Press Releases

2024

• Port of Green Bay September Tonnage Totals

• No ‘Kid’ding: Goats Join Sheep to Manage Renard Island Vegetation

• Ann Franz appointed to Brown County Harbor Commission

• Port of Green Bay August Tonnage Totals

• July Tonnage for Port of Green Bay

• Port of Green Bay receives Robert J. Lewis Pacesetter Award

• June Tonnage Remains Steady for Port of Green Bay

• Port of Green Bay Wraps Up First Three Months of Season

• 2024 Shipping Season Starts Off Strong

• Speakers at the 2024 Port Symposium Share Insights

• Port of Green Bay Shipping Season Off to an Early Start

• 2023 Tonnage Remains Steady While Number of Ship Visits Increase

2023

• Year-to-Date Tonnage Remains Ahead of 2022 Totals

• Year-to-Date Tonnage Slightly Ahead of 2022 Totals

• Port of Green Bay’s Economic Impact Hits $217.3 Million

• July Tonnage Totals for Port of Green Bay Remain Strong

• June Tonnage Totals Remain Strong for Port of Green Bay

• Strong May Tonnage Totals for Port of Green Bay

• A Busy Holiday Weekend on the Water

• Strong Start to 2023 Shipping Season for Port of Green Bay

• New Shipping Season Kicks Off at Port of Green Bay

• Ice Breaking Underway in Bay of Green Bay

• Are You On Board for the First Ship Contest?

• Green Bay Receives $2.4 million in Harbor Assistance Program Funding

• 2022 Annual Tonnage Down - But Port Remains Strong Economic Driver

2022

• Port Receives Additional $10.1 Million in Federal Grant for Port Development Project

• Limestone, Cement Continue to Lead the Way for the Port of Green Bay

• Limestone Shipments Remain Strong for Port of Green Bay

• A Blockbuster Month for Port of Green Bay Shipping

• A Solid Month for Port of Green Bay Shipping

• 2022 Shipping Season Ramping up for Port of Green Bay

• Shipping Returns to the Port of Green Bay

• Don’t Miss The Boat! It’s Time to Enter the First Ship Contest

• Port of Green Bay Closes Another Strong Shipping Season

• Extreme Caution Urged on the Bay of Green Bay, Snowmobilers & Ice Fishermen should take note

2021

• Port of Green Bay Shipping Heads into Final Weeks, November Tonnage hits nearly 220,000 tons

• Port of Green Bay Remains on Pace to Reach Annual Tonnage Targets, Cargo totals are running 12% above 2020

• One of the Busiest Months in Recent Years for the Port of Green Bay

• Port of Green Bay Sees July Jump in Foreign Petroleum Imports

• Ships Ahoy! Recreational Boaters and Commercial Ship Safety

• Sail Into Some Great Prizes with Green Bay’s First Ship Contest

• Despite Pandemic Challenges, Port of Green Bay Finishes Close to Goal

2020

• Port Tonnage Bounces Back in November

• Shipments Top 1.4M Tons as Challenging Year Continues

• Boat Rally Participants Urged to Use Caution

• Slowdown Continues for the Port of Green Bay

• Robust June Cargo Tonnage for the Port of Green Bay

• Shipping Season Remains Strong

• Port of Green Bay Urges Safe Boating During Holiday Weekend

• High Water and Pandemic Challenge Great Lakes-Seaway Shipping

• Port of Green Bay Captures Pacesetter Award for 2019 Shipping Season

• The Port of Green Bay: Essential for the Community

• 2020 Shipping Season is Underway at the Port of Green Bay

• Another Strong Shipping Season, Reason for Optimism

• 2019 Shipping Total Highest Since 2007 for the Port of Green Bay

2019

• Shipping Tops 2M Tons for the Port of Green Bay

• Shipping Tonnage in 2019 Remains on Pace to Top Last Year

• August Best Month Yet for 2019 Tonnage

• YTD Tonnage Up 20% at Port of Green Bay

• WCPA Holds Annual Conference in Manitowoc

• Strong Shipping Season Continues for Port of Green Bay

• Port of Green Bay Receives Nat’l Communications Award from AAPA

• Port of Green Bay Encourages Safe Boating During Celebrations

• Tonnage Continues to Outpace Last Year

• 2019 Shipping Season Begins on a High Note

• New Shipping Season Kicks off at Port of Green Bay

• First Ship Contest

• Record-Breaking 2018 Shipping Season

• January 2019 Ice Breaking

2018

• WCPA Statement on Support for Craig Thompson as DOT Secretary

• Port of Green Bay Surpasses 2017 Tonnage Total

• Year-to-Date Tonnage Up 10 Percent at the Port of Green Bay

• Help Plan the Future of Renard Island October 11, 2018

• Renard Island End-Use Plan: Public Kickoff Planning Meeting October 2, and Public Charrette 3-Day Meeting October 16-18, 2018

• Economic Impact of the Port of Green Bay 2017

• Press Release for Economic Impact of Port of Green Bay

• July 2018 Tonnage Report

• August 6-10, 2018 Mason Street Bridge Closed for Maintenance 5:00AM - 6:00PM

• August 2018 Ship Watching 101 at the Port of Green Bay

• July 2018 Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway Economic Impacts Study Results Released

• June 2018 Tonnage Remains Steady

• 2018 Oversize-Overweight Truck Routes Established

• May 2018 First Tonnage Reports of the Season

• May 2018 Renard Island Grant for End-Use Plan

• April 2018 20th Annual Port Symposium

• March 2018 Shipping Season Launches at Port

• March 2018 Changing Weather's Impact on Start of Shipping Season

• February 2018 Guess When Shipping Season Will Begin

• January 2017 Strong Year for Port of Green Bay

2017

• November 2017 Tonnage

• October 2017 Tonnage

• September 2017 Tonnage

• August 2017 Tonnage

• July 2017 Tonnage

• July 2017 Port Wins National Communications Awards

• June 2017 Tonnage Release

• Be Safe! Keep Your Eyes On The Water

• May 2017 Tonnage Release

• Port Starts Strong

• First Ship Contest Winner

• First Ship Contest Update

• First Ship Contest

• 2016 Year End Tonnage

 2016

• Total Tonnage Numbers Remain Stead In November

• Shipping Channels Remain Open Through January 2017

• Madison Capital Day Focuses on Great Lakes Shipping

• Outer Harbor Dredging Underway

• August 2016 Tonnage

• July 2016 Tonnage

• Port - Part of Fuel Solution

• May 2016 Tonnage

• Renard Island and Cat Island Sign Dedication

• Port Starts Strong

• 12th Seaway Pacesetter Award

• First Ship Contest

• 2015 Shipping Season

• Season Still Going

2015

• Water Levels

• October 2015 Tonnage

• September 2015 Tonnage

• August 2015 Tonnage

• WCPA Meeting Update

• July 2015 Tonnage

• Haen Re-Elected to Ports Association Board

• June 2015 Tonnage

• May 2015 Tonnage

• New Bi-National Public Affairs Program Announced

• First Ship Contest Winner

• First Ship Contest

2014

• End of Year Tonnage

• October 2014

• September 2014

• Governor Scott Walker Declared August 18-24 "Wisconsin Ports Week"

• June 2014 Tonnage

• May 2014 Tonnage

• April 2014 Tonnage

• First Ship Contest Winner

• First Ship Contest

• Port of Green Bay Economic Opportunity Study

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