Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor
Port Overview

Strategic Location: Just 30 miles from Chicago, enabling shippers to transport products fast and efficiently by truck, rail, barge, ship or container to and from manufacturing and agricultural markets of Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Ohio.

Steel Port: Nestled between ArcelorMittal and U.S. Steel, the port handles 15% of all U.S. steel trade with Europe and has 10+ steel processors onsite.

Year-Round Shipping: Access to world markets via inland rivers to Gulf of Mexico

Existing Synergies: Port companies provide warehousing, distribution, trucking, bulk handling, manufacturing and steel processing.

CONSIDER THIS:

• The Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor handles more ocean-going cargo than any other U.S. port on the Great Lakes.
• Indiana ranks 7th in U.S. waterborne shipping and 15th in total foreign and domestic shipping.
• The Ports of Indiana is statewide system of Ohio River and Great Lakes ports connected by water, rail and roads.
• Indiana ranks among top 10 states in 30 logistics-related categories.

INTERMODAL SERVICE:

Waterways: Ships via Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway; Barges via Illinois-Mississippi-Ohio rivers and Intercoastal Waterway to Gulf of Mexico

Railroads: Norfolk Southern, Indiana Harbor Belt and all Class I railroads

Highways: I-80, I-90, I-94, I-65, I-57, Indiana 12, Indiana 20 and Michigan Train Truck Corridor (134,000 lbs. load limit for double-trailers)

Airports: Gary/Chicago International (14 miles), Chicago Midway (45 miles), O�Hare International (60 miles), Porter County Municipal (20 miles)

PORT ADVANTAGES:

• London Metal Exchange approved facility
• Foreign-Trade Zone
• 28-foot navigable depth

PORT FACILITIES:

• 125,000 tons of liquid storage capacity
• 90,000 sq.ft. inside storage for bulk cargo
• 330,000 sq.ft. general cargo storage in 4 sheds
• Climate controlled storage space
• 55 acres paved lay-down storage area
• 5,550 feet of berthing areas
• 7 cranes (185-ton capacity)
• Ro-Ro dock
• 85 acres available for industrial development

PREMIER LOCATION:

• 18 nautical miles from Chicago
• 30 miles from Chicago by land
• 1 day's drive from 70% of U.S. market
• Southern-most port on Short Sea Shipping route with Canada and Duluth

MAJOR CARGOES:

Steel Coils/Slabs	Ingots/Billets
Finished Steel	Lumber
Scrap Steel	Project Cargo
Super Sacks	Containers
Grain	Calcium Chloride
Soybeans	Paper
Dry/Liquid Fertilizer	Coal/Coke
Salt	Asphalt
Minerals	Vehicles
Limestone	Oversized Equipment