Ports of Indiana Announces New Strategic Initiatives
The Ports of Indiana today announced new key initiatives to expand its economic development role. After a year-long strategic planning process involving in-depth research and interviews with industry stakeholders, the organization made the decision to expand its current role and aggressively grow its core business. The Ports of Indiana's new initiatives include spearheading the evaluation of an inland intermodal rail port in Indiana and pursuing increased development financing authority. Indiana's three-port system serves the world's most productive industrial and agricultural region through a combination of strategic locations, intermodal connections and specialized facilities.
Indiana Ports Record High Tonnage Month
More cargo moved across the docks at the Ports of Indiana in September than any other month in the last three years. This follows eight months of strong shipping, which put the Hoosier port system 31% ahead of last year through August. After nearly 700,000 tons of cargo were handled in September, Ports of Indiana shipping is now up 36 percent versus the first three quarters of 2003. The ports have only moved more than 700,000 tons in a month twice since 1998. September was also a landmark month as the Ports of Indiana handled the 150-millionth ton in the statewide port authority's 30-plus year history. Indiana has three public ports which opened on Lake Michigan in 1970 at Burns Harbor, and on the Ohio River in 1976 at Mount Vernon and 1985 at Jeffersonville.
