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Indiana Port Readies To Handle Big Cargo For Cement Plant

Indiana Port Readies To Handle Big Cargo For Cement Plant Provided by Ports of Indiana JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) A southern Indiana port on the Ohio River is preparing to handle barges loaded with parts as heavy as 100 tons for a cement plant s $600 million expansion. The Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville will receive more than 30 cargo-laden barges by June 30 destined for Lehigh Cement Inc. s plant in Mitchell, about 50 miles northwest of the port. More than 350 pieces of equipment and parts, some as large as 100 tons, are being shipped from New Orleans by barge to the port in Jeffersonville, just north of Louisville, Kentucky.

Indiana port readies to handle big cargo for cement plant

Jeffersonville Port To Handle Cargo For Cement Plant Expansion

April 30, 2021 By Waterways Journal Ports of Indiana-Jeffersonville will receive more than 30 barges by June 30 destined for a cement plant undergoing a $600 million expansion. Lehigh Cement Inc. is shipping large pieces of cargo to the port destined for its facility in Mitchell, Ind., nearly 50 miles away. More than 350 pieces of equipment and plant parts, some as large as 100 tons, are being shipped by barge via the inland river system to Ports of Indiana-Jeffersonville, according to a news release from the port.  “We are pleased to play a key role in a local project that will have a huge impact on the community and region,” Ports of Indiana-Jeffersonville Port Director Jeff Miles said. “Our port has enabled the competitive economics that are only available by using the inland river system, which is an important component to the national freight system, particularly for bulk commodities.”

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