US Ports of Indiana Set Quarterly Freight Volume Record

Ports of Indiana US Ports of Indiana handled nearly 3.9 million tons of cargo during the fourth quarter of 2016, the highest quarterly shipment total in its history. The total surpassed the ports’ previous quarterly record set in the second quarter of 2015 by 300,000 tons. The state’s three ports shipped nearly 11.3 million tons in 2016, the second highest volume in history and the third consecutive year the ports exceeded 10 million tons annually. “With our total 2016 shipments more than two million tons higher than the previous five-year average, a global steelmaker announcing plans to build a processing plant at our Jeffersonville port and several existing port companies making significant capital investments during the year, the prospect for continued growth at the ports is certainly encouraging,” Rich Cooper, Ports of Indiana CEO, said. The Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor recorded a total tonnage of 2.6 million tons last year. Additionally, the Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon shipped nearly 2.5 million tons of freight during the fourth quarter shattering its previous quarterly record by 44 percent. The port finished 2016 with 6.4 million tons, compared to 6.6 million tons in 2015. The third port, the Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville, handled more than 2.2 million tons of cargo in 2016. Established in 1961, the Ports of Indiana is a statewide port authority managing three ports on the Ohio River and Lake Michigan.