Ports of Indiana names Jacoba as Chief Commercial Officer to lead strategic growth initiatives
INDIANAPOLIS (Jan. 15, 2026) – Ports of Indiana has appointed Brady Jacoba as Chief Commercial Officer to lead its strategic growth efforts. Jacoba brings three decades of expertise in real estate, sales, marketing, and economic development to the state port
Ports of Indiana taps Kent Ebbing as Foreign-Trade Zone Director to support global trade growth
INDIANAPOLIS (December 10, 2025) – Ports of Indiana has hired Kent Ebbing to lead a Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) initiative supporting the growth of global trade in Indiana. Ebbing joins Ports of Indiana as Foreign-Trade Zone Director, following a distinguished 27-year
Indiana River & Rail Terminals expands capacity for handling barge shipments of steel at Ports of Indiana-Jeffersonville
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (December 3, 2025) — Indiana River & Rail Terminals has expanded its capacity for handling barge shipments of steel and general cargo shipments at Ports of Indiana-Jeffersonville by 40 percent. The Ohio River terminal operator raised its storage capacity to 350,000 square
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
