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NAICS code 488310: Port and Harbor Operations

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating ports, harbors (including docking and pier facilities), or canals.

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Activities listed under 488310

  • Canal maintenance services (except dredging)
  • Canal operation
  • Docking facility operations
  • Harbor maintenance services (except dredging)
  • Harbor operation
  • Lighthouse operation
  • Maintenance services, waterfront terminal (except dredging)
  • Port facility operation
  • Seaway operation
  • Waterfront terminal operation (e.g., docks, piers, wharves)
  • Wharf operation

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What is NAICS code 488310?

NAICS 488310 is “Port and Harbor Operations”. This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating ports, harbors (including docking and pier facilities), or canals.

What businesses use NAICS code 488310?

Examples from the U.S. Census Bureau: Canal maintenance services (except dredging); Canal operation; Docking facility operations; Harbor maintenance services (except dredging); Harbor operation; and Lighthouse operation.

What is not included in NAICS 488310?

Businesses mainly 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; and operating docking and/or storage facilities, known as marinas are classified in Industry 713930, Marinas.

What is the SBA size standard for NAICS 488310?

$47 million average annual receipts (average of the last five fiscal years), including affiliates. Source: 13 CFR 121.201, effective March 17, 2023.

What is the SIC code for NAICS 488310?

SIC codes 4491 (Marine Cargo Handling, part) and 4499 (Water Transportation Services, NEC, part), from the U.S. Census Bureau concordances (1987 SIC → 2002 NAICS, carried to 2022 NAICS).

What is the IRS business code for NAICS 488310?

488000 (Support activities for transportation (including motor vehicle towing)) on Schedule C, line B, from the IRS list of principal business codes. The IRS code covers NAICS 488111–488999.

How do I find government contracts for NAICS 488310?

Federal agencies put a NAICS code on each solicitation in SAM.gov, and some states and cities use NAICS codes too. Add 488310 to your SAM.gov registration and to your bid alerts; PublicBeam emails new bids for the codes you choose every morning.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS (public domain); bids: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities. PublicBeam is independent and not affiliated with the Census Bureau or any agency. Always check the NAICS code in the official notice before you bid.