GCEGeographyTransport and Communication2020

The term 'cabotage' in maritime transport refers to the

Aright of a country to reserve coastal shipping trade for its own vesselsCORRECT
Binternational agreement governing the use of major ocean shipping lanes
Csystem of charging tariffs on goods transported by sea between nations
Dpractice of using smaller vessels to offload cargo from large ocean-going ships
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Why the answer is A, and why the others tempt you.
Cabotage is the legal right of a country to restrict the transportation of goods or passengers between two points within its territory to vessels registered in that country. Nigeria's Coastal and Inland Shipping (Cabotage) Act of 2003 is a practical example. The other options describe different maritime concepts such as lightering, freight tariffs, and shipping lane regulations.
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