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INLAND PORT PROFILE marshalling yard will be signed as an idle-free zone provid- ing signifcant reductions in exhaust and greenhouse emis- sions, a huge concern in many larger multimodal ports.

Unanswered Questions, Unlimited Upside

The DOT/MARAD work at Jeffersonville is underway.

The Burns Harbor work, though, has not yet started. Coda would not discuss total project fnancing at Burns Harbor.

It remains unclear how the project’s $20 million package is funded beyond the $9.85 million federal grant. Despite di- rect links to Norfolk Southern’s trackage and facilities, NS is not contributing to project funding, Coda said; neither is NS involved in any aspects of the Port’s rail upgrades.

Coda said that the Port and MARAD fnalized their grant agreement in late 2018. In January, the Port issued two RFPs for rail development and general engineering. Coda predict- ed that “we will be getting shovels in the ground on two of the fve segments later this year. We are on schedule and on

Help ensure safe, ef?cient & budget.” He said all projects will be complete in 2020. If so, sustainable maritime the future is bright indeed for the Ports of Indiana.

operations in the future.

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Tom Ewing is a freelance writer specializing in on maritime training. energy and environmental issues.