Despite the fact that the initiative of December 2022 to allow cabotage is on pause in the Mexican Congress, on March 28, 2023 President López Obrador introduced a new initiative that was published in the parliamentary...more
The bill would modify current Mexican law to permit international airlines to operate domestic flights within the country, a practice known as "cabotage." ...more
Cabotage laws are laws that restrict foreign transportation services within a particular country in favor of domestic services. It is protectionism in its most primary sense and has been part of United States law since the...more
What to Look for in Ocean Shipping and Offshore Industries in 2021 - Once he assumes office on Jan. 20, 2021, President-Elect Joe Biden will quickly need to develop a comprehensive strategy regarding U.S. ocean trade,...more
Cabotage laws prohibit foreign-owned or crewed vessels from transporting merchandise between two points in the host country. They date to a time when a nation’s merchant marine and navy were a unified military asset, and they...more