It is home to the Lake Express ferry, which offers service from Milwaukee to Muskegon, Michigan.

The Sector Lake Michigan of the United States Coast Guard is based at the port.

[citation needed] In January 2020, the port suffered millions of dollars in damage from heavy winds and waves.

The investment was designed to help with the shipping of "dry distillers grain with solubles" (DDGS), a coproduct of produced by the conversion of corn to ethanol, a significant bovine feed component.

[10] In February of 2022, Port Milwaukee rescinded and renegotiated a land use agreement on, Urban Park, a 2.9 acre parcel of land (43°02'10.3"N 87°53'52.6"W) between Maier Festival Park and East Clybourn Street, creating the ability for it to be rented to the general public.