<P> Since 1941, the Delaware River Main Channel has been maintained at a depth of 40 ft (12 m). A 102.5 - mile stretch of this federal navigation channel, from Philadelphia and Camden to the mouth of the Delaware Bay, is being deepened to 45 ft (14 m)., with a 2017 projected completion date . </P> <P> As of 2011, crude oil was the largest single commodity transported on the Delaware River, accounting for half of all annual cargo tonnage . Major ports and facilities along the river are the Port of Philadelphia, the Port of Camden - Gloucester, the Port of Paulsboro, the Port of Wilmington, and Delaware City Refinery . </P> <P> In 2015, the ports of Philadelphia, Camden, and Wilmington handled 100 million tons of cargo from 2,243 ship arrivals, and supported 135,000 direct or indirect jobs . The biggest category of imports was fruit, carried by 490 ships, followed by petroleum, and containers, with 410 and 381 ships, respectively . The biggest category of exports was of shipping was containers, with 470 ships . Projects to dredge shipping channels to a depth of 45 feet were completed in 2016 . </P> <P> On June 5, 1911, the Buckwood Inn opened along the banks of the Delaware River in northeastern Pennsylvania, located in the foothills of the Pocono Mountains . Author Lawrence Squeri wrote, "Although the Buckwood Inn was adjacent to the Delaware River, only a few steps from the water, its management realized that guests preferred a swimming pool to river bathing ." The hotel was later renamed the Shawnee Inn, and it was identified in the 1990s as the only resort along the banks of the Delaware River . </P>

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