Transportation moving something from one point to another

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Transportation moving something from one point
to another
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The Port of Milwaukee
The Port of Milwaukee links water transportation
to truck and rail transportation.
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IT TAKES 4-1/2 DAYS FOR A SHIP TO TRAVEL FROM
MONTREAL TO MILWAUKEE.
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Ocean ships are limited to the size of the St.
Lawrence Seaway locks

• maximum of 740 feet long
• 78 feet wide (beam)
• 263 foot draft, and
• 116.5 feet above water

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Water transportation saves us over 58 million
annually on transportation costs.
Keeping Milwaukees Economy strong
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Each year the port ships over 3,000,000 tons of
Bulk cargos salt, coal, grain and cement -
Heres the Bulk of it Transportation
Distribution!
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Morton Salt, North American Salt and Cargill Salt
are located at the Port

• Using the Port of Milwaukee saves these salt
  companies 12 million in delivery costs
  each year.

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Cement is used to build houses, driveways, roads
and sidewalks.
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Grain Exports, including corn, wheat and
soybeans, are grown within 60-miles of Milwaukee
Nidera Grain Elevator
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Grain sometimes gets shipped to Africa in 50
pound bags.
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Coal arrives in these mammoth Lakers and
distributed inland by hopper barge.
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Steel and Machinery
Steel, machinery and other large equipment are
very valuable and very heavy. A lot of workers
are needed to handle this cargo.
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JOBS

• Jones Island employs roughly 350 people.
• An additional 2,000 jobs are associated with the
  Port, including truck drivers, tug boat
  operators, railroad workers, etc.

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WIND POWER GENERATION
132 foot long Blades
The Port of Milwaukee has shipped modern
windmills to Iowa, Minnesota and Illinois.
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Domestic moves within the Great Lakes.
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Once the ships arrive at the Port, our cranes
have the capability of lifting 440,000 lbs.
Siberia
Local companies manufacture equipment to mine
natural resources
The Port exports mining equipment to the farthest
corners of the earth.
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Steel worth 150 million is shipped through the
Port yearly.
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INTERMODAL
moving containerized cargo by rail and truck
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Trains carrying intermodal containers arrive
daily from Canada to Jones Island.
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We stay busy in the winter, too.
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Winter gives the vessel owners a chance to do
maintenance so the vessels dont break down
during the shipping season.
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The road salt gets delivered to keep our streets
and sidewalks safe.
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Other Responsibilities of our Port

• Maintaining the recreational lakefront property
  (Summerfest, Pier Wisconsin)
• Cleaning the river of debris
• Attracting cruise ships

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Pier Wisconsin Cruise Dock
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The largest cruise ship in the Lakes carry 450
passengers.
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The Lake Express passenger/ auto ferry will start
its 7th year of service in 2010.
Passengers enjoy a 2-1/2 hour boat trip across
Lake Michigan. Kids ride free!
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Clean Rivers
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Many logs are picked out of the river each week.
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Thank you Port of Milwaukee 414-286-351
1 www.milwaukee.gov/port