FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 9, 2014
November numbers help Port reach goal for 2014
(Green Bay) – The Port of Green Bay tonnage numbers for November helped the Port surpass the 2 million mark in year-to-date tonnage. Although November tonnage was down by about 24,500, the numbers helped to push 2014 totals to 2,099,728; just above last year.
“Although we continued to see decreased shipments of coal and cement, we also saw increases in exports of sand and petroleum products,” said Dean Haen, director of Brown County Port and Resource Recovery. “That, along with slight bumps in imports of limestone, liquid asphalt and U.S. salt, helped carry the Port for another successful year.”
Haen says that anything over 2 million tons is considered a good year for the Port. “We have been fortunate to surpass our tonnage goal for the last two years,” Haen said. “As long as the economy keeps improving and there is a continued demand for materials, the Port is going to grow as well, making a larger economic impact to our area and supporting good paying jobs.”
The shipping season typically closes in mid-December when factors like ice and winter conditions take over.
For more information on the Port, visit www.portofgreenbay.com or Twitter @PortofGreenBay.
