Takeda eyes sustainable shipping with wind-powered sea freight0 SHARESPosted: 18 September 2025 | Dominic Tyer (European Pharmaceutical Review) |Partners with Vela for transatlantic medicine transportation using its cargo trimaran. Takeda is set to take to the seas for some of its transportation needs through a partnership with Vela that will see it use the French company’s wind-powered trimaran. The pharma company will ship medicines across the Atlantic using the first-of-their-kind boats, which compromise a main and two smaller outrigger hulls and offer an alternative to container ships. Xavier Baville, Head of Global Distribution and Logistics, Customer Experience at Takeda, said: “Shipping by sail is an exciting step in supporting Takeda’s distribution and logistics strategy to use more sustainable and efficient modes of transportation. It is a true adventure and motivating for all team members to reestablish sailing cargo shipping lines between Europe and the US.”Vela’s trimarans will be equipped with Vela’s temperature-controlled and Good Distribution Practice (GPD) compliant CoolSafe refrigeration system for cold chain integrity.