Port of Camden

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The port is approximately {{convert|102|mi}} from the Atlantic Ocean at the entrance to the Delaware Bay. After 1942, the Delaware River Main Channel was maintained at a depth of {{convert|40|ft|m}}.[https://www.dvrpc.org/Freight/pdf/2005-02_DERiverDRVPC.pdf Delaware River Main Channel Deepening Project January 20, 2005] In a project completed in 2017, the federal navigation shipping channel from Camden/Philadelphia was deepened to {{convert|45|ft|m}}.{{cite web | title = Delaware River Main Channel Deepening | publisher = United States Army Corps of Engineers | url = https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Delaware-River-Main-Channel-Deepening/ | access-date = 2018-07-25}}{{cite report | author = Lt. Col. Robert J. Ruch, District Engineer, Philadelphia District | title = Delaware River Main Channel Deepening Project | publisher = Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission | date = January 20, 2005 | url = http://www.dvrpc.org/freight/pdf/2005-02_DERiverDRVPC.pdf | access-date = 2013-07-14 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150923221031/http://www.dvrpc.org/freight/pdf/2005-02_DERiverDRVPC.pdf | archive-date = September 23, 2015 | url-status = dead }}{{cite web | title = Delaware River Main Channel Deepening Project | publisher = US Army Corps of Engineers | date = May 2012 | url = https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Portals/39/docs/Civil/Deepening/Economic/Updated%20Economic%20Assessment%20of%20Relevant%20Market%20and%20Industry%20Trends%20-%20May%202011.pdf | access-date = 2018-07-14}}{{cite web|title=The Delaware River Main Channel Deepening Project: Background |publisher=Delaware Riverkeeper |url=http://www.delawareriverkeeper.org/resources/Factsheets/The_Delaware_River_Main_Channel_Deepening_Project.pdf |access-date=2018-07-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716222826/http://www.delawareriverkeeper.org/resources/Factsheets/The_Delaware_River_Main_Channel_Deepening_Project.pdf |archive-date=2012-07-16 }} Local pilotage is generally required for larger commercial vessels.{{Cite journal | title = United States Coast Pilot 3 - Delaware Bay | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | date = August 25, 2013 | edition = 46 | page = 187 | url = http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/nsd/coastpilot_w.php?book=3 | quote = Pilotage on Delaware Bay, Delaware River, and tributaries thereof is compulsory for all foreign vessels of 100 gross tons or more and all U.S. vessels under register engaged in the foreign trade or commerce of 100 gross tons or more. Pilotage is optional for all U.S. Government vessels and for all U.S. vessels in the coast-wise trade that have on board a pilot licensed by the Federal Government for these waters.}}

The air draft of the port is 150 feet, restricted by the Walt Whitman Bridge. Downstream of the bridge air draft is 188 feet, restricted by Delaware Memorial Bridge

It is a port of entry in United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) District 21, which covers New Jersey.{{cite web | title = Field Offices | work = Title 8 of Code Federal Regulations (8 CFR) | publisher = USCIS | date = July 6, 2009 | url = http://www.uscis.gov/ilink/docView/SLB/HTML/SLB/0-0-0-1/0-0-0-11261/0-0-0-11374/0-0-0-11398.html | access-date = 2013-08-10}}

The Delaware River port complex refers to the ports and energy facilities along the river in the tri-state PA-NJ-DE Delaware Valley region. They include the Port of Salem, the Port of Wilmington, the Port of Chester, the Port of Paulsboro, the Port of Philadelphia and the Port of Camden. Combined they create one of the largest shipping areas of the United States. In 2016, 2,427 ships arrived at Delaware River port facilities: Fruit ships were counted at 577, petroleum at 474, and containerized cargo at 431.{{Cite news |date=Winter 2017 |title=Delaware River ship arrivals finish 2016 strong |volume=27 |pages=1 |work=The Beacon |issue=1 |url=https://www.maritimedelriv.com/storage/app/media/Publications/Beacon/Issues/Beacon_Winter_2017.pdf}}

New York Shipbuilding and Dialogue & Company were both located in the port.{{cite web|url=https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/archive/shipbuilding-and-shipyards/|title=Shipbuilding and Shipyards - Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia|website=philadelphiaencyclopedia.org|access-date=2 April 2019}}

Much of the current port operations are located on what were once shipyards.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1973/04/29/archives/rejuvenated-port-of-camden-makes-waves-in-philadelphia-recognition.html|title=Rejuvenated Port of Camden Makes Waves in Philadelphia|newspaper=The New York Times |date=29 April 1973|access-date=2 April 2019}} Dialogue & Company was further upstream. John H. Mathis & Company was a shipbuilding company founded around 1900, based at Cooper Point. Penn-Jersey Shipbuilding Corp. was also located at Cooper Point.

The United States lightship Barnegat (LV-79), built in the city, is located in Cooper Point, and is considered threatened.{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/sos-goes-up-to-rescue-ship-from-scrap-heap-of-history-1526529660|title=SOS Goes Up to Rescue Ship From Scrap Heap of History|first=Kate|last=King|newspaper=Wall Street Journal |date=17 May 2018|access-date=4 April 2019|via=www.wsj.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.preservationnj.org/listings/light-ship-barnegat/|title=Light Ship Barnegat – Preservation NJ|website=www.preservationnj.org|access-date=4 April 2019}}

Ferry service between Camden and Philadelphia existed for 264 years. The first commercial crossing of the Delaware was first established in 1688; the last ferry to depart the city was in 1952.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dN4JvGGq9UkC&q=municipal+pier+camden&pg=PA18|title=Camden|first=Cheryl L.|last=Baisden|date=2 April 2019|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=9780738544649 |via=Google Books}} The seasonal RiverLink Ferry was established in 1999.

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The semi-public South Jersey Port Corporation (SJPC) oversees a number of facilities, for which the Delaware River Stevedores handle much of the traffic.{{cite web|url=http://www.d-r-s.com/|title=Delaware River Stevedores, Inc|access-date=4 April 2019}}

Additionally there are other privately run facilities in the port, including those of Holt Logistics, Joseph Oat Corporation, Holtech International, Mafco,{{cite web|url=https://mafco.com/|title=Global Leader in Licorice Extract & Product Manufacturing|last=MAFCO|website=MAFCO Worldwide LLC}} EMR subsidiary Camden Iron and Steel{{cite web|url=https://www.recyclingtoday.com/article/camden-iron-relocates-operations/|title=Camden Iron & Metal Relocates Operations|website=Recycling Today}}{{cite web|url=https://www.philly.com/philly/business/20120401_South_Philly_scrap_heap_moving_to_Camden.html|title=South Philly scrap heap moving to Camden|first=Linda |last= Loyd}} and Camden Yards Steel.{{cite web|url=https://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/2018/02/28/camden-yards-steel-adding-new-jobs/352727002/|title=Camden Yards Steel leans on NJ tax breaks to expand business, jobs|website=Courier-Post}}{{cite web|url=http://www.camdenyardssteel.com/aboutus|title=About Camden Yards Steel|website=Camden Yards Steel Company|access-date=4 April 2019}} The Camden County MUA maintains a large treatment plant on the waterfront.{{cite web|url=http://www.ccmua.org/|title=The Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority – Welcome|access-date=4 April 2019}}

Marine terminals operated by South Jersey Port Corporation (SJPC), which also oversees the Port of Paulsboro and the Port of Salem:

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• Balzano Terminal (formerly the Beckett Street Terminal{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/camden/2011/12/south_jersey_port_corporation.html|title=South Jersey Port Corporation renames terminal in honor of Joe Balzano|first=John Barna/Gloucester County|last=Times|date=17 December 2011|website=nj.com|access-date=2 April 2019}}) is a {{convert|122|acre|ha|adj=on}} bulk and break bulk cargo complex that handles wood products, steel products, cocoa beans, containers, iron ore, furnace slag, scrap metal and containerized cargo{{cite web|url=https://southjerseyport.com/facilities/balzano-marine-terminal/|title=Balzano Marine Terminal|website=South Jersey Port Corporation}}
• Broadway Terminal is a {{convert|180|acre|ha|adj=on}} complex that handles petroleum coke, furnace slag, dolomite, other dry bulk items, steel products, wood products, minerals, cocoa beans, fresh fruit as well as containerized cargo.{{cite web|url=https://southjerseyport.com/facilities/broadway-terminal/|title=Broadway Terminal|website=South Jersey Port Corporation}}

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Holt Logistics operates terminals in the port{{cite web |url=http://www.holtlogistics.com/files/u1/Holt_Brochure520.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2019-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209210747/http://holtlogistics.com/files/u1/Holt_Brochure520.pdf |archive-date=2013-12-09 |url-status=dead }}

• Pier 5 Broadway Produce Terminal 28 Acres (11.3 ha) with a three reefer-building complex that handles bananas, pineapples, and other perishables{{cite web|url=https://www.holtlogistics.com/port-operations/pier-5-broadway-marine-terminal/|title=Pier 5 Broadway Marine Terminal|access-date=2 April 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://southjerseyport.com/facilities/broadway-terminal-pier-5/|title=Broadway Terminal – Pier 5|website=South Jersey Port Corporation}}{{cite web|url=http://www.freshpacllc.com/|title=FreshPac LLC Fruit Packing Facility - Pier 5 Camden New Jersey|website=www.freshpacllc.com}}
• Gloucester Marine Terminal is a {{convert|150|acre|ha|adj=on}} site{{cite web|url=https://www.holtlogistics.com/port-operations/gloucester-marine-terminals/|title=Gloucester Marine Terminal|access-date=2 April 2019}} which features the largest refrigerated capacity of any terminal in the United States and the largest rooftop photovoltaic installations in the USA{{cite web|url=https://cleantechnica.com/2012/04/07/largest-rooftop-solar-power-plant-in-north-america-formally-completed/|title=Largest Rooftop Solar Power Plant in North America Formally Completed|date=7 April 2012|website=CleanTechnica|access-date=2 April 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://greenprofiler.com/epp/riverside-renewable-energy-llc|title=Riverside Renewable Energy LLC|access-date=2 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306171441/http://greenprofiler.com/epp/riverside-renewable-energy-llc|archive-date=6 March 2016|url-status=dead}}[http://solarbuzz.com/industry-news/gloucester-marine-terminal-construct-9-mw-solar-rooftop Gloucester Marine Terminal to Construct 9 MW Solar Rooftop], Solarbuzz, June 22, 2011. Accessed September 18, 2011 It has four deep water berths and 12 dry/heated warehouses with more than 1,000,000 square feet of space and 13 reefer/frozen warehouses with 15 million cubic feet of space. Del Monte has been a presence in the port since 1989 and since 2010 a Gloucester.{{cite web|url=https://www.joc.com/maritime-news/del-monte-tropical-fruit-moves-operations-nj-camden-facility-has-more-space_19890518.html|title=Del Monte Tropical Fruit Moves Operations to NJ Camden Facility Has More Space|date=18 May 1989|last=Joseph|first=Gloria|website=joc.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.philly.com/philly/business/20100828_Del_Monte_to_shift_port_cargo_from_Camden_to_Gloucester.html|title=Del Monte to shift port cargo from Camden to Gloucester|first=Linda |last=Loyd| access-date=2 April 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://articles.philly.com/2010-08-28/business/24999098_1_del-monte-ila-workers-labor|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920192410/http://articles.philly.com/2010-08-28/business/24999098_1_del-monte-ila-workers-labor|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 20, 2015|title=Del Monte Ila Workers Labor|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/21/nyregion/federal-case-is-brought-over-fruit.html|title=Federal Case Is Brought Over Fruit|first=Patrick|last=McGeehan|newspaper=The New York Times |date=20 December 2013|access-date=2 April 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://freshdelmonte.com/our-company/business-divisions/operations-and-sales/north-america-operations-and-sales/|title=North America Operations and Sales - Del Monte Fresh}}
• Holtec International operates it corporate offices from new facilities from a 600,000-square-foot facility at the Broadway Terminal. In July 2014, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority awarded the company a $260 million tax incentive to expand operations.{{cite news | last = Laday | first =Jason | title = Paulsboro port construction, Camden's Holtec manufacturing plant boosted by $260M tax break | publisher = South Jersey Times | date = July 10, 2014 | url = http://www.nj.com/camden/index.ssf/2014/07/state_approves_260m_tax_break_to_build_holtec_manufacturing_plant_in_camden_paulsboro_port_to_benefi.html#incart_river | access-date = 2014-07-10}}{{cite news | last =DiStefano | first =Joseph N. | title = NJ approves $260M in tax breaks for Holtec Camden factory | newspaper = The Philadelphia Inquirer | date = July 10, 2014 | url = http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inq-phillydeals/NJ-approves-Holtec.html#W2yuhM40FrYsLpy2.99 | access-date = 2014-07-10}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gloucestercitynews.net/clearysnotebook/2015/05/holtec-project-moving-forward.html|title=Holtec Project in Camden City Moving Forward|website=CNBNews|access-date=15 May 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/01/nyregion/nj-tax-break-kevin-sheehan.html|title=The Tax Break Was $260 Million. Benefit to the State Was Tiny: $155,520.|first1=Nick|last1=Corasaniti|first2=Matthew|last2=Haag|newspaper=The New York Times |date=1 May 2019|access-date=15 May 2019}}

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Weeks Marine, a maritime salvage, construction, and transportation company, maintains facilities upstream of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge at Pyne Point

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Delaware River Port Authority operates bridges in the port.

The Walt Whitman Bridge crosses the Delaware River at the port as Interstate 76 (I-76), which interchanges with Interstate 295. The Benjamin Franklin Bridge (U.S. Route 30 is the north side of Camden.

The North-South Freeway, which carries Interstate 676 north to downtown Camden.[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000676__-.pdf Interstate 676 Straight Line Diagram], New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2008. Accessed July 29, 2014. Route 76C connector runs east to U.S. Route 130 and Route 168.

County Routes 537, 543, 551 and 561 all travel through the center of the city.

Rail service to some parts of the port is within Conrail's South Jersey/Philadelphia Shared Assets Area.{{cite web|url=http://www.conrail.com/system-map/|title=System Map - Conrail|access-date=4 April 2019}}{{cite web | title = Conrail in South Jersey | publisher = Conrail Historical Society | url = http://thecrhs.org/OnLocationWithConrail/SouthJersey | access-date = 2013-07-14 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131005023156/http://thecrhs.org/OnLocationWithConrail/SouthJersey | archive-date = 2013-10-05 | url-status = dead }} The port is located south of Pavonia Yard and the Delair Bridge, the most downstream railroad bridge crossing the Delaware at Pennsuaken. The Vineland Secondary has a spur running along the port. Norfolk Southern Railway and CSX Transportation are accessible through Conrail switching operations.

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The Central Waterfront, with Wiggins Marina, lies upstream of the maritime and industrial facilities in the port. The USS New Jersey (BB-62) is berthed between the two districts. The BB&T Pavilion, Wiggins Park, and the Adventure Aquarium are located nearby.

Bergen Square and Waterfront South are two districts located to the east of the port. There has been some conflict with combining residential needs with port needs.{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.gov/dep/ej/camden/|title=NJDEP - Environmental Justice - Camden Waterfront South Air Toxics Pilot Project|website=www.nj.gov|access-date=2 April 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2005/08/15/focus2.html?page=all|title=Camden's crowded port finds itself under pressure|work=Philadelphia Business Journal|last=Merritt|first=Athena|date=15 August 2005}} The Camden Shipyard & Maritime Museum opened in 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.camdenshipyardmuseum.org/about|title=about|website=csmm|access-date=2 April 2019}} Phoenix Park was developed in 2015 allowing for waterfront access for recreation in the midst of the maritime facilities.{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/camden/2015/06/phoenix_park_rises_from_crumbling_industry_to_crea.html|title=Phoenix Park rises from crumbling industry to create oasis for Camden residents|first=Alex|last=Young|date=3 June 2015|website=nj.com|access-date=2 April 2019}}

The Freedom Pier is a public waterfront promenade at the former Coast Guard Base Gloucester.{{cite web|url=http://ces-1.com/2017/07/19/freedom-pier-walkway/|title=Freedom Pier Walkway - Waterfront|date=19 July 2017|website=Consulting Engineer Services - NJ - PA}}

{{Portal|New Jersey|Transport}}

• Petty Island
• List of ports in the United States
• United States container ports
• Pureland Industrial Complex is located 12 miles south of the port
• Port of Wilmington (Delaware), a component of the Delaware Valley port system
• Port of Chester, a component of the Delaware Valley port system
• Ships built in Camden, New Jersey

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