The Port of Salem is a shallow-draft (16 feet)

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in the vicinity of the Salem River Cut-Off on the

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and about from the

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. It was re-designated a port of entry in 1984 and became a foreign trade zone (FTZ) in 1987.

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operations include the handling of a variety of

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, notably of

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, break bulk cargo, and

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for clothing, fishing apparel, agricultural

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, and other

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, and has at times involved

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. It is operated under the auspices of the

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. The port is envisioned as being a component of the supply chain for the development of windpower in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of New Jersey.

Salem waterfront

Major Reybold at Salem Wharf with caption

The

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was the territory of the

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. European settlement of the region around today's Salem began in 1638 when the colony of

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was established and the Salem River was called Varkens Kill or Hogg Creek. Tradition holds that ethnic Finns settled inland from

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in 1638. In 1641, a group from the

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settled around Varkens Kill. In 1655, it was re-claimed by

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and in 1664 it became part of the

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. In 1675, a land patent was given to John Fenwick, who founded the town. Originally, Salem's wharves were located along

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and Salem Creek, and received calls from

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and the

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. During the

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, it was occupied by the British to prevent supplies from reaching American troops.

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service between Salem and Philadelphia began in 1825. The Salem Railroad opened in 1863. The Salem River Cut-off, which bypasses a large bend in the river at the port, was authorized in 1925. For much of the 20th century, the waterfront along the Salem River Cut-off and Fenwick Creek was dominated by industries centered around glass manufacturing, food processing, and mineral/oil storage. From 1905 to 1978,

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operated a large processing plant along Fenwick Creek. Mannington Mills, Anchor Glass, and AluChem are located proximate to the port, as well as the South Jersey Farmers Exchange in nearby

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Port of entry and foreign trade zone

Salem was originally designated a

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in 1682 by royal commission of the British Crown. The City of Salem established a municipal

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in 1982. In 1984, the port resumed international shipping operations and the

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granted it status as a ''water port of entry'', the first such designation made since the 1930s. It is now a

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(USCIS) District 21, which is headquartered in Newark and covers New Jersey. Along with Millville Municipal Airport, portions of the port have been part of foreign trade zone #142 since 1987. Subzones associated with FTZ142 are located at the

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and other locations in

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Shipping channels and lighthouses

The Delaware and Salem rivers are tidal. The Delaware River Main Channel has been maintained at a depth of .

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to a depth of was completed in 2017. Reach C, which includes the entrance to the Salem Port, was completed in 2010. The

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of the Salem River is much shallower, making the city a shallow draft port, which prohibits use by

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class ships. The Salem River and Cut-Off were first channelized in 1925 to a depth of . The river is entered though Salem Cove about from the

at the entrance of the

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. The channel travels along the southeast side of the cove for and continues another to the Cut-Off and to the

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at the first bridge crossing ( Route 49). The Delaware River is served by various range lights. Reedy Island is approximately southwest of the mouth of the Salem River. Reedy Island Front Light works in conjunction with the Reedy Island Range Rear Light for navigation of the Salem reach of the river. The

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upstream of the

was deactivated in 1950. From the Delaware River, entrance to the port is guided by the Salem River Range Lights, the Salem River Directional Light (), and 11 other lighted navigational aids.

Rail and road

The city and county of Salem have a long history of glass manufacturing, along with the site of the first successful glass production facility in North America. Adjacent to the port is the oldest manufacturing facility for glass containers in the United States, established in 1863 and long known as Anchor Glass, once owned by

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and now part of the

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Delaware Memorial Bridge shooting from the Pennsville, NJ side

The rail line serving the port is called the Glass House Running Track and is an extension of the

Salem Branch The Salem Branch is a rail freight line in the southwestern part of New Jersey in the United States between the Port of Salem and Woodbury Junction where it and the Penns Grove Secondary converge with the Vineland Secondary, approximately south ...

. On the verge of abandonment by

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, the southern section of the route from Swedesboro to Salem was purchased by the county in 1983 and is leased to

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(SRNJ). Long neglected, it is in poor condition and travel speeds are very slow. The line is undergoing upgrades to the rail bed, trackage, a trestle at Oldman's Creek, and other work. At Swedesboro, SRNJ interchanges with

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to reach

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, the regional rail center. Route 45 and Route 49 provide access to Interstate 295, the

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and the nearby

Delaware Memorial Bridge The Delaware Memorial Bridge is a dual-span suspension bridge crossing the Delaware River. The toll bridges carry Interstate 295 and U.S. Route 40 and is also the link between Delaware and New Jersey. The bridge was designed by the firm kn ...

. In 2005, the Route 49

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built in 1927 over the Salem River was replaced with a fixed bridge that can be converted to a

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and has been dedicated the ''Veteran’s of Salem County Memorial Bridge''.

Commercial shipping

The Salem Municipal Port Authority was established in 1982 with the intention to revitalize and coordinate shipping in the

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. In 2005, the Salem City Industrial District Brownfield Development Area was created to spur re-use of

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s, including numerous properties within and adjacent to the port district, which is located along the southern

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of the river between the Salem River Cut-Off and the Route 49 bridge just outside the

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area. It encompasses several terminal and wharf facilities for

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s and

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s for

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and break bulk cargo, and

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. In 2006, the municipal port authority described the typical

making use of the port as carrying 150 containers and taking approximately 12 hours to unload and reload. The ''Bermuda Islander'', a Dutch-flagged container ship, calls regularly at Salem.

Salem Terminal

The South Jersey Port Corporation operates three terminals at the

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and is expanding operations to the

. The agency owns and operates the Salem Terminal, which had been publicly operated as the Salem Municipal Wharf and privately operated by Salem Terminals Ltd. and Del Stevedoring. It includes berth-side truck access to of berthing space with of beam (breadth). There is of covered shed and warehouse storage space. The terminal handles barges and container ships for

, clothing, fishing

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, agricultural

, seafood, and

Mid-Atlantic Shipping and Stevedoring

Mid-Atlantic Shipping and Stevedoring relocated from Maine to Salem in the 1980s to be closer to the source of products they export and utilize the newly established port facilities. In 1990, they opened the Mid-Atlantic Shipping and Stevedoring Wharf, a small wharf terminal that is also utilized by several other shipping companies and located approximately above the entrance of the Salem River at 128 Tilbury Road on the east side of Barber's Basin marina, to handle bulk and break bulk cargo, and shipping containers. It has of berthing space with water depth. It includes of open storage space and utility connections for refrigerated containers. While the wharf is currently owned by Bermuda International Terminals, it is operated by Mid-Atlantic. Mid-Atlantic also operates the Tilbury Road Associates owned wharf with of berthing space, utility connections for refrigerated containers, and of open storage space on the west side of Barber's Basin.

Port Inland Distribution Network

The Port Inland Distribution Network involves new or expanded transportation systems for redistribution by barge and rail for the shipped goods and containers that are delivered at area ports in an effort to curtail the use of trucks and their burden on the environment, traffic, and highway systems. The

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(PANYNJ),

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(NJDOT), and

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(DVRPC), are involved in initiatives to review and develop this network. While it was determined that Salem was not an ideal location within the program for handling

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for

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, a private sector service provider began in 2010 the

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of aggregate products with a

service between Salem and Tremley Point, Linden on the

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in the

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. It addresses a critical missing link in multimodal freight transport between ports in the

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and the Northern New Jersey's urban

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. America's Marine Highway is a similar

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initiative to capitalize on US waterways for the transport of goods for which NJDOT applied and received approval for review and potential development of their initiative into a federally supported project. Salem would be considered for increased transportation by shipping vessels to customers along the East Coast.

Ferry and boating

Barber's Basin is a

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between the two wharfs operated by Mid-Atlantic Shipping and Stevedoring. It is home to the

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Small Salem Station, a seasonal unit in operation from late May to mid-October. In 2013, the Coast Guard reduced staffing from daily to weekend operations. The private docks of the Salem Boating Club, across the river in Pennsville, also serve

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Delaware River and Bay Authority The Delaware River and Bay Authority or DRBA is a bi-state government agency of the U.S. states of New Jersey and Delaware established by an interstate compact in 1962. The authority operates the Delaware Memorial twin suspension bridges, t ...

's Three Forts Ferry Crossing was renamed the Delaware City–Salem Ferry in 2013 to reflect changes in service due to

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damages. The seasonal service, rather than traveling to Fort Mott, departs from Barber's Basin with service across the river to Delaware City, which has the nearby

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, with connecting service to

Fort Delaware Fort Delaware is a former harbor defense facility, designed by chief engineer Joseph Gilbert Totten and located on Pea Patch Island in the Delaware River.Dobbs, Kelli W., et al. During the American Civil War, the Union used Fort Delaware as ...

Pea Patch Island Pea Patch Island is a small island, approximately 1 mi (1.6 km) long, in the U.S. state of Delaware, located in the mid channel of the Delaware River near its entrance into Delaware Bay. It is a low, marshy island, located in New Castl ...

effective May 4, 2013 for the summer seasonal service. The ferry returned to serving Fort Mott on its previous route (instead of Salem) in 2015 and is now called the

Forts Ferry Crossing The Forts Ferry Crossing (formerly Delaware City–Salem Ferry and Three Forts Ferry Crossing) is a ferry system on the Delaware River that serves Forts DuPont and Delaware in Delaware and Fort Mott in Pennsville Township, New Jersey. It is ...

. Salem has been an occasional port of call for promotional and educational functions for the A. J. Meerwald, the New Jersey State Tall Ship.

References

External links

Bermuda Islander
Bermuda International Shipping Ltd.
NOAA Tides Chart – Sinnickson Landing (at the mouth of the Sandy River)Salem Municipal Port AuthoritySouth Jersey Freight – Transportation and Economic Development Assessment (for 2007)

NJDOT The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) is the agency responsible for transportation issues and policy in New Jersey, including maintaining and operating the state's highway and public road system, planning and developing transportat ...

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