Cuba Poised for Biggest US Fuel Shipment Since Cold War Embargo

A Florida trading company is in advanced talks to send Cuba the biggest cargo of US fuel since the Eisenhower administration as the island nation contends with an acute energy crisis.

Vanguard Energy already was sending small shipments of gasoline and diesel to Cuba and now is gearing up to expand those volumes, company President Matthew Klann said.

The company recently leased storage tanks in Cuba as it takes steps to export 250,000 barrels of diesel and gasoline. The fuel is designated exclusively for the private sector rather than state actors, Klann said in an interview.

If ultimately realized, it ...