News & Updates

Aerial view of SENSUS 42 underway during sea trials

30 July 2026

SENSUS 42 Begins Sea Trials

SENSUS 42 has officially commenced sea trials, marking a major milestone in the vessel’s development and bringing the project another step closer to operational readiness.

SENSUS 42 being lifted by cranes during its launch at UM Shipyard

25 June 2026

SENSUS 42 Successfully Launched

SENSUS 42 has been successfully launched, marking another major milestone in the development of the new high-speed passenger vessel.

Aerial view of the SENSUS 42 high-speed ferry at sea

31 March 2026

UM Shipyard Sets Out Efficiency-Led Case with SENSUS 42 High-Speed Ferry

With much of the fast ferry decarbonisation debate currently centered on alternative fuels, batteries and hybridisation, Turkey’s UM Shipyard is positioning its latest project around a more “fuel-agnostic” lever: reducing the energy required to operate at service speed.