488390 Other Support Activities for Water Transportation
Authoritative NAICS description, top organizations, and cross references.
Overview
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing services to water transportation (except port and harbor operations; marine cargo handling services; and navigational services to shipping).
Illustrative Examples:
Floating drydocks (i.e., routine repair and maintenance of ships)
Ship scaling services
Marine cargo checkers and surveyors
Top Organizations
Cross-References
- Ship painting--are classified in Industry 238320, Painting and Wall Covering Contractors;
- Providing ship janitorial services--are classified in Industry 561720, Janitorial Services;
- Operating port, harbor, or canal facilities--are classified in Industry 488310, Port and Harbor Operations;
- Providing dredging services--are classified in Industry 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction;
- Providing stevedoring and other marine cargo handling services (except warehousing)--are classified in Industry 488320, Marine Cargo Handling;
- Providing navigational services to shipping--are classified in Industry 488330, Navigational Services to Shipping;
- Providing ship overhauling or repairs in a shipyard--are classified in U.S. Industry 336611, Ship Building and Repairing; and
- Providing towing services on inland waters--are classified in U.S. Industry 483211, Inland Water Freight Transportation.
Index Entries
| Cargo checkers, marine |
| Cargo surveyors, marine |
| Drydocks, floating (i.e., routine repair and maintenance of ships) |
| Marine cargo checkers and surveyors |
| Ship dismantling at floating drydock |
| Ship scaling services not done at a shipyard |