Havana - The first shipment of US food sold to Cuba since the United States imposed a trade embargo four decades ago arrived here yesterday, part of a deal aimed at helping the country recover from the ravages of a powerful hurricane.
Cuban media made no mention of the ship's arrival, but a handful of US businessmen and Cuban officials were on the docks as the Express chugged into port with 20 containers of frozen chicken, worth about $300,000, shipped from Gulfport, Mississippi.
It was expected to be followed by the Mexican-flagged Ikan Mazatlan, carrying 24,000 tonnes of corn, valued at $2.2 million, from New Orleans, Mississippi.