NAICS 488390—Other Support Activities for Water Transportation

Where 488390 sits

1. 48-49 Transportation and Warehousing
2. 488 Support Activities for Transportation
3. 4883 Support Activities for Water Transportation
4. 48839 Other Support Activities for Water Transportation
5. 488390 Other Support Activities for Water Transportation

Description

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).

Example activities

• floating drydocks (i.e., routine repair and maintenance of ships)
• ship scaling services
• marine cargo checkers and surveyors

Cross-references for 488390

• 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 for 488390

6 entries from the official NAICS alphabetic index that classify under this code.

• 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

488390 in other systems