History

Bergen Group Fosen - former Fosen Mek. Verksteder (FMV) - operated under the name "Frengen Slip & Motorverksted" from 1918 until 1972. Mr. Jens Bye bought the Frengen yard in 1962 and developed it into a modern shipyard. In 1972 the yard moved much of its activities to Kvithyll at Rissa. Anna Synnøve Bye, Jens Bye’s daughter, took over the management of the company in 1988. The yard has been in family ownership until 2007, when the yard was taken over by a group of 6 Norwegian investors.  Presently 450 people work at FMV, of which 250 are employees at the yard.

Historically Fosen Mek. Verksteder has produced a long range of ship segments. During the last 20 years the yard has specialized on RoRo/RoPax, Cruise and Offshore vessels.