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A Ports of Indiana Publication - 2017 Issue 1<br />

MOUNT<br />

VERNON<br />

MEGASITE<br />

544 Acres of Opportunity<br />

at Indiana’s Largest Port<br />

2751 Bluff Road • <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Vernon</strong>, IN 47620 • (812) 838.4382 • www.portsofindiana.com<br />

Roadway<br />

Railway<br />

Evansville Western<br />

Railway<br />

STATE RD 62<br />

LOWER MOUNT VERNON RD<br />

City of<br />

<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Vernon</strong><br />

TPG <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Vernon</strong> Marine/<br />

<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Vernon</strong> Barge Service<br />

E. 4TH ST.<br />

Ohio River<br />

(Mile Marker 828)<br />

BLUFF RD<br />

Agrium US<br />

Pier 3<br />

4 acres<br />

Ethanol/DDGs<br />

Terminal<br />

10<br />

acres<br />

1<br />

ac<br />

4 acres<br />

3<br />

acres<br />

Pier 2<br />

Valero<br />

Renewable<br />

Fuels Company<br />

Cimbar<br />

Performance<br />

Minerals<br />

Overhead<br />

Crane<br />

3<br />

acres<br />

2<br />

acres<br />

4 acres<br />

PORT RD<br />

PORT RD<br />

Tri-County<br />

Agronomics<br />

CGB<br />

CGB Crop<br />

Port Office Production<br />

Services<br />

CTLC<br />

Soybean &<br />

Grain Terminals<br />

3 acres<br />

CGB<br />

Liquid<br />

Fertilizer Terminal<br />

Cement<br />

Terminal<br />

9 acres<br />

2<br />

Coal<br />

Terminal<br />

66 acres<br />

PORT RD 570<br />

25<br />

acres<br />

CEMEX/<br />

Kosmos<br />

Cement<br />

PORT RD 570<br />

<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Vernon</strong><br />

Transfer Terminal<br />

4<br />

acres<br />

BLUFF RD<br />

544 acres<br />

acresMEGASITE<br />

Port of Indiana-<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Vernon</strong><br />

LAMONT RD<br />

www.portsofindiana.com · Fall 2017


Terminal Specifications<br />

• Size - 2.25 acres<br />

• Storage Capacity - 132,000 sq. ft. of warehouse space<br />

• Number of Barge Docks - 2<br />

• Commodities Handled - Steel products including<br />

steel bars, steel sheet in coils, steel coiled wire rod,<br />

aluminum ingots & sows, zinc ingots, carbon steel<br />

scrap, stainless steel scrap, bulk product in bagged<br />

format<br />

Transportation Modes<br />

• Servicing Body of Water - Ohio River MP 597.2 RDB<br />

• Servicing Railroads - CSX and L & I Railroad<br />

• Servicing Major Roadways - Interstates 64, 65, and 71<br />

Major Features<br />

• Crane with lift capacity up to 150 tons<br />

• Various front end loaders and fork trucks<br />

• Corporate parent with rail operations and expertise<br />

to assist Customers logistically<br />

• Centrally located in the heart of the United States<br />

• Nearby access to Interstate Highway system<br />

• International access via the inland river system<br />

• Extensive experience handling steel products and<br />

other general cargo<br />

• Located within the Ports of Indiana industrial complex<br />

5146 Loop Road<br />

Jeffersonville, IN 47130<br />

PORTSIDE – 2017 Issue 1<br />

812-282-4938


COVER STORY:<br />

TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />

<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Vernon</strong> <strong>Megasite</strong>...................................................... 4<br />

SPOTLIGHT: Port of Indiana-<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Vernon</strong><br />

• Community Profile......................................................... 6<br />

• Meet the Port Companies............................................ 7<br />

CIMBAR Performance Minerals<br />

Consolidated Terminals and Logistics Co.<br />

PORT REPORTS:<br />

• Burns Harbor................................................................... 8<br />

Special delivery: ICARUS arrives<br />

• Jeffersonville.................................................................. 9<br />

Major projects & investments make Jeffersonville “port of opportunity”<br />

FROM THE BOARD ROOM:<br />

• Investing in infrastructure drives<br />

future growth................................................................10<br />

• Governor appoints two new commissioners<br />

to Ports board...............................................................10<br />

FAST FACTS ABOUT INDIANA<br />

CONNECTS TO TWO<br />

“MARINE HIGHWAYS”<br />

THAT CARRY<br />

33 MILLION<br />

TRUCKLOADS OF<br />

CARGO PER YEAR<br />

RANKS<br />

6TH<br />

IN DOMESTIC<br />

WATERBORNE<br />

SHIPPING<br />

Great Lakes/ St. Lawrence Seaway<br />

Inland Waterways System<br />

(Ohio-Mississsipi Rivers)<br />

RANKS<br />

11TH<br />

IN TOTAL<br />

WATERBORNE<br />

SHIPPING<br />

57%<br />

OF STATE’S<br />

BORDER IS<br />

WATER<br />

Ports of Indiana Directory.................................................11<br />

MEET THE TEAM: PORT OF INDIANA-MOUNT VERNON<br />

Phil Wilzbacher, Port Director<br />

Role: Leads business development efforts and directs day-to-day operations for the port.<br />

Joined: January 2002<br />

Background: A native of southwest Indiana, Phil has over 25 years experience in the shortline<br />

railroad and grain industries, including roles with the Indiana Rail Road Co., Indiana Southern<br />

Railroad, Cargill Inc. and The Pillsbury Company.<br />

Randy Kennedy, Operations Manager<br />

Role: Manages all maintenance activities and day-to-day operations of port facilities.<br />

Joined: July 2004<br />

Background: Spent 10 years in Colombia, South America as an operations superintendent with<br />

Drummond Coal Ltd. exporting coal. Previously worked in operations for a mine sampling<br />

company and Vectren Energy.<br />

Kasia Kaffenberger, Administrative Assistant<br />

Role: Provides accounting and administrative support for port operations.<br />

Joined: August 2013<br />

Background: Previously worked as a machine operator at Infinity Molding & Assembly and in the<br />

legal and classified ad department at the <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Vernon</strong> Democrat.<br />

Bruce Willis, Maintenance Leadman<br />

Role: Performs grounds, building and infrastructure maintenance for port facilities.<br />

Joined: February 1982<br />

Background: First started working at the port part-time as a high school junior in 1979 and has<br />

spent over 35 years providing maintenance services for both the <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Vernon</strong> and Jeffersonville<br />

Ohio River ports.<br />

Ports of Indiana<br />

150 W. Market St., Ste. 100<br />

Indianapolis, Ind. 46204<br />

317-232-9200<br />

Port of Indiana-<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Vernon</strong><br />

2751 Bluff Road<br />

<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Vernon</strong>, Ind. 47620<br />

812-838-4382<br />

Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor<br />

6625 S. Boundary Drive<br />

Portage, Ind. 46368<br />

219-787-8636<br />

Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville<br />

1402 Port Road<br />

Jeffersonville, Ind. 47130<br />

812-283-9662<br />

www.portsofindiana.com<br />

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Evansville Western<br />

Railway<br />

PORT OF INDIANA-MOUNT VERNON<br />

STATE RD 62<br />

LOWER MOUNT VERNON RD<br />

City of<br />

<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Vernon</strong><br />

E. 4TH ST.<br />

Valero<br />

Renewable<br />

Fuels Company<br />

66 acres<br />

544 acres<br />

TPG <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Vernon</strong> Marine/<br />

<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Vernon</strong> Barge Service<br />

Ohio River<br />

(Mile Marker 828)<br />

BLUFF RD<br />

Agrium US<br />

Pier 3<br />

4 acres<br />

Ethanol/DDGs<br />

Terminal<br />

10<br />

acres<br />

1<br />

ac<br />

4 acres<br />

3<br />

acres<br />

Pier 2<br />

Cimbar<br />

Performance<br />

Minerals<br />

3<br />

acres<br />

2<br />

acres<br />

4 acres<br />

PORT RD<br />

CTLC<br />

Overhead<br />

Crane<br />

Soybean &<br />

Grain Terminals<br />

PORT RD<br />

Tri-County<br />

Agronomics<br />

CGB<br />

CGB<br />

Port Office<br />

3 acres<br />

CGB<br />

Liquid<br />

Fertilizer Terminal<br />

9 acres<br />

2<br />

acres<br />

Crop<br />

Production<br />

Services<br />

PORT RD 570<br />

25<br />

acres<br />

CEMEX/<br />

Kosmos<br />

Cement<br />

PORT RD 570<br />

<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Vernon</strong><br />

Transfer Terminal<br />

4<br />

acres<br />

BLUFF RD<br />

LAMONT RD<br />

MOUNT VERNON MEGASITE<br />

Cement<br />

Terminal<br />

Coal<br />

Terminal<br />

The Port of Indiana-<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Vernon</strong> is home to one of the largest<br />

maritime greenfield properties available in the Midwest region of the U.S.<br />

At 544 contiguous acres, this megasite is situated on the Ohio River and<br />

is only 18 miles from Evansville, Indiana’s third largest city. Especially<br />

suitable for heavy industrial facilities requiring access to barge, rail and<br />

truck transportation, the site is also located within what the U.S. Army<br />

Corps of Engineers ranks as the sixth largest inland port district in the<br />

country.<br />

With utilities located adjacent,<br />

the site is also positioned in close<br />

proximity to the port’s bulk and<br />

general cargo terminals. The<br />

port’s multimodal transportation<br />

infrastructure also includes eight<br />

miles of railroad tracks that connect<br />

to the Evansville Western Railway<br />

with interchanges to five Class I<br />

railroads and heavy-haul roads that link to Indiana highways 62 and 69,<br />

which provide access to interstates 64 and 69.<br />

“Having water, rail and road access—a ‘logistics triple play’—makes<br />

this site a top-tier location for multimodal companies,” said Port Director<br />

Phil Wilzbacher. “Not only can our port’s multimodal connections offer a<br />

significant competitive advantage for companies that locate here, but our<br />

Midwest location in the heart of both the agriculture and manufacturing<br />

industries provides a number of opportunities for partnerships and<br />

collaborations.”<br />

Global Access<br />

Located near the median center of the U.S. population and only<br />

153 miles from the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers,<br />

the Port of Indiana-<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Vernon</strong> serves the agriculture, energy and<br />

manufacturing industries in an expansive geographic region including the<br />

entire Evansville metropolitan area. With year-round access to the Gulf of<br />

Mexico and Great Lakes through the Inland Waterways System, the port<br />

4 PORTSIDE – 2017 Issue 1<br />

“The multimodal freight transportation<br />

infrastructure truly puts the port’s<br />

544-acre site in a class by inself.”<br />

— Greg Wathen, Economic Development Coalition of Southwest Indiana<br />

connects the Ohio River Valley Region of the Midwest to the world with<br />

port companies shipping cargo to and from 20 countries and 44 states.<br />

Multimodal Connections<br />

“Companies know that an effective supply chain depends on having<br />

good access to transportation networks,” noted Greg Wathen, president<br />

and CEO of the Economic Development Coalition of Southwest Indiana.<br />

“With the port’s water, rail and road transportation options, a company<br />

can be very flexible. Though there are other industrial sites in southwest<br />

Indiana available near interstates, the<br />

multimodal freight transportation<br />

infrastructure truly puts the port’s<br />

544-acre site in a class by itself.”<br />

The Port of Indiana-<strong>Mount</strong><br />

<strong>Vernon</strong> is the state’s largest port by<br />

shipping volume and total acres. It<br />

is designed to quickly and efficiently<br />

transload cargo between water, road<br />

and rail year-round. Each year more than 3,600 barges, 40,000 railcars<br />

and 200,000 trucks pass through the port moving over six million tons<br />

of cargo. Fleeting for 500 barges is available adjacent to the port as well as<br />

storage for 200 rail cars on eight miles of interior rail track.<br />

Supportive Network<br />

With southwest Indiana having such a strong agriculture and<br />

industrial base, there are many opportunities for partnerships with related<br />

operations. The port has 13 companies and service providers onsite<br />

and neighboring industries include Alcoa, Berry Plastics Group Inc.,<br />

AstraZeneca, BWX Technologies, CountryMark, GAF, Mead Johnson,<br />

ADM Milling, Sabic Innovative Plastics, Millennium Steel and Toyota<br />

Motor Manufacturing.<br />

The port is also designated a Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ #177) and can<br />

offer significant cost-savings to businesses that import goods by delaying<br />

or reducing duty payments on certain products. For more information<br />

about the Port of Indiana-<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Vernon</strong>, visit portsofindiana.com.


With the port’s 60-ton dual-lift crane<br />

capacity, cargoes can be transloaded<br />

directly to and from barges, railcars,<br />

trucks and warehouse.<br />

MULTIMODAL ADVANTAGES<br />

RIVER • Access to 20+ states & Gulf of Mexico<br />

RAIL • Interchanges with 5 Class I railroads<br />

ROAD • Highway connections to I-64 & I-69<br />

COMPANIES WITH<br />

FACILITIES/SERVICES<br />

at Port of Indiana-<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Vernon</strong><br />

Service Providers<br />

Consolidated Terminals and Logistics (CTLC)<br />

General Cargo Stevedoring and Logistics<br />

Evansville Western Railway Class III Railroad<br />

TPG <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Vernon</strong> Marine/<br />

<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Vernon</strong> Barge Service<br />

Towing, Barge Repair, Bulk Stevedoring<br />

PORT OF INDIANA-MOUNT VERNON<br />

By the Numbers<br />

1,240 acres with 8,000 feet of riverfront<br />

153 miles from confluence of Ohio and<br />

Mississippi rivers<br />

65 miles from median center<br />

of U.S. population<br />

Agricultural Products<br />

Agrium U.S. Fertilizer<br />

Consolidated Grain and Barge<br />

Merchandising Division Grain<br />

Consolidated Grain and Barge<br />

Soybean Processing Division<br />

Soybean Meal, Oil, Hulls<br />

Crop Production Services Fertilizer<br />

Tri-County Agronomics Fertilizer<br />

Valero Renewable Fuels Co. Ethanol<br />

Processing, Distribution, Storage<br />

CEMEX/Kosmos Cement Cement<br />

Cimbar Performance Minerals Minerals<br />

Kenco Logistics Services Distribution Center<br />

<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Vernon</strong> Transfer Terminal Coal<br />

Development Partners<br />

Economic Development Coalition of Southwest Indiana<br />

Regional Economic Development<br />

Indiana Economic Development Corporation<br />

State Economic Development<br />

Posey County Economic Development Partnership<br />

County Economic Development<br />

The Port of Indiana-<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Vernon</strong><br />

handles a variety of cargoes<br />

including coal, grain, ethanol,<br />

steel and fertilizer.<br />

www.portsofindiana.com 5


SPOTLIGHT ON PORT OF INDIANA-MOUNT VERNON<br />

Community Profile<br />

MOUNT VERNON, INDIANA<br />

City of <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Vernon</strong><br />

• Located in southwest Indiana in Posey County along the Ohio River<br />

• Part of Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Area<br />

• Posey County seat; Elevation 400 ft.; Central Time Zone<br />

• 65 miles southwest of the median center of the U.S. population near Petersburg, Ind.<br />

• 44 miles southwest of Toyota Motor Manufacturing in Princeton, Ind.<br />

<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Vernon</strong> History<br />

• Originally named McFaddin’s Bluff<br />

• 1816: name changed to <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Vernon</strong> to honor George Washington<br />

• 1816: downtown public square designed<br />

• Birthplace of Indiana’s 21st governor, Alvin P. Hovey<br />

• Long history in agriculture, grain milling, oil refining, river transportation<br />

INDIANA<br />

6,633,053<br />

EVANSVILLE METRO<br />

314,280<br />

POSEY COUNTY<br />

25,476<br />

MOUNT VERNON<br />

6,507<br />

POPULATION 2016 ESTIMATE<br />

HOMEOWNERSHIP RATE (2015)<br />

POSEY COUNTY<br />

83.1%<br />

POSEY COUNTY<br />

20.6%<br />

MOUNT VERNON<br />

71.4%<br />

MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME (2015)<br />

POSEY COUNTY<br />

$58,298<br />

MOUNT VERNON<br />

$47,626<br />

LABOR FORCE (EMPLOYED, JULY 2017)<br />

POSEY COUNTY<br />

13,723<br />

EVANSVILLE METRO<br />

161,749<br />

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE (25 yrs +) (2015)<br />

POSEY COUNTY<br />

93.4%<br />

MOUNT VERNON<br />

89.8%<br />

BACHELOR'S DEGREE (25 yrs +) (2015)<br />

MOUNT VERNON<br />

15.4%<br />

INDIANA: A TOP STATE FOR BUSINESS<br />

Did you know Indiana is...<br />

• One of the most business-friendly states in America<br />

• Ranked 1st for quality government, U.S. News, 2017<br />

• Ranked 1st in nation for manufacturing workforce, Business<br />

Facilities, 2017<br />

• Ranked 1st in Midwest and 5th in the nation in Chief Executive<br />

magazine’s annual “Best & Worst States” survey (May 2017)<br />

• Ranked 2nd for cost of doing business and 3rd for infrastructure in<br />

CNBC’s America’s Top States for Business, 2017<br />

MOUNT VERNON<br />

People & Income (By Residence)<br />

Unemployment Rate 3.0%<br />

Poverty Rate 9.7%<br />

Personal Income $44,674<br />

Industry (By Place of Work)<br />

Covered Employment* 8,326<br />

Avg. annual wage per job $53,404<br />

MEAN TRAVEL TIME TO WORK (MINUTES)<br />

MOUNT VERNON<br />

15.3<br />

INDIANA<br />

21.7<br />

POSEY COUNTY, INDIANA<br />

POSEY COUNTY<br />

23.0<br />

Job Types in Posey County<br />

Manufacturing 23.9%<br />

Avg. wage $42,270<br />

Retail Trade 9.1%<br />

Avg. wage $43,558<br />

Transportation & Warehousing 6.6%<br />

Avg. wage $58,622<br />

Accommodations & Food Serv. 5.2%<br />

Avg. wage $18,803<br />

*Employees who fall under coverage of state and federal unemployment insurance programs.<br />

Sources: US Census Bureau State & County Quick Facts, Posey County Indiana<br />

Economic Development Partnership, stats.indiana.edu<br />

LOCAL ECONOMIC IMPACT<br />

What does the Port of Indiana-<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Vernon</strong> mean to the state economy?<br />

7,224<br />

TOTAL JOBS<br />

$1.1<br />

BILLION<br />

TOTAL VALUE<br />

OF ECONOMIC<br />

IMPACT<br />

$33<br />

MILLION<br />

TOTAL STATE &<br />

LOCAL TAXES<br />

$57.4<br />

MILLION<br />

LOCAL<br />

PURCHASES<br />

$347.7<br />

MILLION<br />

TOTAL<br />

PERSONAL<br />

INCOME<br />

Source: 2015 Ports of Indiana Economic Impact Study prepared by Martin Associates<br />

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SPOTLIGHT ON PORT OF INDIANA-MOUNT VERNON<br />

2700 Bluff Road<br />

<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Vernon</strong>, IN 47620<br />

812-838-5236<br />

www.cimbar.com<br />

CIMBAR<br />

PERFORMANCE<br />

MINERALS<br />

CHAD GIBBS<br />

Plant Manager<br />

Opened: 2009<br />

Leadership: Chad Gibbs, Plant Manager<br />

Products/Services: Minerals processor specialing in talc, barium<br />

sulfate, calcium carbonate<br />

Description: Recognized globally as the leading supplier of barium<br />

sulfates as well as a broad line of high-quality and high aspect<br />

ratio talc, high-purity calcium carbonate, magnesium hydroxide,<br />

bentonite and recycled mineral fillers processed to satisfy the<br />

unique and changing demands of a wide range of industries.<br />

Location Advantages: The <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Vernon</strong> plant and products complement Cimbar’s<br />

processed minerals product lines, giving the company a greater presence in the<br />

Midwest, where a large portion of the American industrial base is located. The ability<br />

to deliver raw materials via the Ohio River into the Evansville/<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Vernon</strong><br />

area makes the location a superior choice for logistics and delivery to a wide base<br />

of customers.<br />

2701 Bluff Road<br />

<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Vernon</strong>, IN 47620<br />

812-833-3207<br />

www.ctlconline.com<br />

CONSOLIDATED<br />

TERMINALS &<br />

LOGISTICS CO.<br />

Opened: 2003<br />

Leadership: Dean Jackson, Terminal Manager<br />

Products/Services: General cargo terminal with transloading<br />

of shipments between barge/rail/truck/warehouse; bulk cargo<br />

operations include rail-to-barge unloading capabilities for<br />

commodities like ethanol and dried distillers grain<br />

DEAN JACKSON Description: A division of CGB Enterprises, CTLC is a full-service<br />

Terminal Manager logistics provider handling logistics and transportation services<br />

for bulk, breakbulk and project cargo commodities domestically<br />

and around the world.<br />

Location Advantages: : Access to rail, barge, crane, truck and Ohio River.<br />

www.portsofindiana.com 7


PORT OF INDIANA-BURNS HARBOR<br />

• On south shore of Lake Michigan only 18 nautical miles from Chicago<br />

• Handles ocean vessels, Great Lakes ships, river barges<br />

• 600 acres with 110 available for development<br />

At Lake Geneva,<br />

Switzerland<br />

Loading in Antwerp,<br />

Belgium<br />

Discharging at the<br />

Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor<br />

PORTAGE, Ind. - The Port of Indiana-Burns<br />

Harbor handled one of the most valuable<br />

and most famous pieces of cargo to ever cross<br />

its docks this summer. The delivery, named<br />

“ICARUS,” is the world’s largest liquid argon<br />

particle hunter and it is designed to study<br />

neutrinos, the smallest and most abundant<br />

particles in the universe.<br />

The multi-million dollar instrument<br />

arrived at the port in July on the ocean vessel<br />

M/V Frieda during its 4,500-mile trip from<br />

Geneva, Switzerland, to Batavia, Ill. The six-week voyage was tracked<br />

online by hundreds of people from around the world and the Twitter<br />

hashtag #IcarusTrip recorded nearly 1,500 tweets of photos and<br />

sightings during the trip.<br />

To get to the port, the detector was divided in two pieces,<br />

each 65-feet long and weighing over 60 tons, and traveled on two<br />

separate trucks from Geneva to Basel in Switzerland. From there it<br />

took a barge to Antwerp, Belgium, where it was loaded onto a ship<br />

traveling across the Atlantic Ocean and through the Great Lakes to<br />

Burns Harbor. Finally, two separate trucks safely delivered ICARUS<br />

to Fermilab in Batavia, Ill., on July 26 – 46 days after it left Geneva.<br />

ICARUS was unloaded at the port by Federal Marine Terminals<br />

with labor provided by the International Longshoremen’s Association.<br />

“The Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor is a major hub for largedimensional<br />

project cargo shipments,” said Port Director Ian Hirt.<br />

“The port’s facilities and location allow companies to ship cargoes<br />

by water directly into the Midwest, which can significantly reduce<br />

the transportation costs and permitting requirements for moving<br />

8<br />

SPECIAL DELIVERY: ICARUS ARRIVES<br />

Port handles world’s largest liquid argon particle hunter<br />

PORTSIDE – 2017 Issue 1<br />

PORT REPORT: MOUNT VERNON<br />

large loads over the highway. Because of the<br />

experience of our general cargo terminal<br />

operator, Federal Marine Terminals, this<br />

port has developed an enviable track record<br />

for handling large cargoes and established a<br />

world-wide reputation as a port-of-choice for<br />

specialty shipments.”<br />

The port has handled more than double<br />

the volume of large-dimensional cargo<br />

shipments through three quarters of 2017<br />

versus the previous year due to ICARUS and<br />

several shipments of wind turbine components.<br />

Ian Hirt<br />

Port Director<br />

Contact Info:<br />

(219)734-7076<br />

ihirt@portsofindiana.com<br />

What is a neutrino detector?<br />

ICARUS is used to observe and record the results of neutrino<br />

collisions with particles of matter set in motion by an accelerator.<br />

By studying how neutrinos interact, scientists hope to understand<br />

more about the universe at the smallest scale. Weighing 760 tons<br />

when filled with liquid argon, ICARUS is the world’s largest particle<br />

hunter of its kind one of three neutrino detectors housed at the U.S.<br />

Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory<br />

(“Fermilab”) in Batavia, Ill.<br />

According to the project website, ICARUS is looking for a new<br />

kind of neutrino and will be instrumental in answering the question<br />

of so-called “sterile” neutrinos that could “rewrite our very picture of<br />

the universe.”<br />

To learn more about the ICARUS trip visit icarustrip.fnal.gov or<br />

search #IcarusTrip on Twitter.


PORT OF INDIANA-JEFFERSONVILLE<br />

• Located across the Ohio River from Louisville, Ky.<br />

• Year-round barge access to 20+ states and Gulf of Mexico<br />

• 1,050 acres with 300 available for development<br />

The opening of the POSCO-AAPC steel processing plant at the Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville drew dignitaries including Indiana Governor Eric J.<br />

Holcomb, POSCO CEO Dr. Ohjoon Kwon, Congressman Trey Hollingsworth and Ports of Indiana CEO Rich Cooper.<br />

Major projects and investments make Jeffersonville “port of opportunity”<br />

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. – On Sept. 22,<br />

POSCO-AAPC opened its $21 million steelprocessing<br />

facility at the Port of Indiana-<br />

Jeffersonville. A unit of the world’s fifth-largest<br />

steel producer, the company is now serving<br />

the region’s top tier auto manufacturing<br />

supply chain. POSCO’s new plant, along<br />

with an unprecedented period of investment<br />

in and around the port, has created a bright<br />

outlook for future growth.<br />

The largest investment was the $2.3 billion Louisville-<br />

Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges Project. The first of<br />

two bridges built was the Abraham Lincoln Bridge. Opened in<br />

downtown Jeffersonville in Dec. 2015, its six lanes of northbound<br />

I-65 traffic has increased regional mobility and reduced congestion<br />

by doubling traffic capacity over the river.<br />

Up-river eight miles and only two miles from the port, the<br />

Lewis and Clark Bridge opened in Dec. 2016 making the port 30<br />

minutes closer to markets east and south of Louisville. The new<br />

bridge connects Indiana to major Louisville manufacturing centers<br />

including Ford Motor Company’s dual facilities, the Kentucky<br />

Truck Plant and the Louisville Assembly plant, as well as Haier’s<br />

GE Appliances based at historic Appliance Park.<br />

The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded the Port of<br />

Indiana-Jeffersonville a $10 million TIGER Grant in support of an<br />

$18 million project that will double the port’s bulk loading capacity,<br />

provide greater access to unit trains via a four-mile expansion of<br />

the port’s 11 miles of rail track and add a rail-to-truck transload<br />

facility. Construction will begin in early 2018 with the final phases<br />

scheduled for completion in 2020.<br />

PORT REPORT: MOUNT VERNON<br />

A third major project, a ‘Transportation<br />

Corridor,’ will provide a road built to heavyhaul<br />

specifications plus the right-of way for a<br />

future rail connection linking the port to the<br />

nearby 6,000-acre River Ridge Commerce<br />

Center. Construction is slated to begin in<br />

late 2018 with completion in late 2020.<br />

“River Ridge Commerce Center features<br />

a 1,500-acre industrial development megasite<br />

and will eventually have direct access to the<br />

Inland Waterways System via our port,” said Port Director Scott<br />

Stewart. “Conversely, the port will have access to one of the region’s<br />

most important industrial development sites. Together these two<br />

assets form the area’s most significant economic engine.”<br />

In addition to these major infrastructure projects, several<br />

port companies have also invested in their plants and equipment.<br />

Consolidated Grain and Barge invested $3 million in rye storage, a<br />

major commodity imported from Europe and vital to the Kentucky<br />

bourbon industry. Idemitsu invested $7 million in new storage and<br />

processing capacity to support the development of lubricants for<br />

the auto industry. Watco Terminals & Port Services, the port’s<br />

general cargo stevedore, recently spent $600,000 to rebuild its 225-<br />

ton capacity lattice boom crawler crane.<br />

“These investments assure that the Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville<br />

will remain at the center of cost-effective transportation options,<br />

whether by water, rail, or highway, and continue to be the area’s<br />

most attractive ‘port of opportunity,’” added Stewart.<br />

Scott Stewart<br />

Port Director<br />

Contact Info:<br />

(812)282-2096<br />

sstewart@portsofindiana.com<br />

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FROM THE BOARD ROOM<br />

The Ports of Indiana Commission is a seven-member,<br />

bipartisan board of directors for the Ports of Indiana<br />

which is appointed by the governor and meets six times<br />

per year to approve major projects.<br />

Ken<br />

Kaczmarek<br />

Chairman<br />

Greg<br />

Gibson<br />

Vice Chairman<br />

Marvin<br />

Ferguson<br />

Michael<br />

Browning<br />

Monica<br />

Newhouse-<br />

Rodriguez<br />

Christine<br />

Keck<br />

Miriam<br />

Robeson<br />

Investing in infrastructure drives future growth<br />

The Ports of Indiana<br />

Commission approved nearly<br />

$6 million in infrastructure<br />

investments for Indiana’s three<br />

ports for 2017 bringing the port’s<br />

nine-year capital improvement<br />

program to over $58 million.<br />

“Investments in critical<br />

infrastructure are a ‘way of life’ at<br />

the Ports of Indiana and we have<br />

made a commitment to our port<br />

companies to keep our campuses<br />

Rich Cooper<br />

CEO, Ports of Indiana<br />

in tip-top shape when it comes to land, roads, rail and maritime<br />

infrastructure,” said Ports of Indiana CEO Rich Cooper. “As a<br />

self-funded enterprise, we have to make the same type of decisions<br />

that all businesses make when it comes to how and where to<br />

reinvest. The answer has been very easy for us—continual<br />

reinvestment into our port properties and infrastructure has<br />

always been a stimulus for our private sector partners to do the<br />

same. At the end of the day, we want to create a premier inland<br />

port system and an environment that provides our port family of<br />

businesses with a sustainable competitive advantage.”<br />

Capital investments approved this year for the Port of<br />

Indiana-<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Vernon</strong> include repairing and re-paving<br />

port roads. Road improvements were made at the Port of<br />

Indiana-Jeffersonville and work began on a multi-year rail<br />

expansion project.<br />

Jay<br />

Potesta<br />

Secretary/Treasurer<br />

Projects at the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor include<br />

additional security cameras, upgrades to the port’s fire pump<br />

system and completion of a multi-year sewer project.<br />

Shipments at Indiana’s three ports are up over 10 percent<br />

year-to-date through September, compared to the same time<br />

period last year. Project cargoes, up nearly 118 percent over<br />

2016, have included nine shipments of wind energy components<br />

and ICARUS, the world’s largest liquid argon particle hunter.<br />

Metro Ports, the country’s oldest stevedoring company,<br />

opened its only Great Lakes facility at the Port of Indiana-Burns<br />

Harbor in July, immediately doubling the size of the port’s bulk<br />

terminal. The port was recently notified by the U.S. Department<br />

of Transportation that it has been approved for a $9.85 million<br />

FASTLANE grant as part of a $19.7 million expansion of the<br />

port’s infrastructure to increase cargo handling capacity and<br />

multimodal capabilities.<br />

The total value of economic activity provided by Indiana’s<br />

three ports has increased from $5.4 billion to $7.8 billion since<br />

2009, an increase of 45 percent. In addition, beginning in 2010,<br />

$636 million has been invested by private companies into new<br />

port facilities or expansions.<br />

The mission of the Ports of Indiana is to develop and<br />

maintain a world-class port system that operates as an agile,<br />

strategically-driven, self-funded enterprise dedicated to growing<br />

Indiana’s economy. Additional capital projects will be reviewed<br />

and awarded at future Ports of Indiana Commission meetings.<br />

For information, visit portsofindiana.com.<br />

Governor appoints two new commissioners to Ports board<br />

Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb has appointed Monica<br />

Newhouse-Rodriguez and Michael Browning to the Ports of Indiana<br />

Commission. Newhouse-Rodriguez is managing principal of<br />

Newhouse and Associates, a national airport consulting firm which<br />

provides airport planning, capital management and development<br />

services. Browning is the former president and<br />

CEO, and now chairman of the board, for<br />

Browning Investments, the largest developer<br />

of industrial distribution facilities in central<br />

Indiana.<br />

“It is an honor to have two business<br />

professionals with such distinguished careers<br />

and extensive experience in transportation<br />

planning and industrial development join the<br />

Ports of Indiana team,” said Ports of Indiana<br />

CEO Rich Cooper. “Our organization is<br />

dedicated to growing Indiana’s economy by<br />

Michael<br />

Browning<br />

developing world-class ports with a sustainable business model that<br />

does not require state funding to subsidize operations. We have<br />

been extremely successful because of the highly-qualified, businessfocused<br />

leadership provided by our commission and management<br />

team, and we look forward to the contributions that Monica and<br />

Michael will make to the Ports of Indiana.”<br />

Newhouse-Rogriguez currently manages transportation and<br />

planning issues for the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport,<br />

George Bush Intercontinential Airport and Miami International<br />

Airport. She received her bachelor’s degree in aerospace from Middle<br />

Tennessee University and her MBA in information decision sciences<br />

from the University of Illinois at Chicago.<br />

She is on the Board of Directors of World<br />

Business Partners and Associates for Airports<br />

Council International–North America, the<br />

primary trade association for airports in the<br />

U.S. and Canada, and one of five worldwide<br />

regions.<br />

Browning has been chairman of the board<br />

Monica<br />

Newhouse-Rodriguez<br />

for Browning Investments since 2013 and was<br />

the company’s president and CEO from 1981<br />

to 2013. The Indianapolis-based real estate<br />

development company’s portfolio includes<br />

large industrial parks, such as AirTech Park and AllPoints Midwest,<br />

and several downtown office buildings totaling over 2 million square<br />

feet, including Capital Center and 300 North Meridian. Michael<br />

has been honored as “Entrepreneur of the Year” by Ernst & Young<br />

and Inc. <strong>Magazine</strong> and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the<br />

University of Notre Dame.<br />

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BURNS HARBOR<br />

Ports of Indiana-Central Office<br />

150 W. Market St., Ste 100<br />

Indianapolis, IN 46204<br />

(317) 232-9200 | fax (317) 232-0137<br />

info@portsofindiana.com<br />

www.portsofindiana.com<br />

DIRECTORY<br />

Below are companies and service providers with operations related to Indiana’s ports<br />

MOUNT VERNON<br />

JEFFERSONVILLE<br />

PORT OF INDIANA-BURNS HARBOR<br />

6625 S. Boundary Drive, Portage, IN 46368<br />

219-787-8636<br />

PORT OF INDIANA-MOUNT VERNON<br />

2751 Bluff Road, <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Vernon</strong>, IN 47620<br />

812-838-4382<br />

PORT OF INDIANA-JEFFERSONVILLE<br />

1402 Port Road, Jeffersonville, IN 47130<br />

812-283-9662<br />

Aqua-Land<br />

Communications Inc.<br />

219-762-1541<br />

Communications provider<br />

Federal Marine<br />

Terminals Inc.<br />

219-787-1017<br />

Stevedoring<br />

Franciscan Working Well<br />

219-787-8662<br />

Occupational healthcare facility <br />

Great Lakes Towing Co.<br />

216-621-4854<br />

Tugboat, towing, barge services<br />

Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad<br />

219-989-4716<br />

Railroad switching<br />

Service Providers<br />

International Longshoremen’s<br />

Association Local 1969<br />

219-764-9715<br />

Maritime union<br />

International Union of<br />

Operating Engineers<br />

Local 150<br />

708-482-8800<br />

Heavy equipment union<br />

Metro Ports<br />

219-734-5018<br />

Stevedoring<br />

Norfolk Southern Railroad<br />

219-787-8001<br />

Class I railroad<br />

Steel Production, Processing, Distribution<br />

ADS Logistics Co., LLC<br />

219-787-5015<br />

Transportation, warehousing,<br />

inventory management<br />

ArcelorMittal<br />

219-787-2120<br />

Steel mill <br />

Central Coil Processing<br />

219-787-5000<br />

Steel processing <br />

Feralloy Midwest Portage<br />

219-787-9698<br />

Steel processing <br />

Feralloy Processing Co.<br />

219-787-8773<br />

Steel processing <br />

Indiana Pickling & Processing<br />

219-787-8889<br />

Steel pickling <br />

Leeco Steel<br />

800-621-4366<br />

Steel plate service center <br />

Metro International<br />

Trade Services LLC<br />

219-787-8690<br />

Metals distribution, storage<br />

Processing, Distribution, Storage<br />

Cargill Inc.<br />

219-787-8614<br />

Agriculture products handling <br />

Carmeuse Lime and Stone<br />

219-787-9190<br />

Limestone processing<br />

Frick Services<br />

219-787-9475<br />

Dry/liquid bulk storage/<br />

distribution<br />

NLMK Indiana<br />

219-787-8200<br />

Hot-rolled steel processing<br />

Phoenix Services<br />

219-787-0010<br />

Aggregate producer/steel mill<br />

services <br />

Precision Strip Inc.<br />

219-787-1602<br />

Steel coil processing <br />

Ratner Steel Supply<br />

219-787-6700<br />

Steel processor <br />

Steel Warehouse Portage<br />

219-787-8887<br />

Steel service center <br />

Tube City IMS Division by<br />

NLMK Indiana<br />

219-787-0004<br />

Steel services<br />

United States Steel Corp.<br />

219-762-3131<br />

Finishing mill<br />

Mid-Continent<br />

Coal & Coke Co.<br />

708-798-1110<br />

Coal, coke, petroleum coke<br />

processor<br />

P.I. & I. Motor Express<br />

219-850-1274<br />

Flat bed trucking <br />

Tanco Terminals Inc.<br />

219-787-8159<br />

Liquid storage, handling<br />

Service Providers<br />

Consolidated Terminals &<br />

Logistics Co.<br />

812-833-3208<br />

General cargo stevedoring,<br />

rail-to-barge bulk terminal<br />

Evansville Western Railway<br />

866-812-3897<br />

Full-service railroad<br />

TPG <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Vernon</strong> Marine<br />

<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Vernon</strong> Barge Service<br />

812-838-4889<br />

Towing, fleeting, barge cleaning/<br />

repair, bulk stevedoring<br />

Agricultural Products<br />

Agrium U.S. Inc.<br />

812-838-9779<br />

Fertilizer distribution<br />

Consolidated Grain<br />

& Barge Co.<br />

Merchandising Division<br />

812-838-6651<br />

Grain terminal <br />

Consolidated Grain<br />

& Barge Co.<br />

Soybean Processing Division<br />

812-838-6651<br />

Soybean processing plant <br />

Crop Production Services<br />

812-838-4533<br />

Retail fertilizer distribution <br />

Tri-County Agronomics<br />

812-838-1755<br />

Liquid fertilizer, pesticide/<br />

herbicide supplier <br />

Valero Renewables<br />

812-833-3900<br />

Ethanol production<br />

Processing, Distribution, Storage<br />

CEMEX/Kosmos Cement<br />

812-838-3465<br />

Cement distribution <br />

CIMBAR Performance Minerals<br />

812-838-5236<br />

Minerals processing <br />

Kenco Logistics Services<br />

812-833-3412<br />

Distribution, warehousing<br />

<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Vernon</strong> Transfer Terminal<br />

812-250-7909<br />

Coal transloading to barge<br />

American Commercial<br />

Barge Line<br />

800-638-2134<br />

Barge services<br />

CGB Marine – Louisville<br />

812-288-0488<br />

Barge services<br />

Service Providers<br />

Consolidated Terminals &<br />

Logistics Co.<br />

812-283-9500<br />

General cargo stevedoring, logistics<br />

CSX<br />

812-218-0845<br />

Class I railroad<br />

Green Lines Transportation<br />

812-258-3515<br />

Transportation, common carrier <br />

Louisville & Indiana Railroad<br />

812-288-0940<br />

Class III railroad<br />

MG Rail<br />

812-218-1337<br />

Port rail switching service<br />

MVBS Jeffersonville<br />

812-725-8295<br />

Barge harbor & fleeting service<br />

Norfolk Southern<br />

757-823-5491<br />

Class I railroad<br />

Watco Terminal &<br />

Port Services<br />

812-282-4938<br />

Warehousing, stevedoring<br />

Steel Production, Processing, Distribution<br />

Cronimet<br />

812-284-4448<br />

Stainless steel scrap processing <br />

Cylicron Engineered<br />

Cylinders<br />

812-283-4600<br />

Industrial cylinder mfg. <br />

Delaco Kasle Processing,<br />

Indiana<br />

812-280-8800<br />

Metals processing<br />

Eagle Steel Products, Inc.<br />

812-282-4770<br />

Steel processing, distribution<br />

Metals USA<br />

812-640-8881 Ext. 3505<br />

Steel processing, distribution<br />

Mill Steel<br />

812-670-4020<br />

Steel processing, distribution<br />

Ohio River Metal Services<br />

812-282-4770<br />

Steel processing, distribution<br />

OmniSource – Division of<br />

Steel Dynamics Inc.<br />

812-280-2268<br />

Scrap metal processing<br />

POSCO AAPC, LLC #2<br />

812-670-4477 Ext. 210<br />

Steel processing, distribution <br />

Steel Dynamics Inc.<br />

812-218-1490<br />

Steel coils galvanizing and painting <br />

Valmont Industries Inc.<br />

812-284-5241<br />

Steel galvanizing <br />

voestalpine Roll<br />

Forming Corporation<br />

812-284-0650<br />

Steel roll-forming,structural tubes<br />

VOSS Clark Industries<br />

812-285-7700<br />

Steel processing, distribution <br />

Processing, Distribution, Storage<br />

Airgas Specialty Products<br />

812-283-6932<br />

Chemical mfg., distribution<br />

Arctic Minerals<br />

812-283-6616<br />

Mineral processing, distribution <br />

Chemtrusion Inc.<br />

812-280-2910<br />

Plastic resin processing <br />

Consolidated Grain &<br />

Barge Co.<br />

812-283-9500<br />

Grain terminal, bulk stevedoring,<br />

logistics<br />

FedEx Ground<br />

812-218-0781<br />

Parcel distribution logistics <br />

<br />

Idemitsu Lubricants<br />

America Corp.<br />

812-284-3300<br />

Automotive and industrial<br />

lubricants<br />

Legacy Supply Chain Services<br />

812-280-5850<br />

Distribution, warehousing <br />

Mytex Polymers Inc.<br />

812-280-2900<br />

Plastic resin distribution <br />

Revere Plastics<br />

419-603-2483<br />

Plastic injection molding <br />

Tanco Clark Maritime<br />

812-280-7300<br />

Liquid storage, handling<br />

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PORTSIDE – 2017 Issue 1<br />

PORTS OF INDIANA<br />

150 W. Market St., Ste. 100<br />

Indianapolis, IN 46204

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