Shipping volumes through the Port of Green Bay so far this year are 54 percent higher than in the same period of 2022, according to the latest cargo figures.
Year-to-date, a total of 429,992 tons of cargo has moved through the port, a release shows. By comparison, that figure was 278,785 at this point last year.
In May of this year alone, 243,926 tons of cargo passed through the northeastern Wisconsin port. A total of 21 ships entered the port that month, which is three more than in May 2022.
Dean Haen, director of the Port of Green Bay, cautions officials can’t predict what the rest of the shipping season will bring.
But he said these initial figures are a good sign for the region.
“The Port is an economic barometer for northeast Wisconsin, so it’s always good to see strong shipping numbers early in the season. We’re very pleased with our first two months,” he said in a statement.
Port officials previously announced cargo volumes for March and April were up 84 percent over the same two-month period last year. Haen is predicting “strong movement” of goods through the port throughout this year’s shipping season.
Top cargo imports last month included salt, with more than 95,000 tons; limestone, about 54,000 tons; petroleum, 40,000 tons; cement, 23,000 tons; wood pulp, 7,500 tons; and coal, 4,000 tons.
See the latest figures here: https://www.portofgreenbay.com/cargo-quantities-shipped
See the release: https://www.wisbusiness.com/2023/port-of-green-bay-strong-may-tonnage-totals/
