What Is Cabotage Trade?

1 : trade or transport in coastal waters or airspace or between two points within a country.

What does cabotage trade mean?

Cabotage (/ˈkæbətɪdʒ, -tɑːʒ/) is the transport of goods or passengers between two places in the same country by a transport operator from another country. ... Cabotage rights are the right of a company from one country to trade in another country.

What does cabotage mean in shipping?

Cabotage, meaning the national carriage of goods for hire or reward carried out by non-resident hauliers on a temporary basis in a host Member State, is governed by Regulation (EC) 1072/2009 as of 14 May 2010.