The Port of Milwaukee, branded as Port Milwaukee, is a port in the city of

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. It primarily serves Southeastern

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, Southeastern Minnesota, and Northern

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. The port owns of rail that connect to two

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outside the port. The port has over of covered warehouse space, with of that being heated warehouse space. The port has 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 of bulk liquids. The port keeps a minimum draft of , but this can vary due to weather. Port of Milwaukee handled 2.4 million metric tons of cargo through its municipal port in 2014. Commodities handled include salt, steel, limestone, general cargoes, over-dimensional cargoes, grain, fertilizers, biodiesel, and ethanol. In 2012, a

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

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. The Sector Lake Michigan of the

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is based at the port. The port is landlord to the lakefront recreational facilities including Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. (

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at Pier Wisconsin, and the south lawn of the

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Recent Changes

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

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, a significant bovine feed component.

References

External links

*{{Official website, https://portmilwaukee.com/port Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Foreign trade zones of the United States Transportation in Wisconsin