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The Port of Milwaukee is a port in the city of Milwaukee on SE Lake Michigan. It primarily serves Southeastern Wisconsin, Southeastern Minnesota and Northern Illinois. The port owns of rail that connect to two class I railroads outside the port. The port has over of covered warehouse space, with of that being heated warehouse space. The port has 50 acres dedicated to dry bulk storage, which includes four domes capable of handling 50,000 tons of storage. Along with this, the port can store 300,000 barrels of bulk liquids. The port keeps a mimimum draft of , but this can vary due to weather.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Port of Milwaukee )〕 Port of Milwaukee handled 2.4 million metric tons of cargo through its municipal port in 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Port of Milwaukee: 2014 Annual Report )〕 Commodities handled include salt, steel, limestone, general cargoes and over-dimensional cargoes, grain, fertilizers, as well as biodiesel and ethanol are shipped through the port.〔http://www.biztimes.com/article/20140106/MAGAZINE03/301039997〕 A wind turbine, funded by a federal grant, was installed in 2012 and is used to power the port's administration building, with the turbine providing electricity for the building itself as well as revenue from surplus generation.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Port of Milwaukee saves on utility bills from wind turbine )〕 The port is also home to the Lake Express Ferry, which offers high-speed auto and passenger ferry service from Milwaukee to Muskegon, Michigan. The United States Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan and the U.S. Naval and Armory. Additionally, the port is landlord to the lakefront recreational facilities including Milwaukee World Festivals, Inc., Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin and the south lawn of the Milwaukee Art Museum. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Port of Milwaukee」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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