Cabotage and its regulation

In the transport of goods it is important to know the different modalities as well as their regulations. One of the most used modes of transportation in the transit of goods is cabotage. A continuacion describiremos en that consiste y which es su regulacion.

What is cabotage?

Cabotage consists of the transport of people, goods or luggage between various places in the territory of a state without leaving it.. Formerly it was only used in navigation, but it has been extended to air and land transport. Therefore, it is used to name the movement carried out by transport between different places in the same country.

What is cabotage and its regulation?

We said that cabotage consists of the transportation of persons, Goods or baggage between various places in the territory of a state without abandoning it. That is, it is used to refer to the movement made by transport between different places in the same country.

Cabotage legislation in land transport in Europe and Spain

Today we want to echo the changes that accompany the new European regulations regarding the regulation of cabotage. Even so, we will give a few touches on what it means as an introduction. There is current legislation that regulates this type of service at the European level.Cabotage can only be carried out in the member countries of the European Union, its regulation is included in Regulation (EC) No. 1073/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of October 21, 2009.In some countries like Spain, due to the ambiguity that accompanies the European definition of cabotage, they have established other, more restrictive laws.The definition of cabotage according to the European level is: “national transport of passengers on behalf of others, carried out, on a temporary basis, in another Member State, without having a headquarters or other establishment there.”Spain regulates cabotage as follows:

• In order to carry out cabotage transport, it is essential that there is prior international transport from a Member State or a third country and that unloading occurs in a member state, called host state..
• Once the goods transported in the course of a International transport, up to three consecutive cabotage transports can be carried out to a transport from another state. And, the last unloading in the course of a transport must take place within seven days from the last unloading in the host state..

Changes in the regulation of cabotage in land transport in the European Parliament.

On June 4, the Transport Committee of the European Parliament, voted part of the Mobility Package which caused the most tension among the Member States of the European Union, which is why changes are established in the regulation of cabotage.

Aspects such as the working conditions of road transport, road transport, cabotagethe possible flexibilization of driving and rest periods, or the international movement of drivers are included. It, or the international movement of drivers. It is necessary that the text approved for the Transport Committee must be approved in the plenary session of the European Parliament and debated in the transport council before being passed into law..

Of this proposal, cabotage stands out above all others. Among other things, because of the influence it may have on current uses and abuses in transportation. It proposes expanding the geographical scope of implementation of cabotage operations, which could be carried out either in the destination countries of the international transport previously carried out or in any neighboring country, and limits the maximum cabotage to 48 hours. Once this period has passed, the vehicle will not be able to carry out new operations until 72 hours have passed since the vehicle's return to the State where it is registered.

Parliament's intention with these limitations is to avoid the constant abuses that are currently carried out by relocated companies that permanently carry out cabotage in other Member States.

We find more changes in the proposals regarding driving and rest times, the prohibition of rest in the cabin when it is not done in a properly equipped area, among others.

Cabotage curiosities

• It comes from Latin. Caput + the suffix Caput the suffix Caput can be translated as head.
• It is used in the field of transport of goods or passengers.
• There is controversy regarding the origin of the term. One of the theories attributes ownership to the Venetian marine explorer Sebastián Caboto. This is considered because since the 16th century, it was dedicated to exploring the eastern coast of North America through coastal navigation.
• Another theory argues that in sea transport, it is usually developed through navigation close to the coast, that is, to cape .

We hope that this article has served as an introduction to the new legislation. We will keep you up to date with changes on our Transvolando blog.

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