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Port Milwaukee addresses safety measures following Port of Baltimore bridge collapse
In Preparation for Independence Day Festivities, Port Milwaukee Issues Safety and Public Accessibility Update
Port Milwaukee Earns 15th Pacesetter Award for Increased International Cargo in 2022
Mayor Cavalier Johnson Announces First Cruise Ship Arrival for 2023 Season
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Mayor Cavalier Johnson Announces First Cruise Ship Arrival for 2023 Season

More cruise passengers are expected to visit Milwaukee this summer

Port Milwaukee Temporarily Expands Public Access Hours for Residents to Enjoy Local Smelting Tradition
In Preparation for Independence Day Festivities, Port Milwaukee Issues Safety and Public Accessibility Update
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson Announces First Cruise Ship Arrival for 2022 Season
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Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson Announces First Cruise Ship Arrival for 2022 Season

More than 10,000 cruise passengers are expected to visit Milwaukee this summer

Port Milwaukee Temporarily Expands Public Access Hours for Residents to Enjoy Local Smelting Tradition
Port Milwaukee Wind Turbine Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Port Milwaukee Announces ‘StewardSHIP’ Initiative to Promote Environmental Sustainability
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Port Milwaukee Announces ‘StewardSHIP’ Initiative to Promote Environmental Sustainability

StewardSHIP initiative will offer discount for Port customers utilizing environmentally-friendly shipping standards

Port Milwaukee Helps Move Ascent Project Forward
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Port Milwaukee Helps Move Ascent Project Forward

Last Shipment of Mass Timber Structural Elements Leaving Port Milwaukee for Downtown Tower’s Construction Site

Port Milwaukee International Partner Fednav Limited Launches Local Tree Planting Project to Promote Sustainability
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Port Milwaukee International Partner Fednav Limited Launches Local Tree Planting Project to Promote Sustainability

Over 100 trees to be planted between Port grounds and Three Bridges Park

Port Milwaukee Earns 14th Pacesetter Award for Increased International Cargo in 2020
Port Milwaukee Promotes Eric Polzin to Harbor Master With Retirement of Wayne Johnson
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Port Milwaukee Promotes Eric Polzin to Harbor Master With Retirement of Wayne Johnson

Harbor Master Leads Vessel Safety and Operations in and Around Port Milwaukee

New Lease Agreement Solidifies Port Milwaukee As a Hub for Great Lakes Cruising
Port and Michels Corporation Sign Agreement for Grand Trunk Lease
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Port and Michels Corporation Sign Agreement for Grand Trunk Lease

Company Expands and Extends its work at Port Milwaukee

Adam Tindall-Schlicht Wins International Honor
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Adam Tindall-Schlicht Wins International Honor

Port Milwaukee Director Cited as an AntwerpXL “40 Under 40”

Port Milwaukee Dealing with Significant Weather Issues
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Port Milwaukee Dealing with Significant Weather Issues

Operations and Access Halted at Jones Island

Port Milwaukee International Shipping Season Begins Within Days
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Port Milwaukee International Shipping Season Begins Within Days

Two Ships Now Crossing the Atlantic Ocean Are Headed Here

Port Milwaukee Seaway Cargo Volume Grows in 2018
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Port Milwaukee Seaway Cargo Volume Grows in 2018

Bulk Material Volume Down as Cargo Deliveries Pushed into 2019

Busy Time for International Cargo at Port Milwaukee
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Busy Time for International Cargo at Port Milwaukee

The ships have been arriving with steel and departing with Wisconsin-grown grain.

Mayor Barrett Names Adam Schlicht as Port Director in Milwaukee
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Mayor Barrett Names Adam Schlicht as Port Director in Milwaukee

Schlicht will direct operations at Port Milwaukee, oversee a staff of nineteen people, and administer Foreign Trade Zone No.41.

Port Milwaukee Cargo Volume Grows in 2017
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Port Milwaukee Cargo Volume Grows in 2017

As Vessel Visits Climb Nearly 10%

Port Milwaukee Earns 2016 Pacesetter Award for Increased International Cargo Moving through the St. Lawrence Seaway
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Port Milwaukee Earns 2016 Pacesetter Award for Increased International Cargo Moving through the St. Lawrence Seaway

Milwaukee saw an increase of more than 50% in the amount of cargo that moved through the St. Lawrence Seaway in 2016.