Talk:Cabotage

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[edit] "Most countries do not permit Cabotage by foreigners"

Can someone please provide a source for that? I'm sure it's true, but a reference would be very helpful. It might also be worth mentioning that in some countries with liberal rules (eg here in the UK) the USA's restrictions on cabotage are widely seen as highly unfair protectionism. Loganberry (Talk) 15:14, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

That's the definition of cabotage. If they are not foreign, it is not cabotage. I replaced foreigners with foreign companies. It sounds less demeaning against foreigners and also flights or ship routes are usually operated by companies, not individuals. Archtrain 16:12, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] So what is cabotage after all?

• Isn't cabotage primarily a third country operator carrying goods within the boundaries of another country? My impression was always that this was the first meaning of this word/term.
• I have just read in a magazine about "cabotage" used to mean continental European trucks taking advantage of diesel fuel being much cheaper in e.g. Belgium than in Britain and having a huge fuel tank, to fill up in Belgium with enough fuel to drive 3000 miles, deliver a load in Britain, and then carry loads about within Britain, before he picks up his load which is taken back to e.g. Belgium, taking with him the money that he earned carrying within Britain. I assumed that the word was a portmanteau between "cab" (of truck) and "sabotage", referring to its destructive effects on the native British haulage trade. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 12:08, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Merge: Cabotage and Cabotage trade

Both articles start out with the definition from the American Heritage Dictionary and both are stubs. The information in the articles seem to complement each other for neutrality and the merger will probably add to the robustness of content. --Emana 17:00, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

I agree. The Gomm 19:35, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for your input. As of now, the two articles will be merged after Dec. 27th, 2006 unless challenged otherwise. -- Emana 18:50, 11 December 2006 (UTC)