Cabotge is reserved to national companies, i.e. in which foreign shareholding does not exceed 49 of the equity capital.
"Article 3
Scope of application
1. This Regulation applies to national shipowners involved in different trades and activities.
2. National shipowners are individual commercial entrepreneurs or shipping companies established and headquartered in the Republic of Mozambique.
Article 4
vessels to explore
The national shipowner carries out its activity with vessels registered and registered in the Republic of Mozambique, and may operate in the covered trades any and all others, provided that they are duly authorized under the terms of this Regulation.
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Article 16
1. The exercise of commercial maritime transport activity covers the following areas of navigation and operating modalities: a) international maritime transport; b) National cabotage; c) Local traffic.
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Article 17 (International maritime transport)
1. Commercial maritime transport of passengers and cargo carried out within the scope of long-distance traffic, covering non-national ports, may be carried out by shipowners under the terms of this Regulation.
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Article 18 (National cabotage)
1. Commercial maritime transport of passengers and cargo carried out within the scope of national cabotage is reserved for national shipowners and Mozambican registered and flagged vessels, duly authorized under the terms of this Regulation.
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Article 18 (Local traffic)
1. Commercial maritime transport of passengers and cargo carried out within the scope of Local Traffic l is reserved for national shipowners and Mozambican registered and flagged vessels, duly authorized under the terms of this Regulation.[...]" (Decree No. 35/2007 of 14 August on the Regulation of Commercial Maritime Transport [google translation])
Decree No. 35/2007 of 14 August on the Regulation of Commercial Maritime Transport [google translation]
[<a href="http://extwprlegs1.fao.org/docs/pdf/moz111525.pdf">Decree</a>]