independently from Fairmount Marine

Fairmount Marine

Fairmount Marine is a shipping company in the Louis Dreyfus Group. The company operates 11 heavy transport vessels, including two self-propelled semi-submersible ships which are owned by Fairmount Heavy Transport while the mother group operates six anchor handling tug supply vessels and three...

. Fairmount Heavy Transport was founded in 2005 and based in Rotterdam

Rotterdam

Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...

. It is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange

Oslo Stock Exchange

The Oslo Stock Exchange serves as the main market for trading in the shares of Norwegian companies. It opens at 9:00am and closes 5:30pm local time...

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