GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – In the month of August, the Port of Green Bay saw an 18% increase in its amount of cargo from 2018 to 2019.
Port officials say 101 ships, which is one more than last year, moved 316,224 tons.
This brings this 2019 season’s total to 1,299,927 tons.
“In August, we saw big imports of limestone and salt to the area,” explained Port Director Dean Haen, said in a news release.
“As we make our way into winter, stockpiles of salt are starting to be built up. In Wisconsin, salt is an important commodity that keeps our roads and drivers safe from ice. We’re likely to continue seeing salt as a major import in the following months.”
Items contributing to the increase were limestone/petroleum products and salt. Foreign imports of petroleum also increase, which is up 47% from 2018.
There was also a drop in domestic exports of limestone, petroleum products/project cargo and also a drop of foreign imports of limestone.
