Indiana Opens 2013 International Shipping Season

The Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor celebrated the opening of the 2013 international shipping season with the arrival of the German tanker Sloman Herakles on April 1 carrying 12,860 tons of liquid fertilizer for Frick Services. Later in the week, the Federal Welland discharged 5,100 tons of steel coils imported from the Netherlands. The ship is owned by the Canadian-based Fednav Group, the largest ship operator on the Great Lakes and parent company to Port of Indiana terminal operator Federal Marine Terminals. 

While the Seaway closes for winter maintenance, Burns Harbor remains open year-round, handling cargoes by river barge, laker vessel, train and truck. In 2012, the port experienced increases of 16 percent in ocean vessel calls and 9 percent in multimodal shipments. Maritime tonnage dipped below 2011's near record total but exceeded by 9 percent the annual average for the previous five years. 

Burns Harbor on Lake Michigan is one of three public ports operated by the state port authority, The Ports of Indiana, from its headquarters in Indianapolis. The others are the Ohio River ports of Mount Vernon and Jeffersonville. 

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