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Ports of Indiana Up 35 Percent in 2004

The Ports of Indiana moved 7.6 million tons of cargo across its docks in 2004 - a 35 percent increase from 2003. This was the highest annual tonnage volume for

Indiana's three-port system since 1998, and it surpassed every year since 1998 by more than a million tons and, in some cases, more than 2 million tons.

Overall, Indiana's ports saw significant increases over last year in steel (up 88 percent), coal (up 52 percent), miscella- neous-project cargo (up 33 percent) and grain (up 32 percent). The ports handled 686,000 tons in December of 2004, which was the sixth-consecutive month that ton- nage exceeded 600,000. That had only happened three times in the ports' 34-year history.

Mount Vernon increases shipping 45 percent in 2004, sets new steel mark

Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon (South- wind Maritime Center) handled 3.4 mil- lion tons in 2004, which is more than a million tons ahead of last year.

This was a 45 percent increase from 2003 and its highest tonnage total since 1998. In 2004, the port handled 102,000 tons of steel (up 151 percent from 2003), which is more than the combined total of every other year in the port's 28-year his- tory. Coal shipments finished 614,000 tons ahead of 2003 (up 53 percent), while there were other increases in salt (up 58 percent), grain (up 41 percent), misc.-pro- ject cargo (up 22 percent), limestone (up 15 percent) and fertilizer (up 6 percent).

Burns Harbor breaks records for ship tonnage and vessels calls

Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor/Portage set a new record in 2004 with 154 ship calls, shattering the previous record of 144 set in 1977. The port also handled 1.9 million tons by ship, which is the highest volume in the port's 34-year history. Over- all, the port handled 2.5 million tons of waterborne cargo (ship and barge) in 2004, the port's highest total since 1998 and a 28 percent increase from last year.

The port saw increases in all major car- goes, including steel (up 73 percent), misc./project cargo (up 34 percent), grain (up 31 percent) and salt (up 14 percent).

In addition to the maritime shipping,

Burns Harbor also handled 273,000 truck- loads of cargo and 9,500 railcars in 2004.

Total tonnage for the land-based ship- ments was 7.3 million tons, about 90 per- cent of which was moved by truck.

Overall, Burns Harbor handled 9.8 mil- lion tons of cargo by water, rail and road in 2004.

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