A tanker carrying about 400,000 barrels of oil departed from Mexico's Pajaritos port on Monday for Cuba, where an acute energy crisis has left that country struggling to keep the lights on, shipping data showed.
Cuba kept schools closed and non-essential workers home last week as it struggled to recover from the collapse of its power grid and a hurricane in recent days.
The Cuba-flagged tanker, Vilma, expected to arrive later this week, according to data from financial firm LSEG, has exclusively been covering Mexico-Cuba routes this year.
Mexico has been supplying Cuba with crude and fuel since last year, complementing volumes sent by Venezuela, which is Cuba's main oil supplier.
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