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Monday, March 13, 2023
Aerial photo of an oil tanker at anchor. Stock Photo: Nickeo23/Shutterstock
Shipping

Venezuela to Ship Oil to Cuba on Blacklisted Supertanker

By Marianna Parraga March 13 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA on Monday was loading a supertanker with crude and fuel for

March 13, 2023
Total Views: 8558

Saturday, December 31, 2022
U.S. Judge Orders Norwegian Cruise Line To Pay $110 Million For Use Of Cuba Port
Cruise Ships

U.S. Judge Orders Norwegian Cruise Line To Pay $110 Million For Use Of Cuba Port

By Brian Ellsworth MIAMI, Dec 30 (Reuters) – Norwegian Cruise Line NCLH.N must pay $110 million in damages for use of a port that

December 31, 2022
Total Views: 7082

Thursday, August 25, 2022
Cuba Boosts Fuel Imports and Reshuffles Shipping After Terminal Fire
Shipping

Cuba Boosts Fuel Imports and Reshuffles Shipping After Terminal Fire

By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Cuba is using a combination of ship-to-ship transfers and floating oil storage to ease fuel scarcity

August 25, 2022
Total Views: 976

Sunday, August 7, 2022
Cuba Gets Help From Mexico, Venezuela To Fight Port Fire
Fire Incidents

Cuba Gets Help From Mexico, Venezuela To Fight Port Fire

By Marc Frank and Nelson Acosta HAVANA, Aug 7 (Reuters) – Cuba sought on Sunday to bring under control a fire at its main oil storage facility

August 7, 2022
Total Views: 3298

Saturday, May 7, 2022
Cuban Dive Instructors And Schoolchildren Restore Ailing Barrier Reef
Environment

Cuban Dive Instructors And Schoolchildren Restore Ailing Barrier Reef

By Dave Sherwood MATANZAS, Cuba,(Reuters) – A small group of Cuban dive instructors, working on a shoe-string budget and with flotsam salvaged from the

May 7, 2022
Total Views: 1289

Saturday, April 2, 2022
For The First Time In Decades, Cuba Authorizes Import Of Outboard Motors
Fishing

For The First Time In Decades, Cuba Authorizes Import Of Outboard Motors

By Dave Sherwood COJIMAR, Cuba,(Reuters) – Since the days of Ernest Hemingway’s “The Old Man and the Sea,” whose

April 2, 2022
Total Views: 8870

Monday, January 3, 2022
Containership Crew Rescues 19 Cubans Off Florida Keys
Shipping

Containership Crew Rescues 19 Cubans Off Florida Keys

The crew of a Liberian-flagged containership rescued 19 Cubans off the Florida Keys on Friday. The crew of the MV Methoni contacted Sector Key West Command

January 3, 2022
Total Views: 2575

Saturday, July 31, 2021
Mexican Navy Ship Arm Libertador
Maritime News

Mexican Sealift Ships Arrive In Cuba

A Mexican navy sealift ship carrying 1,000 tonnes of beans, medical equipment, and humanitarian supplies arrived in Cuba

July 31, 2021
Total Views: 4199

Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Product Tanker JOSE_MARIA_MORELOS_II
Maritime News

Mexico Dispatches Sealift Tanker To Cuba

By Adriana Barrera (Reuters) – A diesel cargo sent by Mexico’s state-run Pemex is due to arrive in Cuba’s Havana port on Monday, according to

July 27, 2021
Total Views: 2722

Thursday, November 5, 2020
Venezuelan Oil Tanker Undergoes Repairs in Cuba After Catching Fire
Maritime News

Venezuelan Oil Tanker Undergoes Repairs in Cuba After Catching Fire

Nov 5 (Reuters) – An oil tanker owned by Venezuelan state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela’s maritime division is undergoing repairs in Cuba

November 5, 2020
Total Views: 705

Thursday, June 20, 2019
Carnival Cuts 2019 Profit on Cuba Travel Ban, Weak Europe Demand
Cruise Ships

Carnival Cuts 2019 Profit on Cuba Travel Ban, Weak Europe Demand

June 20 (Reuters) – Carnival Corp cut its profit forecast for the year on Thursday, anticipating a hit from the Trump administration’s sudden ban

June 20, 2019
Total Views: 18

Wednesday, June 5, 2019
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Carnival cruise ship Adonia arrives at the Havana bay, the first cruise liner to sail between the United States and Cuba since Cuba's 1959 revolution
Maritime News

U.S. Cruise Operators Forced to Stop Cuba Sailings, Angering Travelers

June 5 (Reuters) – Major U.S. cruise operators said on Wednesday they will no longer sail to Cuba following the Trump administration’s ban on

June 5, 2019
Total Views: 8

Tuesday, June 4, 2019
U.S. Ban on Cruises to Cuba Creates Chaos for Travelers
Maritime News

U.S. Ban on Cruises to Cuba Creates Chaos for Travelers

By Sarah Marsh and Marc Frank HAVANA, June 4 (Reuters) – The Trump administration banned cruises to Cuba under new restrictions on U.S. travel to the

June 4, 2019
Total Views: 30

Fathom Adonia Arrives In Havana
Maritime News

Trump Administration Bans Cruises to Cuba in Clampdown on U.S. Travel

By Sarah Marsh and Marc Frank HAVANA, June 4 (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Tuesday imposed heavy new restrictions on travel to Cuba by U.S.

June 4, 2019
Total Views: 32

Tuesday, December 19, 2017
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Offshore

This Sanction-Proof Rig Beats U.S. Policy From Cuba to Russia

By Jack Farchy and Chiara Albanese (Bloomberg) — The oil rig was built mostly in China and drilled its first well in Cuba. Now it’s

December 19, 2017
Total Views: 125

Friday, November 10, 2017
Blooming U.S. Business Interest in Cuba Wilts Under Trump
News

Blooming U.S. Business Interest in Cuba Wilts Under Trump

By Sarah Marsh HAVANA, Nov 10 (Reuters) – Packed into a remote corner of a pavilion, just 13 U.S. companies took stands at Cuba’s sprawling trade

November 10, 2017
Total Views: 7

Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Mississippi Ports Eye Cuba, Sign Agreements in Havana
News

Mississippi Ports Eye Cuba, Sign Agreements in Havana

HAVANA, Feb 20 (Reuters) – The Mississippi ports of Pascagoula and Gulfport signed agreements in Cuba on Monday with an eye to future business and with a

February 21, 2017
Total Views: 9

Friday, January 27, 2017
Florida Ports Cancel Plans to Ink Pacts with Cuba
News

Florida Ports Cancel Plans to Ink Pacts with Cuba

MIAMI, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Two Florida ports have canceled plans to sign cooperation pacts with Communist-ruled Cuba after state Governor Rick Scott

January 27, 2017
Total Views: 3

Thursday, January 26, 2017
Florida Governor Threatens to Cut Funding for Ports Doing Business with Cuba
News

Florida Governor Threatens to Cut Funding for Ports Doing Business with Cuba

Florida governor Rick Scott threatened to cut state funding for any Florida ports looking to do business with Cuba. The warning from Governor Scott, delivered

January 26, 2017
Total Views: 58

Wednesday, January 25, 2017
First Cuban Import in Five Decades Arrives in United States Aboard Crowley Cargo Ship
News

First Cuban Import in Five Decades Arrives in United States Aboard Crowley Cargo Ship

The first commercial cargo legally imported into United States from Cuba in more than five decades arrived in Port Everglades, Florida on Tuesday. The cargo,

January 25, 2017
Total Views: 38
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