Some use the term “cabotage”, but it has different connotations. Let us talk instead about short sea shipping.
There are people assessing the potential of the Great Lakes, where there is a huge market for container transport, for example.
St. Lawrence seaway officials, together with various ports in Quebec and Ontario, are assessing the possibility of perhaps one day transporting containers. There is also potential for bulk markets. There has been growth in some products and a decline in others.