Ports of Indiana Secures Two FEMA Grants to Enhance Security Infrastructure at Burns Harbor and Jeffersonville Ports
INDIANAPOLIS. (Nov. 5, 2025) – Ports of Indiana has been awarded two federal grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to strengthen security infrastructure and assessment capabilities at its Burns Harbor and Jeffersonville ports. The FEMA Port Security Grant Program provides funding to state and municipal entities to help protect
Tanco expands liquid barge terminal at Jeffersonville port to provide new fertilizer products
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (Oct. 22, 2025) – Tanco Terminals is expanding its liquid barge facility at Ports of Indiana-Jeffersonville to meet rising demand for blended fertilizers in southern Indiana and northern Kentucky. The $750,000 expansion includes the construction of two 45,000-gallon
Ports of Indiana appoints Dexter Salenda to newly created Foreign Trade and Economic Development Director role
Global logistics industry veteran Dexter Salenda has joined Ports of Indiana as the organization’s first Foreign Trade and Economic Development Director. This position was created to expand Ports of Indiana’s Foreign-Trade Zone program and offer new services for companies dealing
Indiana River & Rail Terminals handles critical barge shipment at Mount Vernon port for large pharmaceutical project in central Indiana
Oversized equipment destined for pharmaceutical production campus in Lebanon, Ind., gets careful handling at Ports of Indiana’s Ohio River facility en route from Texas MOUNT VERNON, Ind. – Indiana River & Rail Terminals recently managed the barge-to-truck transload of some delicate
Ports of Indiana selects Louis Dreyfus Company to reopen international agriculture terminal at Burns Harbor port
PORTAGE, Ind. - Ports of Indiana has selected Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), a leading global merchant and processor of agricultural goods, to operate the grain export facility at its Lake Michigan port. Considered one of the world’s “big four” global agri-commodities
Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor celebrates groundbreaking of Lake Michigan port’s first new warehouse in 25 years
$10M on-dock storage facility creates new export opportunities for critical cargoes PORTAGE, Ind. – Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor has broken ground on the first new warehouse constructed at the Lake Michigan port in 25 years. Wednesday’s groundbreaking kicked off a $10 million project
Ports of Indiana hosts trade mission by Port of Antwerp-Bruges to explore expanded Indiana-Belgian partnership and new container shipments
Portage, IN - Ports of Indiana welcomed a delegation led by the Port of Antwerp-Bruges today on a trade mission exploring economic opportunities and new container shipments between the U.S. Midwest and European markets. The day’s events included a tour of
Officials celebrate grand opening of Mount Vernon Railroad creating ‘Mega-Modal’ opportunity for Southwest Indiana port
Elementary students name port locomotives ‘Power Paws,’ ‘Wildcat Express’ to honor new rail partnership between OmniTRAX, Ports of Indiana State and local officials celebrated the grand opening of the Mount Vernon Railroad today, creating an unparalleled “Mega-Modal” opportunity for Southwest Indiana.
Ports of Indiana and Metro Ports extend bulk cargo partnership at Burns Harbor
Ports of Indiana and Metro Ports have signed a five-year extension of their bulk terminal operating agreement at Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor. The agreement reaffirms both organizations’ commitment to growing bulk cargo operations and providing industry-leading customer service at Indiana’s
Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor welcomes M.V. Pile as the first ocean vessel of the 2025 international shipping season
Port staff marks the special occasion by presenting the Steel Stein to captain, crew Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor celebrated the start of the 2025 international shipping season April 11 with the arrival of the M.V. Pile, a bulk carrier owned
