0 the transport of goods or people within a country's borders: --
1 a set of laws made by a government of a country to prevent or limit the transport of goods or people within the country's borders by foreign vehicles, ships, or aircraft: --
Therefore, it would be better if the cabotage restriction could be lifted altogether sooner rather than later.
The ultimate aim is to regulate services in third countries and, in the medium term, the cabotage market should be opened.
However, we should go further in order to lift any restrictions on cabotage and achieve greater liberalisation of national markets.
We are talking about doing away with cabotage in 2014.
Under these circumstances, an automatic liberalization of cabotage would result in a deformation, and not a consolidation of competition conditions.
The proposal for a regulation defines cabotage operations, putting an end to the current legal uncertainty.
Secondly, there is a weight limit of 6,000 tonnes, above which a vessel would have no entitlement to freedom of cabotage.
As far as cabotage is concerned, however, the proposal is downright disappointing.
