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8/26/2022
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers yesterday announced a $900,000 grant to the Port of Manitowoc to help fund the construction of rail platform extensions at the port's City Centre LLC property.
The funds are being issued under the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s Harbor Assistance Program. The new rail platform extensions will better enable Konecranes and Broadband Heavy Fabrications to increase manufacturing of enormous cranes for the U.S. Navy, Evers and WisDOT officials said in a press release.
Once manufactured, the cranes must be tested and shipped fully assembled to naval ports on the East and West coasts and to Hawaii.
The port is a deep-draft commercial harbor located on the western shores of Lake Michigan about 80 miles north of Milwaukee. Rail service is available via a CN siding.
Created in 1979, Wisconsin's Harbor Assistance Program helps harbor communities maintain and improve waterborne commerce.