Marine Cargo Handling: Business Name Ideas

What this industry covers

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing stevedoring and other marine cargo handling services (except warehousing).

Businesses classified here include

• Loading and unloading services at ports and harbors
• Longshoremen services
• Marine cargo handling services
• Ship hold cleaning services
• Stevedoring services

Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 488320), U.S. Census Bureau.

Name ideas for marine cargo handling

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Name words that fit, with their meanings

• Marine
• Cargo
• Handling
• Route
• Freight
• Haul
• Express
• Transit

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 marine cargo handling

1. Texas 65 locations
2. California 64 locations
3. Florida 53 locations
4. Louisiana 40 locations
5. Washington 33 locations
6. New Jersey 23 locations
7. Georgia 21 locations
8. Alabama 17 locations
9. Illinois 14 locations
10. Maryland 13 locations

All 30 states

• Alabama (17)
• Alaska (7)
• Arizona (3)
• California (64)
• Connecticut (3)
• Florida (53)
• Georgia (21)
• Hawaii (11)
• Illinois (14)
• Indiana (4)
• Iowa (3)
• Kentucky (4)
• Louisiana (40)
• Maine (3)
• Maryland (13)
• Michigan (3)
• Mississippi (6)
• New Jersey (23)
• New York (9)
• North Carolina (10)
• Ohio (13)
• Oklahoma (5)
• Oregon (8)
• Pennsylvania (8)
• South Carolina (9)
• Tennessee (3)
• Texas (65)
• Virginia (5)
• Washington (33)
• Wisconsin (3)

Related industries

• Port and Harbor Operations
• Navigational Services to Shipping
• Other Support Activities for Water Transportation