In 2010, barge traffic at the Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville increased 29 percent over the previous year.
TABLE OF CONTENTS FROM THE CEO New York rule threatens Great Lakes shipping .............................................................. 4 2010 YEAR IN REVIEW Ports of Indiana ships most cargo since 2006 .................................................................... 5
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COVER STORY “Our Amazing Journey” ............................................................................................. 6 Port operations manager buys old shrimp boat in Mississippi and pilots it home to Indiana
PORTS OF INDIANA CONTACT INFORMATION
Rich Cooper, Chief Executive Officer (317) 232-9200; rcooper@portsofindiana.com Matt Smolek, Port Director - Jeffersonville (812) 283-9662; msmolek@portsofindiana.com Phil Wilzbacher, Port Director - Mount Vernon (812) 833-2166; pwilzbacher@portsofindiana.com Peter Laman, Port Director - Burns Harbor (219) 787-5101; plaman@portsofindiana.com Jody Peacock, Director of Corporate Affairs (317) 233-6225; jpeacock@portsofindiana.com David Haniford, General Counsel (317) 232-9204; dhaniford@portsofindiana.com
Ferguson, Gibson reappointed to ports commission......................................................... 14 Commission approves budget, elects officers Port employees mark milestones Norfolk Southern to provide rail-switching at Burns Harbor ........................................ 15 PORT REPORTS Burns Harbor: Port shipments increase 43 percent in 2010 ................................. 16 Mount Vernon: Looking back at a year of growth ....................................................... 17 Jeffersonville: Port handles 27 percent increase in 2010 shipments ........................ 18 ENVIRO-FOCUS South Shore Clean Cities helps port secure hybrid vehicle ............................................. 19
Laurie Peckham, Controller (317) 233-6227; lpeckham@portsofindiana.com Liz Folkerts, Communications Specialist (317) 232-9205; lfolkerts@portsofindiana.com John Hughes, Engineering Director (219) 787-8045; jhughes@portsofindiana.com Warren Fasone, Security Manager (219) 787-5056; wfasone@portsofindiana.com
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ADVERTISER INDEX Consolidated Grain and Barge .... Back Cover Jemison Marine ..............................................9 Mount Vernon Transfer Terminal ............... 15 One Southern Indiana.......Inside Front Cover PC Home Centers ..................................... 19 RiverWorks Discovery ................................ 11
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