Shipping service delivers humanitarian supplies from Miami to Cuba

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  U.S. Customs agents board the freight ship Ana Cecilia before it sails for Cuba with two containers full of humanitarian shipments, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. The ship is operated by International Port Corp. which is based on the Miami River and sails every Wednesday to the Port of Havana with the authorization of the Cuban government. Pedro Portal / EL Nuevo Herald

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  TV sets, tools and bikes from the Cuban exile community will be shipped to Havana on the Ana Cecilia freighter Wednesday, Aug. 1. 2012. Pedro Portal / El Nuevo Herald Staff

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  U.S. Customs agents board the freight ship Ana Cecilia before it sails for Cuba with two containers full of humanitarian shipments, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. The ship is operated by International Port Corp. which is based on the Miami River and sails every Wednesday to the Port of Havana with the authorization of the Cuban government. Pedro Portal / El Nuevo Herald Staff

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  TV sets amd tools from the Cuban exile community will be shipped to Havana on the Ana Cecilia freighter Wednesday, Aug. 1. 2012. Pedro Portal / El Nuevo Herald Staff

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  The freight ship Ana Cecilia gets ready to set sail for Cuba with two containers full of humanitarian shipments Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. Pedro Portal / El Nuevo Herald Staff

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  Two people, who identified themselves as Nersyn, right, and Eliecer, arrive carrying a box and a door to ship to relatives in Havana on the Ana Cecilia freighter Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. Pedro Portal / El Nuevo Herald Staff

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  These TV sets will be shipped to Havana from Miami on the Ana Cecilia freighter Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. Pedro Portal / El Nuevo Herald Staff

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  Security guard Elio Villazan helps a man carry several items to ship to relatives in Cuba on the Ana Cecilia freighter, which leaves Miami for Cuba with containers full of humanitarian shipments weekly. Pedro Portal / El Nuevo Herald Staff

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  Security guard Elio Villazan guides a woman named Margarita as she arrives with items to ship to relatives in Havana on the Ana Cecilia freighter Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. Pedro Portal / El Nuevo Herald Staff

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  Women fill out paper work for several items they sent to relatives in Havana on the Ana Cecilia freighter Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. Pedro Portal / El Nuevo Herald Staff

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  The Ana Cecilia freight ship is docked on Miami River minutes before leaving Miami for Cuba with two containers full of humanitarian shipments Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. Pedro Portal / El Nuevo Herald Staff

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  Personnel receive items like TV sets, tools and bikes from the Cuban exile community to be shipped to Havana on the Ana Cecilia freight ship Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. Pedro Portal / El Nuevo Herald Staff

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  Tugboats get ready to pull The Ana Cecilia freight ship through the Miami River before it leaves Miami for Cuba with two containers full of humanitarian shipments Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. Pedro Portal / El Nuevo Herald Staff

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  U.S. Customs agents board the freight ship Ana Cecilia before it sails for Cuba with two containers full of humanitarian shipments, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. The ship is operated by International Port Corp. which is based on the Miami River and sails every Wednesday to the Port of Havana with the authorization of the Cuban government. Pedro Portal / El Nuevo Herald Staff

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  Tugboats get ready to pull The Ana Cecilia freight ship through the Miami River before it leaves Miami for Cuba with two containers full of humanitarian shipments Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. Pedro Portal / El Nuevo Herald Staff