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Stevedoring & Marine Cargo Handling in Rhode Island

Author.Name IBISWorld United States Last Updated: March 2026 NAICS RI48832

Stevedoring & Marine Cargo Handling in Rhode Island industry analysis

The Stevedoring & Marine Cargo Handling industry in Rhode Island is expected to decline an annualized x% to $x.x million over the five years to 2026, while the national industry will likely grow at x.x% during the same period. Industry establishments stagnated an annualized x% to x locations. Industry employment has decreased an annualized -x.x% to xx workers, while industry wages have decreased an annualized -x.x% to $x.x million.

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About the Stevedoring & Marine Cargo Handling in Rhode Island Market Research Report

What’s Included in the Stevedoring & Marine Cargo Handling in Rhode Island Market Research Report

Definition of the Stevedoring & Marine Cargo Handling in Rhode Island?

Companies in this industry provide stevedoring and other marine cargo handling services. A stevedore is a company or individual that is usually contracted by an agent to load and unload cargo from a ship in port.

What’s included in the Stevedoring & Marine Cargo Handling in Rhode Island?

The Stevedoring & Marine Cargo Handling in Rhode Island includes stevedoring, waterfront terminal management, waterfront consulting and project management and cargo loading and inspection. Related terms covered in the Stevedoring & Marine Cargo Handling in Rhode Island industry report includes a laborer who loads and unloads marine cargo; also called a \"stevedore.\", the process of securing containers to each other and to the ship with a system of ropes, a labor union that represents dockworkers in the west region of the united states (and in parts of canada), commodity cargo that is transported unpackaged, cargo, ranging from automobiles to food to consumer goods, which is uniformly packaged in standard-size containers, a shipment that spans more than one mode of transportation (e.g. water and land), machines used to scoop bulk materials from and into piles, bulk ship-to-shore cranes, frames used to support traveling cranes, a unit of carrying capacity for container ships. this unit measures the number of standard 20x8x8 foot containers a ship can transport and a person employed at a dock to load and unload cargo from ships.

Industry Performance of the Stevedoring & Marine Cargo Handling industry in Rhode Island

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Stevedoring & Marine Cargo Handling in Rhode Island

#28 in Highest Revenue 0.1% of state's GDP
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Key Drivers of the Stevedoring & Marine Cargo Handling industry in Rhode Island

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Rhode Island Economic Indicators

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US Key External Drivers

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County Data of the Stevedoring & Marine Cargo Handling industry in Rhode Island

Access proprietary data on county in the Stevedoring & Marine Cargo Handling in Rhode Island, such as Providence County, Kent County and Washington County. Data includes figures on revenue, establishments, employees and wages by counties.

Key Statistics of the Stevedoring & Marine Cargo Handling industry in Rhode Island

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What is the market size of the Stevedoring & Marine Cargo Handling industry in Rhode Island in 2026?

The market size of the Stevedoring & Marine Cargo Handling industry in Rhode Island is $14.9m in 2026.

How many businesses are there in the Stevedoring & Marine Cargo Handling industry in Rhode Island in 2026?

There are 4 businesses in the Stevedoring & Marine Cargo Handling industry in Rhode Island, which has been declining at an average annual rate of 0.0% from 2021 to 2026.

Has the Stevedoring & Marine Cargo Handling industry in Rhode Island grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Stevedoring & Marine Cargo Handling industry in Rhode Island has been declining at an average annual rate of 0.0% from 2021 to 2026.

How many employees in the Stevedoring & Marine Cargo Handling industry in Rhode Island in 2026?

There are 97 employees in the Stevedoring & Marine Cargo Handling industry in Rhode Island, which has been declining at an average annual rate of -0.2% from 2021 to 2026.