WRECKING AND SALVAGE

A limited amount of wrecking and salvage work can be done by the companies operating shipyard companies at Camden and by the marine contractors having river front yards for their own operations. Some companies have under-water cutting torches but they generally subcontract the actual diving work. Individual divers owning and operating their own gear are available in Camden. Wrecking and salvage facilities can also be obtained from Philadelphia, details of which are given in the section of this report covering that port. FLOATING EQUIPMENT

Floating equipment available to the public at Camden is operated almost entirely by companies engaged in marine contracting and ship repair work. There are 14 steam, Diesel and gasoline powered towboats of 50 to 805 horsepower, and 25 barges and lighters with carrying capacities of 100 to 1700 tons, for coal, package freight and dry bulk cargo. Ten derrick barges have lifting capacities of 2 to 60 tons, and thère are 12 pile driver barges.

The Armstrong Cork Company has four 600-ton steel barges which are used to lighter baled cork and there is other privately operated floating equipment including railroad car floats, ferries, towboats and barges.

Details of the floating equipment available to the public are given in the following table.