摘要: |
The Ports of Indiana handled more than 11.2 million tons of cargo in 2021, resulting in a 33.6 percent increase from 2020. The past five years' shipments (2017-2021), including the hard-hit pandemic of 2020, have totaled more than 58.7 million tons, which set a new five-year high for the three ports. In comparison, the previous five years' shipments (2012-2016) totaled 49.1 million tons. Both Burns Harbor and Jeffersonville achieved their highest shipment totals to date. In the history of Ports of Indiana, more than 259.8 million tons have been shipped using its three ports. Major cargo increases in 2021 for the Ports of Indiana overall included a rebound in coal (213 percent), salt (141 percent), steel (40 percent), grain (39 percent), minerals (23 percent), oils (21 percent) and limestone (20 percent). Additional increases included coke and project cargo such as wind turbines. |