A Florida-based oil trading company has shelved plans for what would have been the largest shipment of US fuel to Cuba since 1960, according to Bloomberg and the Financial Post. Both reports say the change follows increased pressure from the Trump administration on the island, including measures that expand a US blacklist affecting Cuba-related transactions.
The companies involved had been preparing the dispatch, but the shipment is now off, with the trading house putting its plans aside. The reports describe the move as a response to the government’s updated enforcement and restrictions rather than a voluntary decision unrelated to US policy. Both outlets characterize the planned shipment as a major one by historical standards, emphasizing that it would have been the biggest since 1960 before being canceled or postponed.
Beyond the decision to halt the shipment, the sources do not provide additional details on timing, the size of the cargo, or whether an alternative route or later resumption is being considered.
