Urgent Navigation Support Requested by Terminal Operators
(Green Bay, Wis.) – The Port of Green Bay is currently experiencing significant and continuous high water flow levels on the Fox River, resulting in unsafe navigational conditions. These conditions result from recent heavy rainfalls upon the 6,600 square mile Fox-Wolf watershed. Due to these conditions, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has opened the dam gates to release water from Lake Winnebago, creating these abnormal water flows on the Fox River, which terminal operators determined is not currently navigable for ships to dock.
The closure of the Port of Green Bay is resulting in millions of dollars of additional expense, which will be felt by residents in Northeast Wisconsin, because vessels need to go to other ports where their cargo is then unloaded and hauled by truck back to Green Bay. This unfortunate situation could have devastating impacts on the overall economy of Northeast Wisconsin.
Brown County Executive Troy Streckenbach has and continues to contact our federal legislators and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requesting alternative solutions to alleviate problems facing the Port of Green Bay and its terminal operators.
The Port and its terminal operators are requesting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to reduce outflows at the Neenah and Menasha dams for a period each week to create a safe navigation window for ships to dock. If this situation continues, economic conditions will worsen, harming our residents and businesses who rely on the Port of Green Bay’s 14 terminal operators and to the agricultural, construction and manufacturing industries of Northeast Wisconsin.
About the Port of Green Bay: The Port of Green Bay exists to enhance the prosperity of the people of Northeast Wisconsin by providing facilities and infrastructure able to effectively and efficiently move commodities and goods across the nation. As the western-most port of Lake Michigan, the Port of Green Bay offers a direct route for shipping from the Midwest to the rest of the world. The Port of Green Bay has 14 active terminal operators located along three miles of the Fox River involved in shipping commodities: Ace Marine, C. Reiss Company, Construction Resources Management, Flint Hills Resources, Fox River Terminals, Georgia-Pacific, Graymont, GLC Minerals, KK Integrated Logistics, Holcim, RGL, Sanimax, St. Mary’s Cement and U.S. Venture. For more information, visit our website at: www.portofgreenbay.com. Follow us on: Facebook | X | YouTube
