Cuba
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Air Cargo
US blocks air cargo flights with aid for Cuba
A couple of South Florida air charter companies hoped to fly care packages to Cuba, but the U.S. State Department and some cargo rivals opposed…
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American Shipper
Bay of Pigs invasion fleet was no match for Castro
The Cuban invasion force was to land under the cover of night to begin a counter-revolution against Cuba’s communist government, but the operation unraveled in…
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American Shipper
OFAC fires another sanctions salvo at Venezuelan oil tankers
The Treasury Department agency is closely monitoring vessel name changes used by Venezuelan and Cuban authorities to sidestep U.S. trade sanctions.
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American Shipper
US sanctions put squeeze on Cubametales
The Office of Foreign Assets Control places subsidiary to Cuban state-run oil shipper, Corporacion Panamericana, on blacklist for circumventing sanctions against Venezuela’s oil sector.
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Commerce tightens export controls for Cuba
The Trump administration said it is taking this latest regulatory action to further restrict the Cuban government’s efforts to support Venezuela’s Maduro regime.
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GE pays $2.7 million fine for Cuban sanctions violations
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said three GE subsidiaries failed to use “reasonable care” by accepting payments from a Cuban entity…
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US adds sanctions to Venezuelan oil transporters
Four ocean shipping firms and four tankers are added to the Office of Foreign Assets Control’s Specially Designated Nationals List for their roles in supporting…
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