Three ports along the inland river system were awarded a Port Infrastructure Development Grant November 15 in the latest round of funding. In total, the U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd) announced… Read More
Mount Vernon
Ports of Indiana announced February 26 that its three state-owned ports shipped 12.6 million tons of cargo in 2023, the second-highest tonnage in the organization’s 63-year history. The total was… Read More
Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon is nearing completion of $1.2 million in infrastructure improvements. The improvements, launched in 2023, represent the largest annual capital investment in the Mount Vernon port since… Read More
Indiana’s three ports generate $8.7 billion annually for the state’s economy and support more than 49,000 jobs statewide, according to a new study released by Ports of Indiana. Ports of… Read More
The Ports of Indiana recently announced it has hired a new port director and information technology manager and promoted a controller to its new chief financial officer. Bernard “Ben” Weithman… Read More
Phil Wilzbacher, the longest serving port director in the Ports of Indiana’s 60-year history, is retiring effective April 20. Wilzbacher, 62, is retiring after 19 years of service at the… Read More
Grain companies Cargill Inc. and Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) have agreed to effectively exchange several grain elevators on the Illinois and Ohio rivers, Reuters reported last week. Under the… Read More
The Ports of Indiana has received recognition from Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao for its leadership role in the development and advancement of the Marine Highway M-35/M-70 container-on-barge service… Read More
Those of a certain generation will remember the cartoon moose Bullwinkle telling Rocky the Flying Squirrel, “This time for sure!” as he attempted to pull a rabbit out of a… Read More
Seeking future growth should be no problem for the Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon as it comes off its most successful year in its 42-year history. In 2018, the port recorded… Read More
