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Cargo shipments for the Port of Green Bay rose during the 2021-2022 shipping season from the previous year.

Port officials told Green Bay’s FOX11 that the port saw close to two million tons of shipments go in and out, a 3% jump from 2020.

“Reaching nearly 2 million tons is a good sign for the port and a nice reflection of the strong local and regional economy,” Port of Green Bay Director Dean Haen said in a news release obtained by the station.

Limestone remained the port’s top cargo, ahead of cement and petroleum products, the station additionally reported.

While limestone, cement and petroleum imports increased, shipments of salt and coal decreased.

The number of visiting ships went up as well, with the port reporting calls from 178 ships.

In 2020, 176 vessels called on the port.

According to port officials, the start of the next shipment season hinges on weather and ice cover on the lakes and bay.

FOX11 reported that U.S. Coast Guard shuttered the southern part of the bay to commercial vessel traffic on Jan. 24, which impacted the waters southwest of a line extending between Peshtigo Point and Sherwood Point.