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Ports of Indiana Marks Second-Highest Cargo Year

Ports of Indiana on Feb. 13 reported shipping 13 million tons of cargo in 2024, the second-highest annual volume in its 60-year history. Cargo shipments at the statewide port authority’s rail-served Burns

SC Ports is expanding its container yard at Inland Port Greer to handle customers’ growth. (Photo/Meade/SC Ports)

Intermodal Briefs: SC Ports, Ports of Indiana

South Carolina (SC) Ports highlights the ongoing expansion of Inland Port Greer and construction of the Navy Base Intermodal Facility. Also, Tanco Terminals is boosting its Lake Michigan operations at Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor.

(Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon Photograph Courtesy of Ports of Indiana)

Ports of Indiana Lands $11MM Grant for Rail Yard, Transload Facility

The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has awarded the Ports of Indiana an $11.249 million grant to construct a $16 million rail yard and transload facility at its Mount Vernon, Ind., location, the closest

Ports of Indiana-Jeffersonville (Ports of Indiana Photograph)

Lumina to Launch Processing Facility at Ports of Indiana

The Ports of Indiana on Nov. 12 reported that Lumina Sustainable Materials will invest an initial $14.3 million to establish a multi-mineral processing facility, logistics base, and test laboratory at the ports’ rail-served Jeffersonville, Ind.,

Ports of Indiana handles more than 4 million tons of agriculture products at its three ports on the Ohio River and Lake Michigan, and those cargoes make up more than a third of the total shipments. (Ports of Indiana Photograph)

Intermodal Briefs: Ports of Indiana, Los Angeles, Coos Bay

Ports of Indiana and the Indiana State Department of Agriculture sign a Memorandum of Understanding to boost agriculture trade and container shipping. Also, Port of Los Angeles handles a record number of TEUs (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units) in September; and Oregon International Port of Coos Bay secures a $25 million U.S. Department of Transportation grant.

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Mount Vernon Railroad Launches, Serves Southwest Indiana Port

The Ports of Indiana and OmniTRAX on Sept. 25 reported the name of their new switching railroad serving customers at the southwest Indiana port: Mount Vernon Railroad.

Voestalpine RFC’s Jeffersonville, Ind., facility (pictured) launched in 2001 at the Ports of Indiana, and will soon undergo a $77 million-plus expansion. The company supplies custom roll formed metal components for the aerospace, construction, material handling, off-highway, office furniture, solar, and transportation industries, including railroads. (voestalpine RFC Photograph)

Expansion Set for Steel Processing Plant at Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville

The Ports of Indiana on Aug. 19 reported that voestalpine Roll Forming Corporation (RFC) will invest more than $77 million on an expansion project at its rail-served Jeffersonville, Ind., location on the Ohio/Mississippi river

OmniTRAX on Aug. 1 is slated to add the fourth domestic port to its network: Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon. (Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon Photograph)

OmniTRAX Named Rail Operator for Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon

OmniTRAX on June 27 reported being selected as the exclusive rail operator for Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon; the projected start date is Aug. 1. This will be the fourth domestic port in

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Intermodal Briefs: Ports of Indiana, Port of Los Angeles

The Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor kicks off the construction season with more than $77 million in projects under way. Also, the Port of Los Angeles, Calif., logs its ninth consecutive month of year-over-year cargo growth.

Ports of Indiana-Jeffersonville (Ports of Indiana Photograph)

Summer Launch Set for United Steel Supply Facility at Ports of Indiana

The Ports of Indiana on April 23 reported that United Steel Supply LLC will invest up to $10 million to open a steel processing and painting facility at its rail-served Jeffersonville, Ind.,

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