Vessels offering the Port of Green Bay consist of the 1942-built SS Alpena, the earliest functional Great Lakes bulker. Photograph by Chuck Zentmeyer
With imports of almost 110,000 lots of international salt and also 73,000 lots of sedimentary rock, June was a solid month for tonnage relocating right into and also out of the Port of Green Bay Wis., the western-most port ofLake Michigan Total imports and also exports struck almost 288,000 lots in June to relocate the year-to-date overalls 3% in advance of the very same time a year back.
“Last year was very good for the port, hitting tonnage levels we hadn’t seen since 2007,” claimedPort Director Dean Haen “To be ahead of that pace for this year is tremendous. We certainly hope to see that continue as we move through the shipping season.”
In enhancement imports of international salt and also residential sedimentary rock, imports of international oil items got to almost 50,000 lots, while exports of oil items covered 5,200 lots. For the general delivery period, imports of residential oil items are up 390%, international sedimentary rock imports are up 140%, imports of international salt are up 53% and also residential concrete imports are up 42%.
“The June tonnages certainly provide reason for optimism,” Haen included. “There are, of course, many variables at play, but it’s encouraging to see our tonnage outpacing 2019 at this point”
So much for the 2020 delivery period, 58 vessels have actually checked out the Port of Green Bay, simply one in advance of in 2014 right now.
