Industry Description
Establishments primarily engaged in furnishing miscellaneous services incidental to water transportation, not elsewhere classified, such as lighterage, boat hiring, except for pleasure; chartering of vessels; canal operation; ship cleaning, except hold cleaning; and steamship leasing. Establishments primarily engaged in ship hold cleaning are classified in Industry 4491; and those primarily engaged in the operation of charter or party fishing boats or rental of small recreational boats are classified in Services, Industry 7999.
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within US SIC 4499 - Water Transportation Services, Not Elsewhere Classified are:
- Boat cleaning
- Boat hiring, except pleasure
- Boat livery, except pleasure
- Boat rental, commercial
- Canal operation
- Cargo salvaging, from distressed vessels
- Chartering of commercial boats
- Dismantling ships
- Lighterage
- Marine railways for drydocking, operation of
- Marine salvaging
- Marine surveyors, except cargo
- Marine wrecking: ships for scrap
- Piloting vessels in and out of harbors
- Ship cleaning, except hold cleaning
- Ship registers: survey and classification of ships and marine
- Steamship leasing
IBISWorld Industry Research Report
Inland Water Transportation in the US (48321)
Revenue 2025
$9.5bn
Growth 2025
1.11%
Key Trends
Extreme weather conditions and economic shocks have hampered industry growth during the past five years
The coronavirus pandemic resulted in lower demand for oil and gas products, contributing to lower industry revenue
Railroad companies will increasingly challenge industry operators
Products and Services
US-SIC Hierarchy 4499 - Water Transportation Services, Not Elsewhere Classified
US-SIC Code 4499 - Water Transportation Services, Not Elsewhere Classified sits in the 2-digit Water Transportation Services, Not Elsewhere Classified sector. US SIC codes can be 2 to 8 digits and the further along the hierarchy, the more detailed and specific the category will be.
Division: E
Division Title: Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services
2 Digits 3 Digits 4 Digits
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411 Local and Suburban Passenger Transportation
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412 Taxicabs
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413 Intercity and Rural Bus Transportation
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414 Bus Charter Service
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415 School Buses
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417 Terminal and Service Facilities for Motor Vehicle
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421 Trucking and Courier Services, Except Air
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422 Public Warehousing and Storage
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423 Terminal and Joint Terminal Maintenance
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431 United States Postal Service
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441 Deep Sea Foreign Transportation of Freight
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442 Deep Sea Domestic Transportation of Freight
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443 Freight Transportation On the Great Lakes-st.
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444 Water Transportation of Freight, Not Elsewhere
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448 Water Transportation of Passengers
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449 Services Incidental To Water Transportation
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451 Air Transportation, Scheduled, and Air Courier
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452 Air Transportation, Nonscheduled
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458 Airports, Flying Fields, and Airport Terminal
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461 Pipelines, Except Natural Gas
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472 Arrangement of Passenger Transportation
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473 Arrangement of Transportation of Freight and Cargo
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474 Rental of Railroad Cars
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478 Miscellaneous Services Incidental To Transportation
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481 Telephone Communications
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482 Telegraph and Other Message Communications
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483 Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations
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484 Cable and Other Pay Television Services
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489 Communications Services, Not Elsewhere
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491 Electric Services
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492 Gas Production and Distribution
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493 Combination Electric and Gas, and Other Utility
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494 Water Supply
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495 Sanitary Services
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496 Steam and Air-conditioning Supply
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497 Irrigation Systems
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Extended US-SIC Hierarchy for 4499 - Water Transportation Services, Not Elsewhere Classified
For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 4499 - Water Transportation Services, Not Elsewhere Classified. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.
6 Digit SIC Codes
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449901 Surveyors-marine
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449902 Salvage-marine
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449903 Boat launching
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449904 Boat cleaning
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449905 Boat transporting
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449906 Pilots-marine
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449907 Barges-leased
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449908 Marine ways
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449909 Boats-livery
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449910 Ship registers
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449911 Ship owners & operators
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449912 Ship wreckers
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449913 Marine documentation
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449999 Water transportation services nec
8 Digit SIC Codes
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44990000 Water transportation services,
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44990100 Marine salvaging and surveying services
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44990101 Marine salvaging
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44990102 Marine surveyors
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44990103 Salvaging, distressed vessels and cargoes
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44990200 Water transportation cleaning services
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44990201 Boat cleaning
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44990202 Ship cleaning
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44990300 Boat and ship rental and leasing, except pleasure
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44990301 Boat hiring, except pleasure
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44990302 Boat livery, except pleasure
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44990303 Boat rental, commercial
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44990304 Chartering of commercial boats
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44990305 Steamship leasing
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44990400 Marine dismantling and scrapping services
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44990401 Marine wrecking ships for scrap
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44990402 Ship dismantling
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44999900 Water transportation services, nec
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44999901 Boathouses, commercial
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44999902 Canal operation
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44999903 Lighterage
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44999904 Piloting vessels in and out of harbors
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44999905 Ship registers
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