EVOLVE Field Trip to Port of Indiana- Burns Harbor

Event Date: October 25, 2017
Individuals from the INDOT EVOLVE Mentoring Program and JTRP
Individuals from the INDOT EVOLVE Mentoring Program and JTRP
Individuals from the INDOT EVOLVE Mentoring Program and JTRP
Individuals from the INDOT EVOLVE Mentoring Program and JTRP
Ports of Indiana - Burns Harbor
Ports of Indiana - Burns Harbor
Ports of Indiana - Burns Harbor
Ports of Indiana - Burns Harbor
On October 25, 2017, members off Indiana Department of Transportation EVOLVE mentoring program and the Joint Transportation Research Program toured the Ports of Burns Harbor in Portage, Indiana.

Prior to the tour of the port, Jody Peacock and Ian Hirt from the Ports of Indiana briefed the group on Burns Harbor history, products, and operation.  The port is designed to quickly and efficiently transport products by truck, rail, barge or ship.  Approximately 100 ships, 400 barges, 300,000 trucks, 12,000 railcars and 200 laker vessels move cargo through the port annually.

Located in the largest steel-producing region in North America, the port has nearly 600 acres of land and 30 port companies, including 15 steel-related company and 3 steel mills. Seeing first-hand the amount of steel coils, grain storage, massive piles of coal, and the large laker vessels docked around the grounds demonstrated the impact the Port of Indiana- Burns Harbor has on the state of Indiana. 

The link below is a photo album of the day:

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