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Port of Green Bay sees declines in 2012 The Port of Green Bay ended the 2012 shipping season just off the benchmark goal of 2 million metric tons of cargo passing through the port. This past season, 1,917,651 metric tons of cargo passed through the port, an 11 percent decrease from 2011. The port closed for the season Dec. 21. The port also saw a decrease in vessels, with 170 passing through in 2012, compared to 188 in 2011. The majority of the declines were attributed to decreased demand for coal and road salt, which declined by 11 and 40 percent respectively. Cargo (% change) Domestic Imports Cement (+10%) Coal (-11%) Limestone (-8%) Salt (-77%) Liquid Asphalt (-25%) Pig Iron Gypsum Total Domestic (-9%) 2012 312,090 282,602 542,787 612,029 591,655 640,716 83,410 47,167 12,357 16,502 0 4,738 015,000 1,542,298 Foreign Imports Salt (-40%) 141,621 Heavy Equipment 342 Coal 0 4,109 Petroleum Products (+8%) 6,944 Pig Iron (-4%) 13,986 Total (-38%) 2011 1,687,260 236,595 0 6,425 14,500 162,893 261,629 Domestic Exports Petroleum Products 91,094 152,359 Total (-40%) 91,094 152,359 Domestic Imports Petroleum Products 121,366 58,005 Total (+109%) 121,366 58,005 1,917,651 2,162,756 Totals (-11) "These initiatives in manufacturing, energy, infrastructure, and housing will help entrepreneurs and small business owners expand and create new jobs. But none of it will matter unless we also equip our citizens with the skills and training to fill those jobs. And that has to start at the earliest possible age." — President Barack Obama, State of the Union address, Feb. 12, 2013 w w w.in s i g h t o n m f g . c o m March 2013 • / insight on manufacturing | 27