The Ports of Indiana Commission approved a statewide container initiative June 13 that supports the development of multiple international container terminals on the Ohio River, Lake Michigan and at strategic… Read More
Lake Michigan
Ports of Indiana has issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) to identify potential operators of the international ag shipping terminal at Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor. Responses to the RFQ are… Read More
While barges, railcars and trucks may be frequent sights at the Ports of Indiana’s three ports, only one also has ocean-going vessels. Its Burns Harbor site, on Lake Michigan, moves… Read More
A newly released study shows the amount and direction of waterborne freight in Illinois and helps to quantify its economic impact as well as giving recommendations for how the state… Read More
The governors of Illinois and Michigan have agreed to work jointly to move forward with installing technology at Brandon Road Lock and Dam on the Illinois River to help prevent… Read More
A line of winter storms that hit the Midwest January 12 was especially hard on Milwaukee—particularly Port Milwaukee on the shores of Lake Michigan. Adam Schlicht, executive director of Port… Read More
Kindra Lake Towing moved a 300-ton crawler crane on a Poseidon sectional barge flotilla on September 15. The flotilla was moved from Calumet Harbor to Chicago Harbor in Illinois via… Read More
A new study of the economic impact of the Port of Milwaukee concludes that Port Milwaukee sustains more than 1,300 direct jobs and generated more than $100 million in business… Read More
The Coast Guard located a motor vessel with 49 people aboard after one of the passengers called 911 stating she was concerned that the operator had become disoriented in heavy… Read More
Illinois is willing to work with the Corps of Engineers on the Brandon Road Lock and Dam Asian carp control project—but it wants to keep talking about the best ways… Read More
