View this email in your browser FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Maritime shipping contributes $30 billion per year to Indiana’s economy
Indiana ranks 12th nationally in maritime shipping, claims more than half of the U.S. Great Lakes maritime economy and has the country’s largest inland port INDIANAPOLIS (Oct. 24, 2023) – Shipping on Lake Michigan and the Ohio River delivers an econ...
Ports of Indiana hires two financial executives
Ports of Indiana has filled two key executive finance roles with the hiring of Chief Financial Officer Brian Burgess and Vice President of Finance Erica Jackson. Burgess brings 35 years of strategic planning, financial analysis and budgeting leadership to...
Ports of Indiana bolsters engineering, accounting capabilities with new staff at three locations
Ports of Indiana has improved its engineering and accounting resources with the hiring of new staff members at three locations. The organization hired two veteran engineers in its Mount Vernon and Indianapolis offices, and a senior accountant at the Burns...
Ports of Indiana ships 12.6 million tons of cargo in 2023, second-highest total in 63-year history
Ports of Indiana shipped 12.6 million tons of cargo in 2023, the second-highest tonnage in its 63-year history. This is a 6-percent increase over 2022 and second only to 2018, when Indiana’s three ports handled 14.8 million tons of cargo. The largest si...
Ports of Indiana breaks ground on “Marine Highway” grant project to increase barge shipments of steel at Jeffersonville port
Funding from U.S. DOT helps port to reduce emissions, improve highway congestion Ports of Indiana has broken ground on a project supported by a U.S. “Marine Highway” grant that will increase barge shipments of steel coils and create public benefits fo...
Ports of Indiana welcomes M.V. Jamno as first ocean vessel of the 2024 international shipping season
Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor opened the 2024 international shipping season with the arrival of the M.V. Jamno. The bulk carrier sailed from Port of Ijmuiden, Netherlands, on March 21, traveling through the St. Lawrence Seaway, and will unload cargo to...
United Steel Supply to open steel processing facility at Ports of Indiana-Jeffersonville
United Steel Supply LLC will invest up to $10 million at Ports of Indiana-Jeffersonville to open a steel processing and painting facility, creating as many as 20 jobs. Based in Austin, Texas, United Steel Supply is one of the largest steel processors and ...
Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor kicks off record construction season with more than $77 million in projects underway at Lake Michigan port
More than $77 million in infrastructure and expansion projects are now being developed at Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor as a record construction season kicks off in the Lake Michigan port. Major projects in various phases of development include constructi...
Ports of Indiana launches “Indiana Container Initiative” to create multiple international container terminals at the Crossroads of America
Earlier today, the Ports of Indiana Commission approved Resolution 24-01 to launch “The Indiana Container Initiative” in support of developing multiple international container terminals within the state of Indiana. As a statewide port authority, Por...
Ports of Indiana, OmniTRAX enter landmark rail development agreement to grow state’s largest port
Long-term agreement will support growth of existing customers, attract new business. Ports of Indiana has selected OmniTRAX to serve as the new rail operator and development partner at Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon, Indiana’s largest port. Founded in 19...
