Cabotage, used as a legal term, here refers to the right to transport goods or passengers between ports of a country.
Shipments between ports of the same nation Many countries, like the U S , have laws requiring domestic-owned vessels to perform domestic interport water transportation services See Also: Jones Act
Transport between two terminals (a terminal of loading/embarkment and a terminal of unloading/ disembarkment) located in the same country irrespective of the country in which the mode providing the service is registered
navigation in coastal waters the exclusive right of a country to control the air traffic within its borders
1 Transport of goods between two ports or places located in the same country 2 Transport of cargo in a country other than the country where the vehicle is registered (roadcargo) 3 The carriage of a container from a surplus area to an area specified by the owner of that container, in exchange of which and during which the operator can use this container
A federal law that requires coastal and inter-coastal traffic to be carried in U S -built and registered ships
A law which requires traffic to be carried by flag vessel or flag aircraft when operating within the country's airspace or international boundaries
Refers to the required use of domestic carriers for shipments in U S coastal waters
Literally means "between the capes"; U S Maritime Cabotage Laws include 31 separate enactments governing the transportation of cargo and passengers between any two points in the United States, its territories and possessions, and all dredging, towing, salvage and other marine operations and fishing in U S waters