Port of Milwaukee

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General Information
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Annual cargo tonnage	3,155,896 short tons (2004)
Board of Harbor Commissioners
Executive Director	Eric Reinelt
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The Port of Milwaukee is a port in the city of Milwaukee on Lake Michigan

Lake Michigan

Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America and the only one located entirely within the United States. It is the second largest of the Great Lakes by volume and the third largest by surface area, after Lake Superior and Lake Huron...

. It primarily serves Southeastern Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...

 along with Northern Illinois

Illinois

Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

. The port owns 13.5 miles (21.7 km) of rail that connect to two class I railroads outside the port. The port also has over 330000 square feet (30,658 m²) of covered warehouse space, with 30000 square feet (2,787.1 m²) of that being heated warehouse space. The port has 50 acres 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 of bulk liquids. The port attempts to keep a maximum draft of 26 feet (7.9 m), but this can vary due weather.

The port is also home to the Lake Express Ferry

Lake Express

Lake Express is a high-speed auto and passenger ferry that is in service on a route across Lake Michigan. Lake Express links the cities of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Muskegon, Michigan from late spring to the fall of each year.- Background :...

, which offers high-speed auto and passenger ferry service from Milwaukee to Muskegon, MI.