Indiana River & Rail Terminals recently managed the barge-to-truck transloading of specialized tanks at Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon. The two, 51-ton specialized tanks were built in the Houston, Texas, region… Read More
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Three ports along the inland river system were awarded a Port Infrastructure Development Grant November 15 in the latest round of funding. In total, the U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd) announced… Read More
Ports of Indiana announced February 26 that its three state-owned ports shipped 12.6 million tons of cargo in 2023, the second-highest tonnage in the organization’s 63-year history. The… Read More
Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon is nearing completion of $1.2 million in infrastructure improvements. The improvements, launched in 2023, represent the largest annual capital investment in the Mount Vernon… Read More
Indiana’s three ports generate $8.7 billion annually for the state’s economy and support more than 49,000 jobs statewide, according to a new study released by Ports of Indiana. Ports of… Read More
The Ports of Indiana handled more than 11.2 million tons of cargo in 2021, resulting in a 33.6 percent increase from 2020. The past five years’ shipments (2017-2021), including… Read More
The Ports of Indiana recently announced it has hired a new port director and information technology manager and promoted a controller to its new chief financial officer. Ben… Read More
Phil Wilzbacher, the longest serving port director in the Ports of Indiana’s 60-year history, is retiring effective April 20. Wilzbacher, 62, is retiring after 19 years of service… Read More
Grain companies Cargill Inc. and Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) have agreed to effectively exchange several grain elevators on the Illinois and Ohio rivers, Reuters reported last week. Read More
The Ports of Indiana has received recognition from Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao for its leadership role in the development and advancement of the Marine Highway M-35/M-70 container-on-barge… Read More
