oil received at Paulsboro. Exports to destinations outside the United States were composed mainly of crude oil and petroleum products originating at or in the vicinity of Claymont and Marcus Hook, automobiles and parts from Chester, and petroleum products from Paulsboro, with some manufactured goods from each locality. COASTWISE TRAFFIC As stated in the preceding paragraph no ocean-going commerce moved either inbound or outbound above the Philadelphia port limits. From a tonnage standpoint, crude oil and petroleum products constituted the bulk of the coastwise traffic originating at or destined to Delaware River points below Philadelphia during the period under consideration. Coastwise receipts of crude oil at and in the vicinity of Claymont and Marcus Hook averaged nearly three million tons per year and in round figures an additional 430,000 tons per year was received at Paulsboro. Large tonnages of refined petroleum products were also included in the inbound tonnages received at the various Delaware River points below Philadelphia and other inbound commodities were coal, blackstrap and beet residual, sulfur, sulfuric acid, and phosphate rock. Refined petroleum products constituted the greater portion of the coastwise shipments from these ports. INTERNAL AND LOCAL TRAFFIC All of the localities covered by the 11 tables prepared for this report, with the single exception of Bristol, Pa., received freight from internal points beyond the Delaware River by way of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal but no shipments were made to such internal points by way of the canal from any point above Philadelphia. The internal receipts and shipments by way of the canal are shown separately and other tables show internal movements from one area to another and the local traffic within a given area. Table No. 1 Water-borne Commerce at Delaware City and New Castle, Del., and Vicinity, 1943-1946 (Right shore of Delaware River from Bombay Hook to lower end of Pigeon Point, including Pea Patch Island and Reedy Island, Del., 26 miles; the Smyrna River from its mouth to Smyrna Landing, 9.5 miles, and the Appoquinimink River from its mouth to Odessa, 6.8 miles) (Quantities expressed in short tons) Table No. 2 Water-borne Commerce at and in the Vicinity of Pennsville, Deepwater Point, and Pennsgrove, N. J., 1943-1946 (Left shore, Delaware River from Pennsville, N. J., to and including Oldman's Creek, 10.2 miles; and Oldman's Creek to Auburn, N. J., 10 miles) (Quantities expressed in short tons) Table No. 2 Water-borne Commerce at and in the Vicinity of Pennsville, Deepwater Point, and Pennsgrove, N. J., 1943-1946 (Left shore, Delaware River from Pennsville, N. J., to and including Oldman's Creek, 10.2 miles; and Oldman's Creek to Auburn, N. J., 10 miles) (Quantities expressed in short tons) Table No. 3 Water-borne Commerce at and in the Vicinity of Claymont, (Right shore of Delaware River from upper end of Edge Hoar, Del., to lower (Quantities expressed in short tons) Table No. 3 Water-borne Commerce at and in the Vicinity of Claymont, Del., and Marcus Hook, Pa., 1943-1946 (Right shore of Delaware River from upper end of Edge Moor, Del., to lower limit of Chester, Pa., 6.8 miles) (Quantities expressed in short tons) Table No. 3 Water-borne Commerce at and in the Vicinity of Claymont, (Right shore of Delaware River from upper end of Edge Moor, Del., to lower 297 556 18,256 12 75,604 22,315 150,099 1 319 1,866 1,775 3,016 59,092 12 Kerosene 3,746 11,378 9,296 17,709 All other 718 1,212 484 421 1,364 Road oil 469 3,060 Fuel oil 131,331 217,962 352,312 429,799 370 Asphalt 9,493 20,275 22,106 Gas oil 13,777 2,387 9,528 18,116 450 Petroleum oils, refined 452 Lubricating oil 21,037 20,930 38,136 86,853 Benzol 2,656 4,495 Roofing, prepared 2,268 All other 6,223 38,722 2,607 701 Manufactures and miscellaneous 451 Fuel oils, n.o.s. Chemicals 4,869 Fuel oil 890,952 1,022,412 954,049 734,648 Gas oil 46,011 175,418 81,290 13,234 Total 337,717 372,664 666,470 1,118,748 452 Lubricating oil 5,925 7,148 12,010 6,925 Table No. 3 Water-borne Commerce at and in the Vicinity of Claymont, (Right shore of Delaware River from upper end of Edge Moor, Del., to lower (Quantities expressed in short tons) Table No. Water-borne Commerce at Chester and Eddystone, Pa., and Vicinity, 1943-1946 (Right shore of Delaware River from lower limit of Chester, Pa., to the lower end of Hog Island, including Tinicum Island, Pa., 8.5 miles) (Quantities expressed in short tons) |