A Ports of Indiana Publication - 2017 Issue 1
MOUNT
VERNON
MEGASITE
544 Acres of Opportunity
at Indiana’s Largest Port
2751 Bluff Road • Mount Vernon, IN 47620 • (812) 838.4382 • www.portsofindiana.com
Roadway
Railway
Evansville Western
Railway
STATE RD 62
LOWER MOUNT VERNON RD
City of
Mount Vernon
TPG Mount Vernon Marine/
Mount Vernon Barge Service
E. 4TH ST.
Ohio River
(Mile Marker 828)
BLUFF RD
Agrium US
Pier 3
4 acres
Ethanol/DDGs
Terminal
10
acres
1
ac
4 acres
3
acres
Pier 2
Valero
Renewable
Fuels Company
Cimbar
Performance
Minerals
Overhead
Crane
3
acres
2
acres
4 acres
PORT RD
PORT RD
Tri-County
Agronomics
CGB
CGB Crop
Port Office Production
Services
CTLC
Soybean &
Grain Terminals
3 acres
CGB
Liquid
Fertilizer Terminal
Cement
Terminal
9 acres
2
Coal
Terminal
66 acres
PORT RD 570
25
acres
CEMEX/
Kosmos
Cement
PORT RD 570
Mount Vernon
Transfer Terminal
4
acres
BLUFF RD
544 acres
acresMEGASITE
Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon
LAMONT RD
www.portsofindiana.com · Fall 2017
Terminal Specifications
• Size - 2.25 acres
• Storage Capacity - 132,000 sq. ft. of warehouse space
• Number of Barge Docks - 2
• Commodities Handled - Steel products including
steel bars, steel sheet in coils, steel coiled wire rod,
aluminum ingots & sows, zinc ingots, carbon steel
scrap, stainless steel scrap, bulk product in bagged
format
Transportation Modes
• Servicing Body of Water - Ohio River MP 597.2 RDB
• Servicing Railroads - CSX and L & I Railroad
• Servicing Major Roadways - Interstates 64, 65, and 71
Major Features
• Crane with lift capacity up to 150 tons
• Various front end loaders and fork trucks
• Corporate parent with rail operations and expertise
to assist Customers logistically
• Centrally located in the heart of the United States
• Nearby access to Interstate Highway system
• International access via the inland river system
• Extensive experience handling steel products and
other general cargo
• Located within the Ports of Indiana industrial complex
5146 Loop Road
Jeffersonville, IN 47130
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812-282-4938
COVER STORY:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Mount Vernon Megasite...................................................... 4
SPOTLIGHT: Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon
• Community Profile......................................................... 6
• Meet the Port Companies............................................ 7
CIMBAR Performance Minerals
Consolidated Terminals and Logistics Co.
PORT REPORTS:
• Burns Harbor................................................................... 8
Special delivery: ICARUS arrives
• Jeffersonville.................................................................. 9
Major projects & investments make Jeffersonville “port of opportunity”
FROM THE BOARD ROOM:
• Investing in infrastructure drives
future growth................................................................10
• Governor appoints two new commissioners
to Ports board...............................................................10
FAST FACTS ABOUT INDIANA
CONNECTS TO TWO
“MARINE HIGHWAYS”
THAT CARRY
33 MILLION
TRUCKLOADS OF
CARGO PER YEAR
RANKS
6TH
IN DOMESTIC
WATERBORNE
SHIPPING
Great Lakes/ St. Lawrence Seaway
Inland Waterways System
(Ohio-Mississsipi Rivers)
RANKS
11TH
IN TOTAL
WATERBORNE
SHIPPING
57%
OF STATE’S
BORDER IS
WATER
Ports of Indiana Directory.................................................11
MEET THE TEAM: PORT OF INDIANA-MOUNT VERNON
Phil Wilzbacher, Port Director
Role: Leads business development efforts and directs day-to-day operations for the port.
Joined: January 2002
Background: A native of southwest Indiana, Phil has over 25 years experience in the shortline
railroad and grain industries, including roles with the Indiana Rail Road Co., Indiana Southern
Railroad, Cargill Inc. and The Pillsbury Company.
Randy Kennedy, Operations Manager
Role: Manages all maintenance activities and day-to-day operations of port facilities.
Joined: July 2004
Background: Spent 10 years in Colombia, South America as an operations superintendent with
Drummond Coal Ltd. exporting coal. Previously worked in operations for a mine sampling
company and Vectren Energy.
Kasia Kaffenberger, Administrative Assistant
Role: Provides accounting and administrative support for port operations.
Joined: August 2013
Background: Previously worked as a machine operator at Infinity Molding & Assembly and in the
legal and classified ad department at the Mount Vernon Democrat.
Bruce Willis, Maintenance Leadman
Role: Performs grounds, building and infrastructure maintenance for port facilities.
Joined: February 1982
Background: First started working at the port part-time as a high school junior in 1979 and has
spent over 35 years providing maintenance services for both the Mount Vernon and Jeffersonville
Ohio River ports.
Ports of Indiana
150 W. Market St., Ste. 100
Indianapolis, Ind. 46204
317-232-9200
Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon
2751 Bluff Road
Mount Vernon, Ind. 47620
812-838-4382
Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor
6625 S. Boundary Drive
Portage, Ind. 46368
219-787-8636
Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville
1402 Port Road
Jeffersonville, Ind. 47130
812-283-9662
www.portsofindiana.com
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Evansville Western
Railway
PORT OF INDIANA-MOUNT VERNON
STATE RD 62
LOWER MOUNT VERNON RD
City of
Mount Vernon
E. 4TH ST.
Valero
Renewable
Fuels Company
66 acres
544 acres
TPG Mount Vernon Marine/
Mount Vernon Barge Service
Ohio River
(Mile Marker 828)
BLUFF RD
Agrium US
Pier 3
4 acres
Ethanol/DDGs
Terminal
10
acres
1
ac
4 acres
3
acres
Pier 2
Cimbar
Performance
Minerals
3
acres
2
acres
4 acres
PORT RD
CTLC
Overhead
Crane
Soybean &
Grain Terminals
PORT RD
Tri-County
Agronomics
CGB
CGB
Port Office
3 acres
CGB
Liquid
Fertilizer Terminal
9 acres
2
acres
Crop
Production
Services
PORT RD 570
25
acres
CEMEX/
Kosmos
Cement
PORT RD 570
Mount Vernon
Transfer Terminal
4
acres
BLUFF RD
LAMONT RD
MOUNT VERNON MEGASITE
Cement
Terminal
Coal
Terminal
The Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon is home to one of the largest
maritime greenfield properties available in the Midwest region of the U.S.
At 544 contiguous acres, this megasite is situated on the Ohio River and
is only 18 miles from Evansville, Indiana’s third largest city. Especially
suitable for heavy industrial facilities requiring access to barge, rail and
truck transportation, the site is also located within what the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers ranks as the sixth largest inland port district in the
country.
With utilities located adjacent,
the site is also positioned in close
proximity to the port’s bulk and
general cargo terminals. The
port’s multimodal transportation
infrastructure also includes eight
miles of railroad tracks that connect
to the Evansville Western Railway
with interchanges to five Class I
railroads and heavy-haul roads that link to Indiana highways 62 and 69,
which provide access to interstates 64 and 69.
“Having water, rail and road access—a ‘logistics triple play’—makes
this site a top-tier location for multimodal companies,” said Port Director
Phil Wilzbacher. “Not only can our port’s multimodal connections offer a
significant competitive advantage for companies that locate here, but our
Midwest location in the heart of both the agriculture and manufacturing
industries provides a number of opportunities for partnerships and
collaborations.”
Global Access
Located near the median center of the U.S. population and only
153 miles from the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers,
the Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon serves the agriculture, energy and
manufacturing industries in an expansive geographic region including the
entire Evansville metropolitan area. With year-round access to the Gulf of
Mexico and Great Lakes through the Inland Waterways System, the port
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“The multimodal freight transportation
infrastructure truly puts the port’s
544-acre site in a class by inself.”
— Greg Wathen, Economic Development Coalition of Southwest Indiana
connects the Ohio River Valley Region of the Midwest to the world with
port companies shipping cargo to and from 20 countries and 44 states.
Multimodal Connections
“Companies know that an effective supply chain depends on having
good access to transportation networks,” noted Greg Wathen, president
and CEO of the Economic Development Coalition of Southwest Indiana.
“With the port’s water, rail and road transportation options, a company
can be very flexible. Though there are other industrial sites in southwest
Indiana available near interstates, the
multimodal freight transportation
infrastructure truly puts the port’s
544-acre site in a class by itself.”
The Port of Indiana-Mount
Vernon is the state’s largest port by
shipping volume and total acres. It
is designed to quickly and efficiently
transload cargo between water, road
and rail year-round. Each year more than 3,600 barges, 40,000 railcars
and 200,000 trucks pass through the port moving over six million tons
of cargo. Fleeting for 500 barges is available adjacent to the port as well as
storage for 200 rail cars on eight miles of interior rail track.
Supportive Network
With southwest Indiana having such a strong agriculture and
industrial base, there are many opportunities for partnerships with related
operations. The port has 13 companies and service providers onsite
and neighboring industries include Alcoa, Berry Plastics Group Inc.,
AstraZeneca, BWX Technologies, CountryMark, GAF, Mead Johnson,
ADM Milling, Sabic Innovative Plastics, Millennium Steel and Toyota
Motor Manufacturing.
The port is also designated a Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ #177) and can
offer significant cost-savings to businesses that import goods by delaying
or reducing duty payments on certain products. For more information
about the Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon, visit portsofindiana.com.
With the port’s 60-ton dual-lift crane
capacity, cargoes can be transloaded
directly to and from barges, railcars,
trucks and warehouse.
MULTIMODAL ADVANTAGES
RIVER • Access to 20+ states & Gulf of Mexico
RAIL • Interchanges with 5 Class I railroads
ROAD • Highway connections to I-64 & I-69
COMPANIES WITH
FACILITIES/SERVICES
at Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon
Service Providers
Consolidated Terminals and Logistics (CTLC)
General Cargo Stevedoring and Logistics
Evansville Western Railway Class III Railroad
TPG Mount Vernon Marine/
Mount Vernon Barge Service
Towing, Barge Repair, Bulk Stevedoring
PORT OF INDIANA-MOUNT VERNON
By the Numbers
1,240 acres with 8,000 feet of riverfront
153 miles from confluence of Ohio and
Mississippi rivers
65 miles from median center
of U.S. population
Agricultural Products
Agrium U.S. Fertilizer
Consolidated Grain and Barge
Merchandising Division Grain
Consolidated Grain and Barge
Soybean Processing Division
Soybean Meal, Oil, Hulls
Crop Production Services Fertilizer
Tri-County Agronomics Fertilizer
Valero Renewable Fuels Co. Ethanol
Processing, Distribution, Storage
CEMEX/Kosmos Cement Cement
Cimbar Performance Minerals Minerals
Kenco Logistics Services Distribution Center
Mount Vernon Transfer Terminal Coal
Development Partners
Economic Development Coalition of Southwest Indiana
Regional Economic Development
Indiana Economic Development Corporation
State Economic Development
Posey County Economic Development Partnership
County Economic Development
The Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon
handles a variety of cargoes
including coal, grain, ethanol,
steel and fertilizer.
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SPOTLIGHT ON PORT OF INDIANA-MOUNT VERNON
Community Profile
MOUNT VERNON, INDIANA
City of Mount Vernon
• Located in southwest Indiana in Posey County along the Ohio River
• Part of Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Area
• Posey County seat; Elevation 400 ft.; Central Time Zone
• 65 miles southwest of the median center of the U.S. population near Petersburg, Ind.
• 44 miles southwest of Toyota Motor Manufacturing in Princeton, Ind.
Mount Vernon History
• Originally named McFaddin’s Bluff
• 1816: name changed to Mount Vernon to honor George Washington
• 1816: downtown public square designed
• Birthplace of Indiana’s 21st governor, Alvin P. Hovey
• Long history in agriculture, grain milling, oil refining, river transportation
INDIANA
6,633,053
EVANSVILLE METRO
314,280
POSEY COUNTY
25,476
MOUNT VERNON
6,507
POPULATION 2016 ESTIMATE
HOMEOWNERSHIP RATE (2015)
POSEY COUNTY
83.1%
POSEY COUNTY
20.6%
MOUNT VERNON
71.4%
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME (2015)
POSEY COUNTY
$58,298
MOUNT VERNON
$47,626
LABOR FORCE (EMPLOYED, JULY 2017)
POSEY COUNTY
13,723
EVANSVILLE METRO
161,749
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE (25 yrs +) (2015)
POSEY COUNTY
93.4%
MOUNT VERNON
89.8%
BACHELOR'S DEGREE (25 yrs +) (2015)
MOUNT VERNON
15.4%
INDIANA: A TOP STATE FOR BUSINESS
Did you know Indiana is...
• One of the most business-friendly states in America
• Ranked 1st for quality government, U.S. News, 2017
• Ranked 1st in nation for manufacturing workforce, Business
Facilities, 2017
• Ranked 1st in Midwest and 5th in the nation in Chief Executive
magazine’s annual “Best & Worst States” survey (May 2017)
• Ranked 2nd for cost of doing business and 3rd for infrastructure in
CNBC’s America’s Top States for Business, 2017
MOUNT VERNON
People & Income (By Residence)
Unemployment Rate 3.0%
Poverty Rate 9.7%
Personal Income $44,674
Industry (By Place of Work)
Covered Employment* 8,326
Avg. annual wage per job $53,404
MEAN TRAVEL TIME TO WORK (MINUTES)
MOUNT VERNON
15.3
INDIANA
21.7
POSEY COUNTY, INDIANA
POSEY COUNTY
23.0
Job Types in Posey County
Manufacturing 23.9%
Avg. wage $42,270
Retail Trade 9.1%
Avg. wage $43,558
Transportation & Warehousing 6.6%
Avg. wage $58,622
Accommodations & Food Serv. 5.2%
Avg. wage $18,803
*Employees who fall under coverage of state and federal unemployment insurance programs.
Sources: US Census Bureau State & County Quick Facts, Posey County Indiana
Economic Development Partnership, stats.indiana.edu
LOCAL ECONOMIC IMPACT
What does the Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon mean to the state economy?
7,224
TOTAL JOBS
$1.1
BILLION
TOTAL VALUE
OF ECONOMIC
IMPACT
$33
MILLION
TOTAL STATE &
LOCAL TAXES
$57.4
MILLION
LOCAL
PURCHASES
$347.7
MILLION
TOTAL
PERSONAL
INCOME
Source: 2015 Ports of Indiana Economic Impact Study prepared by Martin Associates
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SPOTLIGHT ON PORT OF INDIANA-MOUNT VERNON
2700 Bluff Road
Mount Vernon, IN 47620
812-838-5236
www.cimbar.com
CIMBAR
PERFORMANCE
MINERALS
CHAD GIBBS
Plant Manager
Opened: 2009
Leadership: Chad Gibbs, Plant Manager
Products/Services: Minerals processor specialing in talc, barium
sulfate, calcium carbonate
Description: Recognized globally as the leading supplier of barium
sulfates as well as a broad line of high-quality and high aspect
ratio talc, high-purity calcium carbonate, magnesium hydroxide,
bentonite and recycled mineral fillers processed to satisfy the
unique and changing demands of a wide range of industries.
Location Advantages: The Mount Vernon plant and products complement Cimbar’s
processed minerals product lines, giving the company a greater presence in the
Midwest, where a large portion of the American industrial base is located. The ability
to deliver raw materials via the Ohio River into the Evansville/Mount Vernon
area makes the location a superior choice for logistics and delivery to a wide base
of customers.
2701 Bluff Road
Mount Vernon, IN 47620
812-833-3207
www.ctlconline.com
CONSOLIDATED
TERMINALS &
LOGISTICS CO.
Opened: 2003
Leadership: Dean Jackson, Terminal Manager
Products/Services: General cargo terminal with transloading
of shipments between barge/rail/truck/warehouse; bulk cargo
operations include rail-to-barge unloading capabilities for
commodities like ethanol and dried distillers grain
DEAN JACKSON Description: A division of CGB Enterprises, CTLC is a full-service
Terminal Manager logistics provider handling logistics and transportation services
for bulk, breakbulk and project cargo commodities domestically
and around the world.
Location Advantages: : Access to rail, barge, crane, truck and Ohio River.
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PORT OF INDIANA-BURNS HARBOR
• On south shore of Lake Michigan only 18 nautical miles from Chicago
• Handles ocean vessels, Great Lakes ships, river barges
• 600 acres with 110 available for development
At Lake Geneva,
Switzerland
Loading in Antwerp,
Belgium
Discharging at the
Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor
PORTAGE, Ind. - The Port of Indiana-Burns
Harbor handled one of the most valuable
and most famous pieces of cargo to ever cross
its docks this summer. The delivery, named
“ICARUS,” is the world’s largest liquid argon
particle hunter and it is designed to study
neutrinos, the smallest and most abundant
particles in the universe.
The multi-million dollar instrument
arrived at the port in July on the ocean vessel
M/V Frieda during its 4,500-mile trip from
Geneva, Switzerland, to Batavia, Ill. The six-week voyage was tracked
online by hundreds of people from around the world and the Twitter
hashtag #IcarusTrip recorded nearly 1,500 tweets of photos and
sightings during the trip.
To get to the port, the detector was divided in two pieces,
each 65-feet long and weighing over 60 tons, and traveled on two
separate trucks from Geneva to Basel in Switzerland. From there it
took a barge to Antwerp, Belgium, where it was loaded onto a ship
traveling across the Atlantic Ocean and through the Great Lakes to
Burns Harbor. Finally, two separate trucks safely delivered ICARUS
to Fermilab in Batavia, Ill., on July 26 – 46 days after it left Geneva.
ICARUS was unloaded at the port by Federal Marine Terminals
with labor provided by the International Longshoremen’s Association.
“The Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor is a major hub for largedimensional
project cargo shipments,” said Port Director Ian Hirt.
“The port’s facilities and location allow companies to ship cargoes
by water directly into the Midwest, which can significantly reduce
the transportation costs and permitting requirements for moving
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SPECIAL DELIVERY: ICARUS ARRIVES
Port handles world’s largest liquid argon particle hunter
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PORT REPORT: MOUNT VERNON
large loads over the highway. Because of the
experience of our general cargo terminal
operator, Federal Marine Terminals, this
port has developed an enviable track record
for handling large cargoes and established a
world-wide reputation as a port-of-choice for
specialty shipments.”
The port has handled more than double
the volume of large-dimensional cargo
shipments through three quarters of 2017
versus the previous year due to ICARUS and
several shipments of wind turbine components.
Ian Hirt
Port Director
Contact Info:
(219)734-7076
ihirt@portsofindiana.com
What is a neutrino detector?
ICARUS is used to observe and record the results of neutrino
collisions with particles of matter set in motion by an accelerator.
By studying how neutrinos interact, scientists hope to understand
more about the universe at the smallest scale. Weighing 760 tons
when filled with liquid argon, ICARUS is the world’s largest particle
hunter of its kind one of three neutrino detectors housed at the U.S.
Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
(“Fermilab”) in Batavia, Ill.
According to the project website, ICARUS is looking for a new
kind of neutrino and will be instrumental in answering the question
of so-called “sterile” neutrinos that could “rewrite our very picture of
the universe.”
To learn more about the ICARUS trip visit icarustrip.fnal.gov or
search #IcarusTrip on Twitter.
PORT OF INDIANA-JEFFERSONVILLE
• Located across the Ohio River from Louisville, Ky.
• Year-round barge access to 20+ states and Gulf of Mexico
• 1,050 acres with 300 available for development
The opening of the POSCO-AAPC steel processing plant at the Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville drew dignitaries including Indiana Governor Eric J.
Holcomb, POSCO CEO Dr. Ohjoon Kwon, Congressman Trey Hollingsworth and Ports of Indiana CEO Rich Cooper.
Major projects and investments make Jeffersonville “port of opportunity”
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. – On Sept. 22,
POSCO-AAPC opened its $21 million steelprocessing
facility at the Port of Indiana-
Jeffersonville. A unit of the world’s fifth-largest
steel producer, the company is now serving
the region’s top tier auto manufacturing
supply chain. POSCO’s new plant, along
with an unprecedented period of investment
in and around the port, has created a bright
outlook for future growth.
The largest investment was the $2.3 billion Louisville-
Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges Project. The first of
two bridges built was the Abraham Lincoln Bridge. Opened in
downtown Jeffersonville in Dec. 2015, its six lanes of northbound
I-65 traffic has increased regional mobility and reduced congestion
by doubling traffic capacity over the river.
Up-river eight miles and only two miles from the port, the
Lewis and Clark Bridge opened in Dec. 2016 making the port 30
minutes closer to markets east and south of Louisville. The new
bridge connects Indiana to major Louisville manufacturing centers
including Ford Motor Company’s dual facilities, the Kentucky
Truck Plant and the Louisville Assembly plant, as well as Haier’s
GE Appliances based at historic Appliance Park.
The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded the Port of
Indiana-Jeffersonville a $10 million TIGER Grant in support of an
$18 million project that will double the port’s bulk loading capacity,
provide greater access to unit trains via a four-mile expansion of
the port’s 11 miles of rail track and add a rail-to-truck transload
facility. Construction will begin in early 2018 with the final phases
scheduled for completion in 2020.
PORT REPORT: MOUNT VERNON
A third major project, a ‘Transportation
Corridor,’ will provide a road built to heavyhaul
specifications plus the right-of way for a
future rail connection linking the port to the
nearby 6,000-acre River Ridge Commerce
Center. Construction is slated to begin in
late 2018 with completion in late 2020.
“River Ridge Commerce Center features
a 1,500-acre industrial development megasite
and will eventually have direct access to the
Inland Waterways System via our port,” said Port Director Scott
Stewart. “Conversely, the port will have access to one of the region’s
most important industrial development sites. Together these two
assets form the area’s most significant economic engine.”
In addition to these major infrastructure projects, several
port companies have also invested in their plants and equipment.
Consolidated Grain and Barge invested $3 million in rye storage, a
major commodity imported from Europe and vital to the Kentucky
bourbon industry. Idemitsu invested $7 million in new storage and
processing capacity to support the development of lubricants for
the auto industry. Watco Terminals & Port Services, the port’s
general cargo stevedore, recently spent $600,000 to rebuild its 225-
ton capacity lattice boom crawler crane.
“These investments assure that the Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville
will remain at the center of cost-effective transportation options,
whether by water, rail, or highway, and continue to be the area’s
most attractive ‘port of opportunity,’” added Stewart.
Scott Stewart
Port Director
Contact Info:
(812)282-2096
sstewart@portsofindiana.com
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FROM THE BOARD ROOM
The Ports of Indiana Commission is a seven-member,
bipartisan board of directors for the Ports of Indiana
which is appointed by the governor and meets six times
per year to approve major projects.
Ken
Kaczmarek
Chairman
Greg
Gibson
Vice Chairman
Marvin
Ferguson
Michael
Browning
Monica
Newhouse-
Rodriguez
Christine
Keck
Miriam
Robeson
Investing in infrastructure drives future growth
The Ports of Indiana
Commission approved nearly
$6 million in infrastructure
investments for Indiana’s three
ports for 2017 bringing the port’s
nine-year capital improvement
program to over $58 million.
“Investments in critical
infrastructure are a ‘way of life’ at
the Ports of Indiana and we have
made a commitment to our port
companies to keep our campuses
Rich Cooper
CEO, Ports of Indiana
in tip-top shape when it comes to land, roads, rail and maritime
infrastructure,” said Ports of Indiana CEO Rich Cooper. “As a
self-funded enterprise, we have to make the same type of decisions
that all businesses make when it comes to how and where to
reinvest. The answer has been very easy for us—continual
reinvestment into our port properties and infrastructure has
always been a stimulus for our private sector partners to do the
same. At the end of the day, we want to create a premier inland
port system and an environment that provides our port family of
businesses with a sustainable competitive advantage.”
Capital investments approved this year for the Port of
Indiana-Mount Vernon include repairing and re-paving
port roads. Road improvements were made at the Port of
Indiana-Jeffersonville and work began on a multi-year rail
expansion project.
Jay
Potesta
Secretary/Treasurer
Projects at the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor include
additional security cameras, upgrades to the port’s fire pump
system and completion of a multi-year sewer project.
Shipments at Indiana’s three ports are up over 10 percent
year-to-date through September, compared to the same time
period last year. Project cargoes, up nearly 118 percent over
2016, have included nine shipments of wind energy components
and ICARUS, the world’s largest liquid argon particle hunter.
Metro Ports, the country’s oldest stevedoring company,
opened its only Great Lakes facility at the Port of Indiana-Burns
Harbor in July, immediately doubling the size of the port’s bulk
terminal. The port was recently notified by the U.S. Department
of Transportation that it has been approved for a $9.85 million
FASTLANE grant as part of a $19.7 million expansion of the
port’s infrastructure to increase cargo handling capacity and
multimodal capabilities.
The total value of economic activity provided by Indiana’s
three ports has increased from $5.4 billion to $7.8 billion since
2009, an increase of 45 percent. In addition, beginning in 2010,
$636 million has been invested by private companies into new
port facilities or expansions.
The mission of the Ports of Indiana is to develop and
maintain a world-class port system that operates as an agile,
strategically-driven, self-funded enterprise dedicated to growing
Indiana’s economy. Additional capital projects will be reviewed
and awarded at future Ports of Indiana Commission meetings.
For information, visit portsofindiana.com.
Governor appoints two new commissioners to Ports board
Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb has appointed Monica
Newhouse-Rodriguez and Michael Browning to the Ports of Indiana
Commission. Newhouse-Rodriguez is managing principal of
Newhouse and Associates, a national airport consulting firm which
provides airport planning, capital management and development
services. Browning is the former president and
CEO, and now chairman of the board, for
Browning Investments, the largest developer
of industrial distribution facilities in central
Indiana.
“It is an honor to have two business
professionals with such distinguished careers
and extensive experience in transportation
planning and industrial development join the
Ports of Indiana team,” said Ports of Indiana
CEO Rich Cooper. “Our organization is
dedicated to growing Indiana’s economy by
Michael
Browning
developing world-class ports with a sustainable business model that
does not require state funding to subsidize operations. We have
been extremely successful because of the highly-qualified, businessfocused
leadership provided by our commission and management
team, and we look forward to the contributions that Monica and
Michael will make to the Ports of Indiana.”
Newhouse-Rogriguez currently manages transportation and
planning issues for the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport,
George Bush Intercontinential Airport and Miami International
Airport. She received her bachelor’s degree in aerospace from Middle
Tennessee University and her MBA in information decision sciences
from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
She is on the Board of Directors of World
Business Partners and Associates for Airports
Council International–North America, the
primary trade association for airports in the
U.S. and Canada, and one of five worldwide
regions.
Browning has been chairman of the board
Monica
Newhouse-Rodriguez
for Browning Investments since 2013 and was
the company’s president and CEO from 1981
to 2013. The Indianapolis-based real estate
development company’s portfolio includes
large industrial parks, such as AirTech Park and AllPoints Midwest,
and several downtown office buildings totaling over 2 million square
feet, including Capital Center and 300 North Meridian. Michael
has been honored as “Entrepreneur of the Year” by Ernst & Young
and Inc. Magazine and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the
University of Notre Dame.
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BURNS HARBOR
Ports of Indiana-Central Office
150 W. Market St., Ste 100
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-9200 | fax (317) 232-0137
info@portsofindiana.com
www.portsofindiana.com
DIRECTORY
Below are companies and service providers with operations related to Indiana’s ports
MOUNT VERNON
JEFFERSONVILLE
PORT OF INDIANA-BURNS HARBOR
6625 S. Boundary Drive, Portage, IN 46368
219-787-8636
PORT OF INDIANA-MOUNT VERNON
2751 Bluff Road, Mount Vernon, IN 47620
812-838-4382
PORT OF INDIANA-JEFFERSONVILLE
1402 Port Road, Jeffersonville, IN 47130
812-283-9662
Aqua-Land
Communications Inc.
219-762-1541
Communications provider
Federal Marine
Terminals Inc.
219-787-1017
Stevedoring
Franciscan Working Well
219-787-8662
Occupational healthcare facility
Great Lakes Towing Co.
216-621-4854
Tugboat, towing, barge services
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
219-989-4716
Railroad switching
Service Providers
International Longshoremen’s
Association Local 1969
219-764-9715
Maritime union
International Union of
Operating Engineers
Local 150
708-482-8800
Heavy equipment union
Metro Ports
219-734-5018
Stevedoring
Norfolk Southern Railroad
219-787-8001
Class I railroad
Steel Production, Processing, Distribution
ADS Logistics Co., LLC
219-787-5015
Transportation, warehousing,
inventory management
ArcelorMittal
219-787-2120
Steel mill
Central Coil Processing
219-787-5000
Steel processing
Feralloy Midwest Portage
219-787-9698
Steel processing
Feralloy Processing Co.
219-787-8773
Steel processing
Indiana Pickling & Processing
219-787-8889
Steel pickling
Leeco Steel
800-621-4366
Steel plate service center
Metro International
Trade Services LLC
219-787-8690
Metals distribution, storage
Processing, Distribution, Storage
Cargill Inc.
219-787-8614
Agriculture products handling
Carmeuse Lime and Stone
219-787-9190
Limestone processing
Frick Services
219-787-9475
Dry/liquid bulk storage/
distribution
NLMK Indiana
219-787-8200
Hot-rolled steel processing
Phoenix Services
219-787-0010
Aggregate producer/steel mill
services
Precision Strip Inc.
219-787-1602
Steel coil processing
Ratner Steel Supply
219-787-6700
Steel processor
Steel Warehouse Portage
219-787-8887
Steel service center
Tube City IMS Division by
NLMK Indiana
219-787-0004
Steel services
United States Steel Corp.
219-762-3131
Finishing mill
Mid-Continent
Coal & Coke Co.
708-798-1110
Coal, coke, petroleum coke
processor
P.I. & I. Motor Express
219-850-1274
Flat bed trucking
Tanco Terminals Inc.
219-787-8159
Liquid storage, handling
Service Providers
Consolidated Terminals &
Logistics Co.
812-833-3208
General cargo stevedoring,
rail-to-barge bulk terminal
Evansville Western Railway
866-812-3897
Full-service railroad
TPG Mount Vernon Marine
Mount Vernon Barge Service
812-838-4889
Towing, fleeting, barge cleaning/
repair, bulk stevedoring
Agricultural Products
Agrium U.S. Inc.
812-838-9779
Fertilizer distribution
Consolidated Grain
& Barge Co.
Merchandising Division
812-838-6651
Grain terminal
Consolidated Grain
& Barge Co.
Soybean Processing Division
812-838-6651
Soybean processing plant
Crop Production Services
812-838-4533
Retail fertilizer distribution
Tri-County Agronomics
812-838-1755
Liquid fertilizer, pesticide/
herbicide supplier
Valero Renewables
812-833-3900
Ethanol production
Processing, Distribution, Storage
CEMEX/Kosmos Cement
812-838-3465
Cement distribution
CIMBAR Performance Minerals
812-838-5236
Minerals processing
Kenco Logistics Services
812-833-3412
Distribution, warehousing
Mount Vernon Transfer Terminal
812-250-7909
Coal transloading to barge
American Commercial
Barge Line
800-638-2134
Barge services
CGB Marine – Louisville
812-288-0488
Barge services
Service Providers
Consolidated Terminals &
Logistics Co.
812-283-9500
General cargo stevedoring, logistics
CSX
812-218-0845
Class I railroad
Green Lines Transportation
812-258-3515
Transportation, common carrier
Louisville & Indiana Railroad
812-288-0940
Class III railroad
MG Rail
812-218-1337
Port rail switching service
MVBS Jeffersonville
812-725-8295
Barge harbor & fleeting service
Norfolk Southern
757-823-5491
Class I railroad
Watco Terminal &
Port Services
812-282-4938
Warehousing, stevedoring
Steel Production, Processing, Distribution
Cronimet
812-284-4448
Stainless steel scrap processing
Cylicron Engineered
Cylinders
812-283-4600
Industrial cylinder mfg.
Delaco Kasle Processing,
Indiana
812-280-8800
Metals processing
Eagle Steel Products, Inc.
812-282-4770
Steel processing, distribution
Metals USA
812-640-8881 Ext. 3505
Steel processing, distribution
Mill Steel
812-670-4020
Steel processing, distribution
Ohio River Metal Services
812-282-4770
Steel processing, distribution
OmniSource – Division of
Steel Dynamics Inc.
812-280-2268
Scrap metal processing
POSCO AAPC, LLC #2
812-670-4477 Ext. 210
Steel processing, distribution
Steel Dynamics Inc.
812-218-1490
Steel coils galvanizing and painting
Valmont Industries Inc.
812-284-5241
Steel galvanizing
voestalpine Roll
Forming Corporation
812-284-0650
Steel roll-forming,structural tubes
VOSS Clark Industries
812-285-7700
Steel processing, distribution
Processing, Distribution, Storage
Airgas Specialty Products
812-283-6932
Chemical mfg., distribution
Arctic Minerals
812-283-6616
Mineral processing, distribution
Chemtrusion Inc.
812-280-2910
Plastic resin processing
Consolidated Grain &
Barge Co.
812-283-9500
Grain terminal, bulk stevedoring,
logistics
FedEx Ground
812-218-0781
Parcel distribution logistics
Idemitsu Lubricants
America Corp.
812-284-3300
Automotive and industrial
lubricants
Legacy Supply Chain Services
812-280-5850
Distribution, warehousing
Mytex Polymers Inc.
812-280-2900
Plastic resin distribution
Revere Plastics
419-603-2483
Plastic injection molding
Tanco Clark Maritime
812-280-7300
Liquid storage, handling
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150 W. Market St., Ste. 100
Indianapolis, IN 46204
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