Comparison of efficiencies in protectionist and liberal cabotage policies

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dc.contributor.authorKaragöz, Deniz
dc.contributor.authorAcar, Mehmet Fatih
dc.contributor.authorAktas, Emel
dc.contributor.authorAba, Anil
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-16T08:13:41Z
dc.date.available2025-04-16T08:13:41Z
dc.date.freetoread2025-04-16
dc.date.issued2025-12-31
dc.date.pubOnline2025-04-03
dc.description.abstractThis paper focuses on cabotage, which is a long-standing regulation that restricts coastal trade to domestic ships. As globalisation has grown, global trade organisations have pushed for the removal of these barriers to promote a competitive market environment. In this research, Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is used to evaluate and compare the efficiencies of countries which have protectionist and liberalised cabotage policies. To do this, maritime statistics in 2022 from the World Bank database are considered for 50 different countries. We find that both protectionist and liberal policies have advantages and disadvantages, but neither is inherently superior. In addition, cabotage policies must be structured according to each country’s conditions, and a delicate balance must be established between these policies, considering the dynamics of the global economy. This paper has also considered advantages and disadvantages by comparing countries that have different policies on cabotage, such as the UK and Türkiye, to show how cabotage regulations generate different perspectives created by their respective maritime pasts and geopolitics. In terms of an effective and competitive maritime industry, the study is one of the unique types of research that underlines the need for a cabotage strategy balanced between the liberalised and protectionist components.
dc.description.journalNameMaritime Policy & Management
dc.identifier.citationKaragöz D, Acar MF, Aktas E, Aba A. (2025) Comparison of efficiencies in protectionist and liberal cabotage policies. Maritime Policy & Management, Avaliable online 03 April 2025
dc.identifier.eissn1464-5254
dc.identifier.elementsID672765
dc.identifier.issn0308-8839
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/03088839.2025.2486307
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/23775
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03088839.2025.2486307
dc.relation.isreferencedbyhttp://data.worldbank.org/
dc.relation.isreferencedbyhttp://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/port-and-domestic-waterborne-freight-statistics-port#port-and-domestic-waterborne-freight-table-index
dc.relation.isreferencedbyhttp://www.tuik.gov.tr/
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject38 Economics
dc.subject35 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
dc.subject44 Human Society
dc.subject8.3 Policy, ethics, and research governance
dc.subjectLogistics & Transportation
dc.subject35 Commerce, management, tourism and services
dc.subject38 Economics
dc.subject44 Human society
dc.subjectCabotage
dc.subjectprotectionism
dc.subjectliberalism
dc.subjectmaritime trade
dc.subjectmaritime policy
dc.subjectmarket liberalization
dc.titleComparison of efficiencies in protectionist and liberal cabotage policies
dc.typeArticle
dcterms.dateAccepted2025-03-12

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