All general cargo piers are paved with concrete and asphalt and each is rail served. The Port is well known for its heavy lift capability. Milwaukee handles a diverse mix of general cargoes including steel, forest products, bagged materials, heavy machinery, farm and construction machinery, and project cargoes. A full roster of distributive services can be provided including but not limited to warehousing, sorting, recooping, decanning, palletizing and container stripping and stuffing. Much of the ground storage is paved.
Additional acreage is available for dry bulk storage.
The Port handles a wide variety of dry bulk materials including salt, construction aggregates, coal, fertilizers, cement and grain products. The Port of Milwaukee has about 300,000 barrels of bulk liquid storage capacity with the capability of service by vessel, pipeline, rail and truck. Products handled include clean petroleum, heavy oils and lubes, asphalt and vegetable oils. There are three independent bulk liquid terminal operators in the Port. A modern fleet of top lifts and chassis expedite stacking and retrieval.