NAICS Code 48839 — Other Support Activities for Water Transportation

NAICS Industry in the official 2022 North American Industry Classification System (U.S. Census Bureau). It contains 1 direct sub-code.

Code	48839
Title	Other Support Activities for Water Transportation
Level	NAICS Industry (5-digit)
Edition	NAICS 2022 edition

Official definition (2022 NAICS)

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

This national industry shares the official Census description of 488390.

Where 48839 sits in the hierarchy

Level	Code	Title
Sector	48-49	Transportation and Warehousing
Subsector	488	Support Activities for Transportation
Industry Group	4883	Support Activities for Water Transportation
NAICS Industry	48839	Other Support Activities for Water Transportation

Codes under 48839

Code	Title
488390	Other Support Activities for Water Transportation

Related NAICS Industry codes

• 48831 — Port and Harbor Operations
• 48832 — Marine Cargo Handling
• 48833 — Navigational Services to Shipping

Data: official 2022 NAICS structure, descriptions and Census concordances, U.S. Census Bureau — U.S. government works in the public domain (17 U.S.C. §105). Suggested reference, not an official determination.