NAICS 488390 Other Support Activities for Water Transportation

NAICS Code: 488390

Code Title: Other Support Activities for Water Transportation

Code Sector: 48-49 - Transportation and Warehousing

NAICS 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).


Illustrative Examples

Floating drydocks (i.e., maintenance and routine repairs for ships) Ship scaling services Marine cargo checkers and surveyors

Cross References

Establishments primarily engaged in--
  • 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 EngineeringConstruction;
  • Providing stevedoring and other marine cargo handling services--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.

Alternate Titles

  • 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

NAICS 488390 Crosswalk

Crosswalk between the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and Standard Industrial Classification System (SIC) --

Crosswalk between the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities Code Revision 4.0 --

  • ISIC 3315 - Repair of transport equipment, except motor vehicles
  • ISIC 3830 - Materials recovery
  • ISIC 5222 - Service activities incidental to water transportation
  • ISIC 5229 - Other transportation support activities