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522200 Service activities incidental to water transportation

Information: This code has a codification rule

This type includes:

  • activities related to the water transport of passengers, animals or freight:
  • operation of terminal facilities (e.g. harbours, piers)
  • operation of waterway locks, etc.
  • navigation, pilotage, tug and berthing activities
  • bunkering and reception of port waste
  • lighterage, salvage activities
  • lighthouse activities
  • marine cargo surveying activities
  • waterway information services
  • winter storage of ships and boats

This type also includes:

  • ensuring safety at waterway infrastructure maintenance work
  • liquefaction and regasification of natural gas for the purpose of water transport done off the mine site

This type excludes:

  • dredging and waterway maintenance, see 429100
  • cargo handling, see 522400
  • amusement and recreation activities related to the infrastructure of marinas, see 932900

Services such as warehousing, storage, and other support activities, when provided solely to assist transportation activities within the same unit, are considered ancillary. These services should be classified under transport, with the unit assigned to the relevant code in Section H.