Port of Milwaukee

UN/LOCODEUSMKEWhat is a UN/LOCODE?43.0333° N, 87.8833° WLocal timeAmerica/Chicago, UTC-5

In short

Milwaukee: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 2, 2026, 06:56 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

In port now: 0
Arrivals, last 24 h: 0
Departures, last 24 h: 0
Ships nearby, last 6 h: 0

Expected arrivals AIS-detected

Ships whose AIS destination names Milwaukee, with the arrival time their crew entered. Reported in the last 24 hours, due within 7 days. Crews type these by hand: a destination can be out of date and an ETA can slip.

2 ships shown, earliest first.

Vessel	ETA (UTC)	Destination as broadcast	Matched by
JOHN R ASHERTowing	Oct 2, 2026, 05:00 UTC	MILWAUKEE	Name match
VIKING OCTANTISPassenger	Oct 2, 2026, 08:00 UTC	USMKE	UN/LOCODE

Source: AIS voyage reports via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS. Times are the crew's ETA, not a Voydar estimate. As of Oct 2, 2026, 06:56 UTC.

Vessels near Milwaukee

Ships Voydar received on AIS near the port in the last 6 hours, most recent first. Being near a port is not a port call; the board above lists calls.

No vessels detected near Milwaukee in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Milwaukee from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 4860). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size: Medium
Harbour type: River (natural)
Shelter: Excellent
Channel depth: 6 m
Anchorage depth: 5 m
Cargo pier depth: 6 m
Oil terminal depth: 8 m
Pilotage compulsory: Yes
First port of entry: Yes
Repairs: Moderate

Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.

Not for navigation.

Forecast

Model forecast for Milwaukee over the next 72 hours, every 6 hours: wind, gusts, waves and visibility. Times in UTC.

Time (UTC)	Wind (kn)	From	Gusts (kn)	Waves (m)	Period (s)	Visibility (km)
Oct 2 06:00	13	343°	21	0.7	3	24
Oct 2 12:00	12	334°	18	0.9	5	24
Oct 2 18:00	7	337°	14	0.9	5	24
Oct 3 00:00	7	356°	10	0.6	5	24
Oct 3 06:00	3	18°	7	0.4	5	24
Oct 3 12:00	4	130°	6	0.3	3	24
Oct 3 18:00	9	157°	16	0.5	3	24
Oct 4 00:00	7	168°	12	0.4	3	24
Oct 4 06:00	9	213°	14	0.4	3	24
Oct 4 12:00	10	241°	15	0.5	4	24

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 2, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 12 km away.

Source: ECMWF open data (IFS 0.25° forecasts, ECMWF WAM waves). This service is based on data and products of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). Source: www.ecmwf.int. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Licence: CC-BY-4.0 + ECMWF Terms of Use.

Source: NOAA GFS 0.25° and GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III) forecasts. Forecast: NOAA NCEP GFS / GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III). Licence: US Government work (public domain); NOAA Open Data Dissemination.

A model forecast, not an observation. Not for navigation.

Marine conditions near Milwaukee

Live wind, waves and water temperature from nearby NOAA buoys and tide gauges — free government data the incumbents charge for.

Buoy MLWW3 · 3.1 kmobserved Oct 2, 2026, 06:20 UTC

Water temp

—

Air temp

16.3°C (61°F)

Wind

12.1 kn @ 350°

Waves

—

Weather buoys

Tide gauges

Milwaukee, WI3.5 km

Source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center & CO-OPS Tides & Currents — public domain.

Milwaukee: daily port calls from satellite AIS (IMF PortWatch)

Estimates published by the International Monetary Fund's PortWatch, built from satellite and terrestrial AIS. They cover waters our own receivers do not reach yet. These are the IMF's figures, not Voydar's counts.

The IMF estimates 2 port calls in the 7 days and 10 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 11% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (9).

Container: 0
Tanker: 1
Dry bulk: 6
General cargo: 3
Ro-ro: 0

Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0.1 million tonnes.

IMF PortWatch daily figures for Milwaukee, last 14 days
09-12 1	09-13 0	09-14 2	09-15 0	09-16 0	09-17 0	09-18 0	09-19 0	09-20 0	09-21 0	09-22 0	09-23 1	09-24 0	09-25 1

Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org). IMF estimates, updated weekly; the latest days are revised. portwatch.imf.org. Counts cover container ships, tankers, dry bulk, general cargo and ro-ro vessels (30-day totals above).

Milwaukee: global benchmarks

How Milwaukee compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.

Port liner shipping connectivity, 2 2016: 12.9; UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Unchanged on a year earlier.; Source: UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Data Hub, port liner shipping connectivity index (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved Sep 24, 2026.

Reported arrivals & departures Authority-reported

Arrival and departure records for Milwaukee published by the authority named on each row, separate from the calls Voydar detects on AIS. Earliest record: Jan 1, 1997.

Vessel	Record	Date (UTC)	Berth / route	Source
Oste	Departure	Dec 31, 2016(date only)	— → Chicago, IL	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Oste	Arrival	Dec 31, 2016(date only)	Goderich, ONT → —	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
John B.	Departure	Dec 30, 2016(date only)	— → Goderich, ONT	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
John B.	Arrival	Dec 30, 2016(date only)	Goderich, ONT → —	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
THUNDER BAY	Departure	Dec 22, 2016(date only)	— → Thunder Bay, ONT	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
THUNDER BAY	Arrival	Dec 21, 2016(date only)	Windsor, ONT → —	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
GREAT LAKES	Departure	Dec 17, 2016(date only)	— → Montreal, QUE	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Michigan	Departure	Dec 17, 2016(date only)	— → Montreal, QUE	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Capt.Henry Jackman	Departure	Dec 13, 2016(date only)	— → Meldrum Bay	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Capt.Henry Jackman	Arrival	Dec 12, 2016(date only)	Goderich, ONT → —	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
MIEDWIE	Departure	Dec 8, 2016(date only)	— → Thunder Bay, ONT	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
FEDERAL BISCAY	Departure	Dec 8, 2016(date only)	— → All Other Ireland Ports	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.

Marine accidents investigated nearby Authority-reported

1 accident or incident within 100 km of the port in the published records of national accident-investigation boards since Nov 5, 2023, located where the board states a position. The most recent:

Nov 5, 2023YachtNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)34 km away
Kate-Esprere, Racine, WI, USA (NTSB DCA24FM008)

Source: NTSB marine investigations (CAROL). Courtesy: National Transportation Safety Board. Licence: US Government work (17 U.S.C. §105), public domain.

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