Rare Fuel Cargo Heads to Alaska or Hawaii From US Gulf Amid War

A cargo of jet fuel from the US Gulf Coast is potentially heading to Alaska or Hawaii, a rare move that underscores how the war on Iran is upending energy supplies across the world.

The Marshall Islands-flagged STI Mystery has been tentatively chartered by Marathon Petroleum Corp. to take jet fuel from the US Gulf Coast to Alaska or Hawaii, according to a shipping report seen by Bloomberg.

If the vessel travels that course, it will be the first recorded shipment of jet fuel on the route, according to data from energy analytics firms Vortexa and Kpler. It would also ...