The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, announced this Monday the dispatch of a new ship carrying humanitarian aid to Cuba.
During her morning conference, the Mexican president reiterated that her government will deliver "all the humanitarian aid that is necessary" for the Cuban people.
"Today another humanitarian aid ship from Mexico is departing for the island, for the Cuban people, and we will send all the humanitarian assistance that is needed," the leader stated.
Sheinbaum also mentioned the flotilla that departed as part of the Convoy Nuestra América and stated that "support has been provided so that the boats do not go out alone because there are some very small vessels."
With this new shipment, Mexico has sent at least five ships to Cuba since February 2026, exceeding a total of 2,000 tons of food, medicine, hygiene products, and solar panels.
On the past Saturday, Sheinbaum had confirmed the shipment of the fourth ship, operated by the Navy and which would depart from Veracruz with fuel and supplies.
The announcement comes amid a severe energy crisis in Cuba, where blackouts last up to 30 hours in some areas and the electricity generation deficit ranges between 1,000 and 2,040 megawatts. According to the Cuban deputy minister himself, the island has gone three months without receiving diesel, fuel oil, or other fuels.
The last shipment of Mexican oil arrived in Havana on January 9 aboard the vessel Ocean Mariner, carrying 86,000 barrels, before Mexico suspended those shipments under pressure from the Trump administration, which threatened tariffs on countries supplying crude oil to Cuba. The record of that last Mexican tanker to Cuba has since been documented as a turning point in energy relations between the two countries.
Sheinbaum acknowledged the pressure from the United States, but insisted on the pursuit of alternatives: "We are also looking for ways to ensure that fuel can arrive without affecting Mexico, either as humanitarian aid or even through trade agreements," she stated recently.
The president also mentioned the economic opening announced by Cuba on March 16, which would allow investments from Cubans living abroad, and noted that her government is considering whether Mexican entrepreneurs could participate in that scheme.
In the diplomatic arena, Sheinbaum reaffirmed Mexico's historical stance regarding the U.S. embargo on Cuba. "We are against the blockade. Mexico has been against the blockade since the early 60s," she said, adding: "We uphold, and will always uphold, the right of the Cuban people to self-determination."
The announcement comes one day after Chancellor Juan Ramón de la Fuente reaffirmed at the CELAC Summit the continuation of Mexican aid due to "historical solidarity," and just days after the United States Ambassador to Mexico, Ronald Johnson, publicly stated that "the best aid for Cuba is to empower the Cuban people, not the regime," in a public confrontation with the Cuban ambassador in Mexico.
"We will continue to support the people of Cuba and seek ways to provide fuel and assistance to Cubans without affecting Mexico," Sheinbaum said last Saturday, a stance she maintains this Monday with the announcement of the fifth humanitarian shipment.
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