{
    "code": "44",
    "title": "Water Transportation",
    "sic_manual": "OSHA SIC Manual",
    "level": "Major group",
    "major_group_code": "",
    "parent_code": "40-49",
    "parent_title": "Transportation & Public Utilities",
    "plain_english_definition": "SIC 44 - Water Transportation covers establishments whose primary activities fall within freight and passenger transportation on the open seas or inland waters, and establishments furnishing such incidental services as lighterage, towing, and canal operation.\n\nMore specific 3-digit industry groups and 4-digit industries within SIC 44 provide the detailed classification.",
    "summary_plain": "",
    "official_definition": "This major group includes establishments engaged in freight and passenger transportation on the open seas or inland waters, and establishments furnishing such incidental services as lighterage, towing, and canal operation. This major group also includes excursion boats, sight-seeing boats, and water taxis.",
    "official_source": "https://www.osha.gov/data/sic-manual/major-group-44",
    "classification_note": "",
    "included_activities": [],
    "excluded_activities": [
        {
            "label": "Marine Cargo Handling",
            "code": "4491",
            "title": "Marine Cargo Handling",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/4491/marine-cargo-handling"
        }
    ],
    "confused_codes": [],
    "official_siblings": [
        {
            "code": "40",
            "title": "Railroad Transportation",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/40/railroad-transportation",
            "label": "Major group"
        },
        {
            "code": "41",
            "title": "Local and Suburban Transit and Interurban Highway Passenger Transportation",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/41/local-suburban-transit-interurban-highway-passenger-transportation",
            "label": "Major group"
        },
        {
            "code": "42",
            "title": "Motor Freight Transportation and Warehousing",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/42/motor-freight-transportation-warehousing",
            "label": "Major group"
        },
        {
            "code": "43",
            "title": "United States Postal Service",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/43/united-states-postal-service",
            "label": "Major group"
        },
        {
            "code": "44",
            "title": "Water Transportation",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/44/water-transportation",
            "label": "Major group"
        },
        {
            "code": "45",
            "title": "Transportation by Air",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/45/transportation-air",
            "label": "Major group"
        },
        {
            "code": "46",
            "title": "Pipelines, except Natural Gas",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/46/pipelines",
            "label": "Major group"
        },
        {
            "code": "47",
            "title": "Transportation Services",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/47/transportation-services",
            "label": "Major group"
        },
        {
            "code": "48",
            "title": "Communications",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/48/communications",
            "label": "Major group"
        },
        {
            "code": "49",
            "title": "Electric, Gas and Sanitary Services",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/49/electric-gas-sanitary-services",
            "label": "Major group"
        }
    ],
    "official_children": [
        {
            "code": "441",
            "title": "Deep Sea Foreign Transportation of Freight",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/441/deep-sea-foreign-transportation-freight",
            "label": "Industry group"
        },
        {
            "code": "442",
            "title": "Deep Sea Domestic Transportation of Freight",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/442/deep-sea-domestic-transportation-freight",
            "label": "Industry group"
        },
        {
            "code": "443",
            "title": "Freight Transportation on the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/443/freight-transportation-great-lakes-st-lawrence-seaway",
            "label": "Industry group"
        },
        {
            "code": "444",
            "title": "Water Transportation of Freight, Not Elsewhere Classified",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/444/water-transportation-freight",
            "label": "Industry group"
        },
        {
            "code": "448",
            "title": "Water Transportation of Passengers",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/448/water-transportation-passengers",
            "label": "Industry group"
        },
        {
            "code": "449",
            "title": "Services Incidental to Water Transportation",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/449/services-incidental-water-transportation",
            "label": "Industry group"
        }
    ],
    "related_naics_codes": [
        {
            "code": "483",
            "title": "Water Transportation",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/naics-code/483/water-transportation"
        },
        {
            "code": "487",
            "title": "Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/naics-code/487/scenic-sightseeing-transportation"
        },
        {
            "code": "488",
            "title": "Support Activities for Transportation",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/naics-code/488/support-activities-transportation"
        },
        {
            "code": "532",
            "title": "Rental and Leasing Services",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/naics-code/532/rental-leasing-services"
        },
        {
            "code": "713",
            "title": "Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/naics-code/713/amusement-gambling-recreation-industries"
        }
    ],
    "example_companies": [
        {
            "name": "Conrad Industries Inc",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/conrad-industries-inc",
            "city": "Morgan City",
            "state": "LA",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Hanjin Shipping Co",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/hanjin-shipping-co",
            "city": "Paramus",
            "state": "NJ",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Matson Inc",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/matson-inc",
            "city": "Honolulu",
            "state": "HI",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "International Shipholding Corp",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/international-shipholding-corp",
            "city": "Mobile",
            "state": "AL",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Crounse Corp",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/crounse-corp",
            "city": "Paducah",
            "state": "KY",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Erving Industries Inc",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/erving-industries-inc",
            "city": "Erving",
            "state": "MA",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Fugro Chance Inc",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/fugro-chance-inc",
            "city": "Lafayette",
            "state": "LA",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Maersk Line, Ltd",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/maersk-line-ltd",
            "city": "Norfolk",
            "state": "VA",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Evansville Marine Service Inc",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/evansville-marine-service-inc",
            "city": "Evansville",
            "state": "IN",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Inchcape Shipping Services",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/inchcape-shipping-services",
            "city": "Mobile",
            "state": "AL",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Tidewater Inc",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/tidewater-inc",
            "city": "New Orleans",
            "state": "LA",
            "reviewed": false
        }
    ],
    "company_count": 10107,
    "email_contact_count": 3231,
    "phone_count": 8897,
    "website_count": 9977,
    "database_as_of": "Nov 13, 2026",
    "count_type": "commercial",
    "count_disclaimer": "These are SICCODE.com commercial database counts, not official government establishment totals. Website-Reviewed & Enriched is a separate review of company websites for products, services, markets, and fit.",
    "canonical_url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/44/water-transportation",
    "json_url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/44.json",
    "reviewed_by": "Industry Classification Review Team",
    "last_updated": "October 2026"
}