America's Premier Inland Port System

PORTS OF INDIANA

The state of Indiana annually ships about 70 million tons of cargo by water each year, which ranks 14th among all U.S. states. More than half of Indiana's border is water, which includes 400 miles of direct access to two major freight transportation arteries: the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway (via Lake Michigan) and the Inland Waterway System (via the Ohio River).

The state's three-port system serves the world's most productive industrial and agricultural region through a combination of strategic location, intermodal connections and specialized facilities. The Ports of Indiana is a quasi-governmental organization that operates a statewide system of ports, foreign trade zones and economic development programs under the authority of the Indiana Port Commission, a seven-member bipartisan board appointed by the governor.

The state's three public ports are:

Port of Indiana - Burns Harbor

Portage, Ind. on Lake Michigan

Port of Indiana - Mount Vernon

Located on the Ohio River in Mount Vernon, Ind.

Also known as "Southwind Maritime Center"

Port of Indiana - Jeffersonville

Located on the Ohio River in Jeffersonville, Ind.

Also known as "Clark Maritime Center"