SIC 4492 Towing and Tugboat Services

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SIC 4492
TOWING AND TUGBOAT SERVICES

This classification covers establishments primarily engaged in furnishing marine towing and tugboat services in the performance of auxiliary or terminal services in harbor areas. The vessels used in performing these services do not carry cargo or passengers.

NAICS Code(s)

483113 (Coastal and Great Lakes Freight Transportation)

483211 (Inland Water Freight Transportation)

488330 (Navigational Services to Shipping)

Industry Snapshot

Approximately 15 percent of the total amount of transportation in the United States travels through inland waters, while 4 percent of this traffic takes place on the Great Lakes, and 5 percent along coastal ocean routes. Operators of tows and tugboats work these inland waterways, providing services such as docking ocean vessels, shifting floating equipment with harbors, marine towing services, tugboat services, and undocking ocean vessels. As of July, 2002, there were 5,445 towboats in the entire U.S. fleet, some 3,429 of which operated in the inland waterway trade, according to The Transportation Institute.

Cargo transported along the U.S. inland waterways can be moved by barge or towboat. Barges range from 100 to 300 feet in length, carry a wide variety of cargo, and serve as a floating work station for offshore construction. Some barges certified for coastal and ocean service are capable of transporting liquid cargoes, such as oil. Companies that operate tugs and towboats usually have barges in their fleets. However, barge operations have been classified separately under SIC 4449: Water Transportation of Freight, Not Elsewhere Classified.

Many different types of tugs and towboats work the various inland waterways. Towing-supply vessels are from 150 to 222 feet in length and are used for towing drilling rigs, service and supply rigs, and offshore structures from shore. Supply vessels are 160 to 252 feet in length and handle supplies, equipment, and materials. They usually are outfitted with special pneumatic tanks for bulk cargoes and can be adapted to perform research. Utility, production, and line handling vessels are much smaller than the other two types, ranging in length from 65 to 130 feet. They can transport crews and light equipment, carry supplies, and are often utilized as a general utility vessel. Offshore tugs are for any kind of ocean towing. They tow mobile drilling rigs and service the construction and pipe laying industry. They also are used for commercial ocean towing. Inland towing vessels range from 400 to 2,000 horsepower and are used for any kind of coastal and river towing. They can tow drilling rigs and barges within various coastal...

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