Port of Milwaukee

The Port of Milwaukee, branded as Port Milwaukee, is a port in the city of Milwaukee on Lake Michigan. It primarily serves Southeastern Wisconsin, Southeastern Minnesota, and Northern Illinois. The port owns 13.5 miles (21.7 km) of rail that connect to two Class I railroads outside the port. The port has over 330,000 square feet (31,000 m2) of covered warehouse space, with 30,000 square feet (2,800 m2) of that being heated warehouse space. The port has 50 acres (20 ha) dedicated to dry bulk storage, which includes four domes capable of handling 50,000 tons of storage. Along with this, the port can store 300,000 barrels or 12,600,000 US gallons (48,000,000 L; 10,500,000 imp gal) of bulk liquids. The port keeps a minimum draft of 26 feet (7.9 m), but this can vary due to weather.[5]

Port of Milwaukee
Bulk carrier Alpena with tugboats, 2011
Location
CountryUnited States
LocationMilwaukee, Wisconsin
Coordinates43°00′10″N 87°53′28″W
Details
Opened1835[1]
Owned byCity of Milwaukee
Size467 acres (189 hectares)[2]
No. of berths16[3]
Port DirectorAdam Schlicht
Foreign Trade ZoneNo. 41[4]
Class 1 Railroad AccessUnion Pacific Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnage2,618,312 metric tons (2013)[2]
Annual revenue$4.37 million (2013)[2]
Net income$1.43 million (2013)[2]
Website
https://portmilwaukee.com/port

Port of Milwaukee handled 2.4 million metric tons of cargo through its municipal port in 2014.[6] Commodities handled include salt, steel, limestone, general cargoes, over-dimensional cargoes, grain, fertilizers, biodiesel, and ethanol.[7]

In 2012, a wind turbine, funded by a federal grant, was installed. It is used to power the port's administration building, with the turbine providing electricity for the building itself as well as revenue from surplus generation.[8]

The port is home to the Lake Express ferry, which offers service from Milwaukee to Muskegon, Michigan.

The Sector Lake Michigan of the United States Coast Guard is based at the port.

The port is landlord to the lakefront recreational facilities including Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. (Summerfest), Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin, and the south lawn of the Milwaukee Art Museum.

Recent Changes

In January 2020, the port suffered millions of dollars in damage from heavy winds and waves.[9]

In October 2021, the port received a $35 million investment, the largest since the 1950s. The investment was designed to help with the shipping of "dry distillers grain with solubles" (DDGS), a coproduct of produced by the conversion of corn to ethanol, a significant bovine feed component.[10]

References
  1. "History". milwaukee.gov.
  2. http://city.milwaukee.gov/ImageLibrary/Groups/portAuthors/2014-website/2014PortofMilAnnualReport.pdf
  3. "Information about the Port of Milwaukee". milwaukee.gov.
  4. "General Information". milwaukee.gov.
  5. "Port of Milwaukee". milwaukee.gov.
  6. "Port of Milwaukee: 2014 Annual Report". Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  7. "BizTimes: Milwaukee and Southeastern Wisconsin Business News | BizTimes". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
  8. Thomas Content. "Port of Milwaukee saves on utility bills from wind turbine". jsonline.com.
  9. Jordan, Ben (January 13, 2020). "'Once-in-a-generation catastrophic event': Port of Milwaukee suffers millions of dollars in damage". WTMJ-TV. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  10. Jannene, Jeramey (October 13, 2021). "Eyes on Milwaukee: Construction Starts on Biggest Port Project In More Than 60 Years". Urban Milwaukee. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
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