BURNS HARBOR (Aug. 13, 2021) – Northwest Indiana Partners for Clean Air has honored the region’s top air quality leaders, including the Ports of Indiana. Four awards were presented for voluntary actions taken to improve air quality during 2021. The

INDIANAPOLIS (June 24, 2021) – A new study shows maritime and industrial operations at Indiana’s three ports contribute $8.2 billion per year, a 5 percent increase from the last report, support 51,000 jobs and generate more than $552 million state

INDIANAPOLIS (June 21, 2021) – Ports of Indiana (POI) announced that it has hired Bernard (Ben) Weithman as the new Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon port director. Weithman will lead port operations and business development for the Mount Vernon port. His industry experience

INDIANAPOLIS (May 18, 2021) – Ports of Indiana announced that it has hired Jennifer Hanson as the new public relations manager. Hanson, a lifelong Indiana resident, will create and implement public relations strategies; lead brand-building communication and media strategies; manage the

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (April 27, 2021) –Ports of Indiana-Jeffersonville will receive more than 30 barges by June 30 destined for a local cement facility undergoing a $600 million expansion project. The Lehigh Cement Inc. is shipping large pieces of cargo to the

INDIANAPOLIS (April 8, 2021) – Ports of Indiana announced today that it has hired Ryan McCoy as the new Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor port director and Tom Fifer as the director of planning and project delivery, a newly-created position. McCoy, a

Award honors increase in international tonnage in 2020 navigation season PORTAGE (May 11, 2021) –The U.S. Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS) announced its Pacesetter Award recipients for international cargo tonnage increases during the 2020 shipping season. The Ports

MOUNT VERNON, Ind. (April 2, 2021) – Ports of Indiana today announced that Phil Wilzbacher will retire from the Ports of Indiana, effective April 20. Wilzbacher has led operations of Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon for 19 years, making him the

INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 9, 2021) – For the first time in over 40 years, the general cargo dock at the Ports of Indiana-Jeffersonville will be made available to operator interests through a Request for Proposals (RFP). As part of the RFP process,

Indianapolis, Ind. (Jan. 22, 2021) — Ports of Indiana today announced that Ian Hirt has resigned after four years as port director of Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor, effective May 3, 2021.  The Ports of Indiana executive leadership team has commenced