NAICS 483113 · Transportation and Warehousing
Coastal and Great Lakes Freight Transportation: Business Name Ideas
48 name ideas, the official industry definition, and 495 U.S. business locations broken down by state.
What this industry covers
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing water transportation of cargo in coastal waters, on the Great Lakes System, or deep seas between ports of the United States, Puerto Rico, and United States island possessions or protectorates. Marine transportation establishments using the facilities of the St. Lawrence Seaway Authority Commission are considered to be using the Great Lakes Water Transportation System. Establishments primarily engaged in providing coastal and/or Great Lakes barge transportation services are included in this industry.
Businesses classified here include
- Barge transportation, coastal or Great Lakes (including St. Lawrence Seaway)
- Coastal freight transportation to and from domestic ports
- Coastal shipping of freight to and from domestic ports
- Deep sea freight transportation to or from domestic ports (including Puerto Rico)
- Freight shipping on the Great Lakes system (including St. Lawrence Seaway)
- Freight transportation, deep sea, to and from domestic ports
- Great Lakes freight transportation (including St. Lawrence Seaway)
- Intercoastal freight transportation to and from domestic ports
- Lake freight transportation, Great Lakes (including St. Lawrence Seaway)
- Ship chartering with crew, coastal or Great Lakes freight transportation (including St. Lawrence Seaway)
- Shipping freight to and from domestic ports (i.e., coastal, deep sea (including Puerto Rico), Great Lakes system (including St. Lawrence Seaway))
Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 483113), U.S. Census Bureau.
Name ideas for coastal and great lakes freight transportation
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U.S. business numbers
Locations by number of employees nationwide
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022. Counts cover employer establishments (businesses with paid employees); self-employed owners without staff are not included. Small establishments with 1–4 employees include those that reported no paid employees in mid-March.
Top states for coastal and great lakes freight transportation
- Alaska 85 locations
- Louisiana 69 locations
- Florida 67 locations
- Texas 49 locations
- Washington 34 locations
- California 32 locations
- New York 20 locations
- Virginia 19 locations
- Massachusetts 12 locations
- New Jersey 11 locations