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Milwaukee
UN/LOCODE USMKE · Scale rank #542 worldwide
- Harbour size
- Medium
- Harbour type
- river (natural)
- Cargo pier depth
- 6.4 m
- Largest vessel
- —
Overview
Milwaukee is a medium seaport in United States – harbour type: river (natural). Cargo pier depth up to 6.4 m; channel depth 6.4 m. Water body: Lake Michigan; Great Lakes.
- Country
- United States
- Water body
- Lake Michigan; Great Lakes
- UN/LOCODE
USMKE- WPI number
- 4860
- Coordinates
- 43.0333, -87.8833
- Harbour size
- Medium
- Harbour type
- river (natural)
- Shelter
- Excellent
Location
Infrastructure & depths
Berths & cargo facilities
- ✓ Wharves
Cranes & lifts
- ✓ Fixed cranes
- ✓ Mobile cranes
- ✓ Lifts 100+ t
- ✓ Lifts 50–100 t
- Repairs
- Moderate
Services & access
Pilotage, tugs & traffic
- ✓ Pilotage compulsory
- ✓ Tug assistance
- ✓ Salvage tugs
- ✓ First port of entry
Services & supplies
- ✓ Longshoremen
- ✓ Electricity
- ✓ Electrical repair
- ✓ Navigation equipment
- ✓ Medical facilities
- ✓ Garbage disposal
- ✗ Dirty ballast disposal
- ✓ Provisions
- ✓ Potable water
- ✓ Fuel oil
- ✓ Diesel oil
- ✓ Deck supplies
- ✓ Engine supplies
- ✓ Airport nearby
- ✓ Rail connection
Entrance restrictions
- ✓ Tide: no
- ✓ Heavy swell: no
- ! Ice: yes
- ! Other: yes
- ! Overhead limits: yes
✓ available · ✗ not available; items without data are hidden (World Port Index).
Vessel schedules
No liner service calling at Milwaukee in the schedule data yet.
Schedules & tracking of major carriers:
Trade with Vietnam
Vietnam has no FTA with United States: MFN rates apply (if a WTO member).
United States market profile →International shippingSteel & steel structure manufacturing
Nearby ports
| Port | Country | Harbour size | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | US | Large | 535 km |
| Detroit | US | Large | 404 km |
| Tri-City Port | US | Large | 518 km |
| Buffington | US | Medium | 160 km |
| Calumet Harbor | US | Medium | 148 km |
| Chicago | US | Medium | 130 km |
| Duluth | US | Medium | 531 km |
| Gary | US | Medium | 164 km |
Sources: World Port Index (NGA Pub. 150) – retrieved 2026-10-14; TEU: Lloyd’s List One Hundred Ports. For reference – confirm with the port or agent before operations. · U.S. Coast Pilot 6 - Great Lakes and their connecting waterways ↗