U.S. intercepts $3 million in fuel shipments to Cuba as blockade tightens
Summary
The U.S. government intercepted nearly $3 million worth of biodiesel shipments heading to Cuba, aiming to enforce sanctions and block fuel supplies to the Cuban energy sector. These actions are part of efforts by the Department of Homeland Security and other agencies to stop illegal shipments to a Cuban state-owned fuel company under U.S. sanctions.Key Facts
- The U.S. seized 90 shipments of biodiesel bound for Cuba valued at about $3 million.
- The shipments were destined for ENETEC S.A., a Cuban fuel wholesaler sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury in July.
- The fuel shipments departed from U.S. ports in Florida and Texas, heading to Havana.
- Authorities confiscated 71 oil tanks with roughly 500,000 gallons of biodiesel at Port Everglades and 19 shipments with about 120,000 gallons at the Port of Houston.
- The seizures were done under U.S. laws including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and export regulations.
- The U.S. Coast Guard recently intercepted two other Cuba-bound vessels carrying large amounts of fuel.
- President Trump has pushed to cut off Cuba’s energy imports and threatened tariffs on countries supplying oil to Cuba.
- Cuba faces ongoing fuel shortages and power outages affecting millions of people, worsened by U.S. sanctions.
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