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...
Ports of Indiana receives U.S. Customs approval to establish first sea cargo container port serving Chicago metropolitan area
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has approved a proposal from Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor to establish the first international sea cargo container terminal on Lake Michigan. This would create the only all-water container route for ocean vessels ...
Ports of Indiana, Port of Antwerp-Bruges partner to pursue economic initiatives, container trade and green shipping
Representatives from Ports of Indiana and Port of Antwerp-Bruges met in Antwerp today to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance key economic and environmental port initiatives. The landmark agreement formalizes a plan to work together to adva...
Ports of Indiana prepares for strategic growth with six key hires and promotions focused on finance, marketing, grants and sustainability
Ports of Indiana made six recent hires and promotions to support strategic growth initiatives. New hires include Autumne Mahone as Vice President of Marketing, Stephanie Vale as Director of Grants and Sustainability, and Jeron Satterfield as Staff Account...
Jeffersonville steel processing company chooses Ports of Indiana-Jeffersonville for major expansion
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (Aug. 19, 2024) – voestalpine Roll Forming Corporation (RFC) will move forward on a major expansion of its Jeffersonville operations. The expansion includes a new production line for frame rails for several major global customer...
MEDIA ADVISORY PORTS OF INDIANA-BURNS HARBOR
Ports of Indiana will host a grand opening ceremony for the new Berth 5 at Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor, marking completion of a multi-year, $6 million project to increase capacity at the Lake Michigan port. The event will take place at 12:30 p.m. (CT) T...
Ports of Indiana celebrates opening first new dock in 20 years; $6 million berth to serve ocean vessels at Lake Michigan port
Local officials and port workers celebrated the opening today of a new $6 million dock that will serve ocean vessels at Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor. Partially funded by a U.S. Maritime Administration FASTLANE Grant, the project involved constructing mor...
Governor Holcomb appoints former Congressman Messer to Ports Commission, reappoints Chairman Vincent and Commissioners Pfau Estes, Fagan
Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb has appointed Luke Messer, a former Indiana Congressman, to the Ports of Indiana Commission and reappointed Chairman Micah Vincent along with Commissioners Kari Pfau Estes and David Fagan. Messer was first elected to the U...
Ports of Indiana partners with OmniTRAX to create Mount Vernon Railroad as the new switching railroad at state’s largest Ohio River port
Ports of Indiana and OmniTRAX have announced the creation of the Mount Vernon Railroad to serve the Southwest Indiana port. The railroad’s new logo features the maroon and gray colors of the Mount Vernon community schools, and students from the city’s...
