Overview
- The U.S. Treasury’s OFAC updated a general license to prohibit the sale, delivery or offloading of Russian crude and petroleum products to Cuba, also covering Iran, North Korea and Russian‑occupied regions of Ukraine including Crimea.
- Maritime data from Bloomberg, Kpler and MarineTraffic showed the Hong Kong‑flagged Sea Horse, carrying about 200,000 barrels of diesel, changing course away from Havana after the U.S. move.
- Maritime intelligence firm Windward reported the Sea Horse engaged in deceptive shipping practices such as AIS shutdowns during a ship‑to‑ship transfer and sailing without western insurance, pointing to possible sanctions evasion.
- Trackers continued to list the Russian‑flagged Anatoly Kolodkin with roughly 700,000–730,000 barrels of crude at sea and shifting destination data after departing Primorsk on March 8.
- Cuba suffered a nationwide “total disconnection” on Saturday, the second major outage in days, with the island relying on imports for roughly two‑thirds of its fuel needs.