Portside Magazine - Spring/Summer 2011

A Ports of Indiana Publication · Spring/Summer 2011

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Table of ConTenTsDuring the first half of 2011, grain made up nearly half of the total cargo shipments at the Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville.

FROM THE CEo ...................................................................................................4New ethanol facilities fuel growth in Mount Vernon port shipments

NEWS AND NOTES .....................................................................................................5Burns Harbor earns 2010 Pacesetter Award Scrap Metal Services acquires recycling facility at Port of Indiana-Burns HarborCommission awards $750,000 for port improvements

COVER storY ...................................................................................................6Mount Vernon celebrates Aventine openingClean energy ethanol plant brings new cargoes to port

Ports commissioner raises funds to establish Haitian bank ..................................... 8

Port rEPortsBurns Harbor: First ship of 2011 brings ‘wind’ from Denmark ................................... 11 Mount Vernon: Business is “growing” for Tri-County Agronomics ............................. 12Jeffersonville: Idemitsu honored for expansion’s economic impact .......................... 13 ENVIRO-FOCuS ........................................................................................................ 14RiverWorks Discovery teaches importance of rivers Ports of IndIana dIrECtorY . ............................................................................... 15

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FROM THE CEO

Rich CooperChief Executive Officer, Ports of Indiana

MOUNT VERNON, Ind. – Two new ethanol facilities are changing more than just the landscape in Mount Vernon this year. Agricultural shipments are beginning to explode thanks to the arrivals of Aventine Renewable Energy, at the Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon, and Abengoa Bioenergy, located just six miles to the east. By shipping their cargoes on barges, these clean fuel plants are utilizing the cleanest mode of transportation to move their products. Waterborne shipping requires less fuel and releases fewer emissions than rail or truck. Barges can also add some “green” benefits to their bottom line. The river allows these companies to reach new markets cheaper than their land-locked competitors. This is an example of how the Ports of Indiana creates a sustainable competitive advantage for port tenants and users. The most obvious production output at both facilities is ethanol, however, many people are unaware that there is also a food component produced during the process. The byproduct, known as “distillers dried grains” (DDGs), is an excellent feedstock for poultry and livestock. In 2011, we expect nearly a million tons of ethanol and DDGs to move through the port, which is more than 20 percent of the total shipments in 2010. These two new cargoes will likely rank third and fourth among all cargoes handled at the port behind coal and soy products. As one of the largest ethanol plants east of the Mississippi River and the biggest in Indiana, Aventine also has the largest facility at any of Indiana’s three ports. Making its home on 112 acres, Aventine can produce 110 million gallons of ethanol per year and has the ability to quickly double that capacity. The company expects to process 40 million bushels of corn from local farmers in 2011, nearly triple the port’s previous corn volume. Abengoa opened its ethanol plant in Mount Vernon midway through 2010, while Aventine started operations in December. Abengoa easily transfers loads of ethanol and DDGs to the port by using an efficient rail shuttle provided by Evansville Western Railroad. Even without a full year of shipments, more than 110,000 tons of ethanol and DDGs moved though the port in 2010, the first time either cargo had been handled at one of Indiana’s ports. Both ethanol companies are partnering with port tenant Consolidated Terminals and Logistics Co. (CTLC), which recently expanded its port operations to include a unique transloading terminal for ethanol and DDGs. The new facility can move ethanol from pipeline, trucks and railcars directly to barges. CTLC also built flexibility into the terminal so it can handle other dry bulk and liquid materials when opportunities present themselves. The new ethanol impact extends far beyond the port’s borders. Corn used to produce the ethanol is grown locally. This increased demand creates a stronger market for our farmers and local agricultural businesses. At the port, we also saw a significant increase in shipments of fertilizer in 2010. More than 100 jobs were created by the new plants and local businesses are certainly feeling the positive impact these new operations have on the Mount Vernon community. In January of 2011, there were 204 operating ethanol plants in the nation, up from 56 in January 2001. Indiana is now home to 13 ethanol plants and we are proud to say two of them are in Mount Vernon. This is no surprise. The area has just what an ethanol plant needs: some of the richest farmland in the world, a solid workforce and a port with the logistics connections to move products wherever they need to go. The Ports of Indiana salutes our newest business partners in southwest Indiana and wishes them much success going forward.

Workers from Consolidated Terminals and Logistics Co. unload ethanol from Abengoa Bioenergy railcars into barges at the Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon.

New ethanol facilities fuel growth in Mount Vernon port shipments


Burns Harbor earns 2010 Pacesetter Award The St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. recently announced that the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor earned its 8th “Pacesetter Award” for increasing international shipments by 73 percent in 2010. The “Robert J. Lewis Pacesetter Award” was established in 1992 to recognize ports that increased the amount of international tonnage that crossed their docks via the St. Lawrence Seaway. “The Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor is a gateway for the state of Indiana and the Midwest to connect with the St. Lawrence Seaway and Atlantic Ocean,” Ports of Indiana CEO Rich Cooper said. “The port continues to distinguish itself as the preferred destination for large project cargo shipments from a multitude of international shippers, many of which are located overseas. This premier facility on Lake Michigan offers significant competitive advantages for importing or exporting at America’s Heartland.” The port previously earned the award in 1992, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2001, 2002 and 2006. Other winners of the 2010 Pacesetter Award were Cleveland, Duluth, Ogdensburg, Oswego and Toledo. Last year only one port received the award. “This robust increase in international cargo shipments is good news for the U.S. economy and underscores the importance of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway system,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. “We are encouraged by what we are seeing and applaud the outstanding work of the Great Lakes ports.” Project cargoes helped propel international trade. The port moved 14-times more shipments of heavy or unusually-shaped cargoes in 2010 than the previous year, including the largest shipment of project cargo in port history – 134 complete wind turbine units carried on 11 ships from Canada Steamship Lines and Flinter Shipping. The port also provided its largest ever ship-to-land move for a single piece of heavy lift cargo with a 388-ton electrical transformer from Spain that arrived on the Beluga Recognition. The port got an early start on international shipments in 2011 with a delivery of wind turbine components from Denmark on the “M/V Avonborg,” the first international ship to enter the St. Lawrence Seaway. For more information on the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp., visit www.seaway.dot.gov.

A 388-ton electrical transformer from Spain was part of a record year for project cargo at the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor in 2010.

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Scrap Metal Services acquires recycling facility at Port of Indiana-Burns HarborPORTAGE, Ind. – Scrap Metal Services (SMS) joined the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor in January when the company acquired the scrap metal recycling assets of Behr Iron and Steel’s Portage location. Headquartered in Burnham, Ill., SMS specializes in scrap metal processing and dismantling of intermodal transportation equipment and railcars. The company is a supplier of ferrous and non-ferrous scrap to both domestic and international consumers. According to the World Steel Association, scrap accounts for nearly 35 percent of worldwide steel production. The metal is indefinitely recyclable and does not lose quality in the process. Recycling scrap steel also saves money and energy resources since there is no need to mine additional iron ore, the raw material used in integrated steel mills. “SMS has quickly built synergies with our existing port customers,” said Peter Laman, port director of the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor. “The company supplies scrap to port steel processor NLMK and is a local delivery point for port customers to sell their scrap.” SMS operates another facility in Burns Harbor within the ArcelorMittal complex. The company also has operations in Pennsylvania and Illinois and in 2010, opened a facility in Malcolm, Ala., adjacent to a new ThyssenKrupp steel mill. “The new facilities in Indiana and Alabama will expand our company’s reach in areas with significant scrap metal volume,” said Richard Gertler, chief operating officer of SMS. “The port location allows SMS to serve customers south and east of Burns Harbor – an area that was previously too far from an SMS facility.” For more information, visit www.scrapmetalservices.com.

From the Board RoomCommission awards $750,000 for port improvements The Ports of Indiana commission awarded nearly $750,000 for rail projects at each of Indiana’s three ports during public meetings in February and April. Projects included:

• $595,263 to Associated Railroad Contractors Inc. of Louisville, Ky., for 4,500 feet of new rail for a passing track at the Jeffersonville port; • $60,000 to Walsh & Kelly Inc. of Griffith, Ind., to repair of 120 feet of pavement and the main rail track at Burns Harbor; • $92,230 to Ameritrack Rail, a division of Railserve Inc., of Frankfort, Ind., to replace 1,335 feet of track at the Mount Vernon port.

The commission approved an annual lease with the Metropolitan School District of Mount Vernon for five acres of port land to be used as a test plot by the FFA for growing crops. The fee was waived. The commission also approved new leases with current port companies HealtheACCESS at Burns Harbor and CEMEX/Kosmos Cement in Mount Vernon as well as a port security agreement with ISM Security Management at Burns Harbor.


“The port is a prime site for an ethanol plant,” said Phil Wilzbacher, port director at the Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon. “Being in the Corn Belt, Aventine can source its corn with lower transportation costs and ship its ethanol and DDGs by barge right from its backyard. River transportation will provide them with a significant long-term competitive advantage in logistics costs.” The Aventine plant began producing ethanol in December and now is operating seven days a week. It has the capacity to produce 110 million gallons of ethanol per year using 40 million bushels of corn, which is nearly triple the port’s previous annual corn volume.

MOUNT VERNON, Ind. – A massive new facility catches one’s eye immediately when pulling into the Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon. Circled by rail track with tanks, conveyors and silos sprouting from the earth, the port’s newest company, Aventine Renewable Energy, celebrated its grand opening April 6. The 112-acre site is not only the largest ethanol plant in the state, but also the largest facility at all three of Indiana’s ports. “This clean technology facility and our local employees are phenomenal,” Aventine CEO Thomas Manuel said at the grand opening. “This plant is a jewel in our cap and we’re honored to be among Indiana’s most innovative businesses. I am happy to report that we are already ahead of production goals. Today, we mark a successful launch and look forward to a long future in Mount Vernon.” Ethanol is a biofuel made from renewable sources – in this case, corn – that is fermented and distilled into alcohol. The ethanol-making process also produces a valuable by-product called distillers dried grains – or “DDGs” – which is used as a protein-rich additive for livestock feed.

Aventine Renewable Energy CEO Thomas Manuel leads the ceremonial ribbon-cutting at the company’s grand opening of its ethanol plant at the Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon on April 6.

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Ethanol is a renewable biofuel blended into 90 percent of the U.S. gasoline supply. Also known as ethyl alcohol, it is produced when the starch in grains – such as corn – is converted to sugar, then fermented and distilled into alcohol.

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Cover image and photos Courtesy of John Blair photography/aventine renewaBle energy.


“Aventine’s impact extends far beyond the 45 new jobs at the facility,” Wilzbacher said. “Ethanol and DDGs are commodities new to the port and have quickly become some of our largest volume cargoes. The corn used to produce the ethanol comes from the local area, so farmers and agricultural-related business will experience a positive impact as well.” Based in Dallas, Aventine is a leading producer and marketer of ethanol and DDGs. The company currently has two other facilities in Illinois and Nebraska, with two more under construction. Once all facilities are complete, Aventine will have the capability to produce roughly 460 million gallons a year – making the company the nation’s fifth largest ethanol supplier. In early 2011, Indiana was ranked fifth in the nation in ethanol capacity with the ability to produce 1.1 billion gallons annually, according to the Renewable Fuels Association. Nationwide, the industry converted 4.65 billion bushels of corn into ethanol, making 13 billion gallons of the fuel and 32.5 million tons of livestock feed additives last year. Aventine is partnering with the port’s long-time grain terminal

Here are some of the things the ethanol industry contributes to the U.S. economy based on the Renewable Fuels Association’s 2011 Ethanol Industry Outlook:

• 10% of nation’s gas demand • 70,400 U.S. jobs • 13 billion gallons of ethanol fuel produced• 445 million barrels of imported oil replaced • 4.65 billion bushels of corn used • 350 million gallons of ethanol exports• 32.5 million metric tons of high-value feedstock • 204 U.S. ethanol plants in January 2011, more than 3.5 times more than January 2001

operator, Consolidated Grain and Barge (CGB), for purchasing corn from local farmers. The company has a four-million bushel elevator system at the port with additional grain storage at its other elevators in the region. CGB also markets the DDGs to companies in the U.S., Europe and Asia. Consolidated Terminals and Logistics Co. (CTLC), a division of CGB, will handle the loading of ethanol and DDGs onto barge at the port. In 2010, the company constructed a unique bulk cargo loading facility with equipment used exclusively to transload ethanol from railcars, trucks and pipeline directly to barges. “Aventine’s innovative facility uses clean technology to produce biodegradable fuel that releases less carbon emissions than traditional fuel,” said Ports of Indiana CEO Rich Cooper. “The company plans to further reduce its environmental impact and increase its economic advantage by moving the ethanol and DDGs by water, the most environmentally-sound mode of transport. This plant is a wonderful addition to the port, the community and the state.” For more information, visit www.aventinerei.com.

• Made from a renewable source• Reduces carbon monoxide emissions• Biodegradable • Produced domestically• Replaces harmful MTBE (methyl tert-butyl ether) as an octane-boosting additive In fuel • Creates high value byproduct (DDGs) used in livestock feed

MAJoRBeneFItsoFethAnolDDGs are distillers dried grains, a valuable byproduct of the ethanol-making process. DDGs are left over after ethanol is removed from corn and sold as a protein-rich additive used in livestock feeds.

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The only thing more powerful than the perennial hardship Phil McCauley found during his 2010 visit to Haiti was the strength and determination of its people. Haiti is prone to natural disasters, persevering through a 7.0 magnitude earthquake in 2010, four tropical storms in 2008 and widespread flooding in 2002,

2003, 2006 and 2007. Much of the nation is rural with limited opportunities for jobs, medical care and education. After an extensive career in accounting and government, McCauley knew economic development and entrepreneurship were pathways out of poverty. So with the help of his church, he set out to raise funds to open a bank that could provide small business loans for women

in the town of San Raphael. After nine months of working, planning and fundraising, the bank will open for business in July. “Most everyone knows of the devastation that takes place frequently in Haiti from hurricanes, drought, earthquakes and medical epidemics, but what most do not know is that Haitians are a proud people with much dignity,” McCauley said. “Our goal is to help people help themselves by providing education, training and capital in the form of small loans to start and maintain a business.” A Ports of Indiana commissioner since 2007, McCauley became involved with Haiti through his church, Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Jeffersonville, Ind., and its pastor, Rev. Tom Clegg. Sacred Heart was matched with a Haitian sister parish in San Raphael, a town located roughly an hour and a half outside of Haiti’s second largest city, Cap-Haitien. The residents are poor and many have sub-standard housing. Sacred Heart assists the community in a number of ways including providing funds for elementary school teachers’ salaries, establishing a children’s food and nutrition program, development of an internet cafe and support for education. McCauley knows a little something about finance as a partner emeritus of the regional accounting firm McCauley Nicolas and Co. CPAs and a member of the American Institute of CPAs. On his first trip to San Raphael in May of 2010, McCauley became

Rev. Tom Clegg, pastor of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Jeffersonville, Ind., feeds a child during a trip in October to San Raphael, Haiti. The church established a nutritional program that feeds about 50 to 60 children twice a day.

Phil McCauleyPorts of Indiana Commissioner

Ports commissioner raises funds to establish Haitian bank


Port Commissioner Phil McCauley is helping to open a branch of Fonkoze Bank in San Raphael, Haiti, that will give small business loans to local women like these market vendors.

interested in how a “micro-loan” program might help the area – an idea the church had been considering. He describes “micro-loans” as very small loans that are designed to help those in poverty start a business, which in some cases, is $25 to buy a flock of chickens. “After studying other micro-loan programs in Haiti, it looked to be quite a daunting task to establish a sustainable operation,” McCauley said. “The project looked a bit overwhelming for our meager resources, but in our research we found an organization was already doing this in other parts of Haiti – and doing it quite successfully.” The organization was a Haitian chartered bank named Fonkoze. Founded in 1995, Fonkoze is the largest not-for-profit micro-finance institution in Haiti. According to its website, www.fonkoze.org, its mission is “building the economic foundations for democracy in Haiti by providing the rural poor with the tools they need to lift themselves out of poverty.” It not only offers loan and banking services, but training for business and life-skills such as environmental stewardship, health and reading. Nearly 4,400 Haitians completed the program’s literacy training in 2010. Fonkoze has 44 branches throughout the poorest areas of Haiti, financing 50,533 loans totaling more than $10 million – an average of less than $200 per loan. Ninety-nine percent of the clients are women, who the organization’s founder, Rev. Joseph Philippe, describes as “the backbone of the Haitian economy and the doorway into the family unit.” On his second trip to Haiti last October, McCauley met with Fonkoze CEO Anne Hastings. He learned that if the church provided Fonkoze with $60,000, they could open a branch in San Raphael. The funds would cover start-up costs and allow it to operate for three days a week for one year. After that, Hastings believed operations would be stable enough to continue. Loans are repaid quickly, with entry-level loans starting at a six-month term. The bank also offers savings accounts with 234,000 clients organization-wide and deposits totaling more than $24 million. McCauley was surprised by how quickly the project came to fruition. “Fonkoze had serviced a few customers in San Raphael from

their location about an hour away,” he said. “The bank personnel travel to San Raphael by motorcycle and hold conferences under a tree. Their familiarity with setting up new operations and the city of San Raphael helped them have a quick opening.” McCauley’s next trip to San Raphael will be in early 2012 – far enough away to be able to see the effect the bank has on the community. “The people of Haiti want and strive to provide for their children’s good health and a better life,” McCauley said. “They take great care of themselves in spite of the lack of electricity, plumbing, roads and other things we take for granted. They do a great job of maintaining their self-respect in very trying conditions. I am glad we can help them establish the foundation for a better life.” For more information on Fonkoze, visit www.fonkoze.org. To learn about Sacred Heart’s Haiti project, click on the “Sister Parish” tab at www.sacredheart-church.com.

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PORTAGE, Ind. – The Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor got an early start on its 41st international shipping season. The port’s first ship of 2011 was also the first ship to enter the St. Lawrence Seaway as the “M/V Avonborg” cruised in from the Atlantic Ocean on March 22 carrying wind turbine blades from Denmark. The first ship signifies the start of the international shipping season, the arrival of vital materials needed by local business and the creation of jobs for longshoremen, crane operators, truckers and many other workers who depend on the port. The Avonborg was the first ship through the St. Lambert Lock in Québec, Canada, as the seaway opened its 53rd shipping season and it arrived at Burns Harbor on March 29. The vessel carried 75 of the longest wind turbine blades in North America on their journey from Esbjerg, Denmark, to Payne, Ohio, where the turbines will be installed in Horizon Wind Energy’s Timber Road project. This was the first of three ships to come through the port carrying components for the Ohio project. The blades were manufactured by Vestas in Denmark, transported to the U.S. by Wagenborg Shipping of the Netherlands and off-loaded by Federal Marine Terminals (FMT), the general cargo stevedore for the Port of Indiana. Benchmark Marine Services served as the shipping agent. FMT enjoys an international reputation as a premier handler of large, high-value project cargoes. Just last year, the company handled 15 shipments of wind components at Burns Harbor and has recently made significant investments in specialized cargo-handling equipment. FMT’s experience, combined with our productive workforce of the International Longshoremen’s Association Local 1969 and International Union of Operating

Engineers Local 150, make this port a premier Midwest distribution point for wind components and oversized cargoes. The Avonborg was built in 2009 at the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai, China, and weighs 12,000 tons. On its journey to Burns Harbor, the Avonborg was captained by Gert J.K. Mol and manned by a crew from both the Netherlands and Philippines.

FMT’s Klancer returns to Burns Harbor I’d like to welcome back a long-time friend of the port as Vic Klancer has returned to Burns Harbor in the role of general manager for Federal Marine Terminals. Klancer previously worked as traffic manager for FMT at Burns Harbor, but spent the last two years as general manager of the company’s Milwaukee facility. A graduate of Northern Illinois University, Klancer started his career at Calumet Harbor Terminals in 1972 and was transferred to Burns Harbor in 1974. Outside of the past two years in Milwaukee and a stint in Norfolk, Va., Klancer spent most of his career in or around Burns Harbor with Tri-State Terminals, Ceres Terminals, Universal Marine, Klancer & Assoc. and Jack Gray Transport. He joined FMT in 2007. Vic and Kimberlee, his wife of 38 years, have three grown children and one grandchild, with another on the way. He and his family have lived in Valparaiso, Ind., for 32 years, and while he said they thoroughly enjoyed Milwaukee, they are very happy to be back home in Northwest Indiana.

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First ship of 2011 brings ‘wind’ from Denmark

Loaded with 161-foot turbine blades, the M/V Avonborg arrived at the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor on March 29.

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MOUNT VERNON, Ind. – For Tri-County Agronomics, business is growing in more ways than one. Tri-County has been helping area farmers grow crops for more than 20 years. Now the company is setting the stage for its own business growth – by investing in a computer-automated loading system, adding seed treatment capabilities and increasing storage capacity for fertilizer and agricultural chemicals. The company has provided seed and fertilizer to farmers since opening at the port in 1991. Tri-County caters to farms of all sizes, selling liquid and dry fertilizers and a full line of seed and micronutrients – the trace minerals needed in soil for optimal plant growth. The company takes pride in offering personal, hands-on customer support, with services including custom product application, logistics, soil analysis and consultations by trained certified crop advisors. The recent investments are part of a renewed focus on market development by increasing capacity to serve a wider customer base and adding new equipment, such as spray rigs and spreader trucks, that will speed up distribution and help the company cover more ground.

Corn and soybeans each make up about 45 percent of Tri-County’s crop seed sales, with wheat accounting for the remaining 10 percent. Tri-County Agronomics is the southern Indiana retail division of Tri-County Chemical Inc., based in Eldorado, Ill. The company owns three other facilities located in Illinois and has served customers in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee for more than 50 years.

To learn more about Tri-County Agronomics, visit www.liquidnpk.com.

Hartstack promoted at CGB We’d like to congratulate Consolidated Grain and Barge’s Leland Hartstack as he takes over the position of group facility manager, where he oversees the day-to-day operations in CGB’s western portion of the Ohio Valley region. A Texas native, Leland started with CGB in 2008 as a merchandiser in Catoosa, Okla., moving to the same position at Mount Vernon in 2010. Prior to that, he worked for Cargill’s animal nutrition division. A graduate of Texas A&M University with a degree in agriculture economics, he spent three years as a teacher and coach of baseball and football in Texas. He and his wife Tricia have two young sons, Hudson and Hayden. Hartstack is replacing Scott Strickland who moved upriver to CGB’s facility at our sister port in Jeffersonville to take the new position of regional barge freight trader.

Leland HartstackConsolidated Grain & Barge

Business is “growing” for Tri-County Agronomics

Tri-County Agronomics supplies local farms and agricultural businesses with fertilizer and seed.

River shipping is vital to the local farming community. The port handled more than 500,000 tons of agriculture products in the first five months of 2011. Through May, the port’s ag shipments were up 29 percent vs. the same period in 2010.

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JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. – We see the economic impact of our companies everyday here at the Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville and are proud when one of our own is recognized by the community. One Southern Indiana honored Idemitsu Lubricants America Corp. as a finalist for the Economic Impact Award at its annual Business Awards in May. Nominations are based on a variety of factors, including the company’s capital investment, tax benefits to the community, number of jobs created and the reputation as a good corporate citizen. Idemitsu’s facility at the port is the company’s only North American manufacturing facility, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Idemitsu Kosan Co. of Japan. Established in 1911, Idemitsu is one of Japan’s largest oil and energy companies. This location makes more than 200 different formulations of lubricants and can annually produce 17.1 million gallons of industrial and automotive oils and fluids, such as power steering and transmission fluids. The company joined the port in 1992. “At the time Idemitsu chose the port to locate this facility, there was a lot of vacant land and not a lot of commerce – some, but not anything like you see today,” said Matt Hall, vice president

of economic development for One Southern Indiana. “They believed in the potential at the port and the possibilities in southern Indiana and really took a leap of faith by choosing our area.” Idemitsu recently received a tax abatement from the City of Jeffersonville for a plant expansion. The company plans to invest $21 million to expand manufacturing capabilities and add 28 jobs. “When you look at a company like

Idemitsu, with locations around the globe, they can invest virtually anywhere in the world,” Hall said. “The fact they consider this port location for continued investment is indicative of the partnership formed between the Ports of Indiana, the City of Jeffersonville and Idemitsu Kosan.” Finalists for the Economic Impact Award were determined by members of One Southern Indiana’s staff from new projects announced in the past year. According to Hall, Idemitsu was a clear finalist from the start. The other businesses honored in the economic development category included winner Accent Marketing of Jeffersonville and finalist Talon Logistics of New Albany, Ind. Now in its 23rd year, the Business Awards dinner at the Horseshoe Southern Indiana Casino in Elizabeth, Ind., brought together 400 people to recognize 24 companies in six categories.

New rail crossing increases port safety We recently partnered with the Indiana Department of Transportation to upgrade a busy rail crossing at the port. The project included new signals, crossing gates, flashing lights and warning bells, all constructed at a cost of $233,000. Not only was this a significant safety improvement, but it also greatly improved traffic flow through the area. Previously, there were stop signs at the rail crossing instead of crossing gates. I guess you could say this project added a few much-needed “bells and whistles.”

U.S. Congressman Todd Young (left) toured Steel Dynamics with Plant Manager Jordan Breiner during a visit to the Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville earlier this year. Young hosted a business roundtable with business leaders from port companies including Consolidated Grain and Barge, Kinder Morgan, Tanco Clark Maritime, Metals USA and Ohio River Metal Services.

The Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville recently added new signals, gates, flashing lights and warning bells to the Port Road rail crossing.

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A young student on a class field trip boards a riverboat for the first time. A family at a nature center works together on a massive 3-D puzzle of a towboat. A teen-ager conducts a hands-on experiment to learn about water flow. These are just some of the ways RiverWorks Discovery educates children on the commerce, conservation and history of America’s rivers. RiverWorks Discovery was created in 2004 by AEP River Operations, a barge company based out of St. Louis, Mo. By 2009, the program had grown beyond the company’s main mission. To grow and expand the program on a national level, AEP gifted RiverWorks to the National Rivers Hall of Fame in Dubuque, Iowa. The river center sees more than 200,000 visitors a year and has earned the distinguished Smithsonian Institution museum affiliation.

RiverWorks Discovery teaches importance of rivers

E n v i r o • F o c u sEnvironmental issues are very important to the Ports of Indiana. As a port authority, the Ports of Indiana has the dual responsibility of protecting and enhancing our environment while building infrastructure that facilitates economic development.

The RiverWorks program can be tailored to educate different groups at a variety of events – class field trips, festival booths or museum tours. One constant is the “Kids for Clean Rivers” pledge that every participant signs. Errin Howard, RiverWorks Discovery program manager, says one goal is to get children out to the nearest navigable river and hopefully give them a boat ride. “Many of the kids haven’t even seen a river up close, let alone traveled on one,” Howard said. “Just because someone isn’t near a navigable river does not mean we don’t want to educate them about our rivers. The organization geared its educational standards toward third grade through high school age groups, and is partnering with the National Energy Education Development Project on programs for middle and high school students that focus on river transport of energy sources, such as ethanol, oil and coal. While Howard is based in Cincinnati, the program is offered in 16 states and has reached more than 350,000 children and adults. It currently has 57 sponsors nationwide, ranging from ports and barge companies to museums and environmental groups. “Many people don’t understand river transportation,” Howard said. “We try to help the public make the connection between what they see on the river and how it affects their daily lives. They see barges carrying coal that generates the electricity to turn on their lights and they see barges carrying grain that might end up in their bread.” According to John Sutter, director of sales and marketing for the National Rivers Hall of Fame, RiverWorks is building a

ABOVE: Children learn about the inner workings of a lock from a hands-on exhibit at the RiverWorks Discovery booth. BELOW: Girls piece together a 3-D puzzle of a paddleboat during Cincinnati’s annual Ohio River Way Paddlefest event. Photos courtesy of Bryn Weller Photography and RiverWorks Discovery

2,000-square-foot traveling exhibit that will visit partner venues free of charge thanks to a grant. It will stop at the Gulf Coast first, emphasizing the relationship between the Inland Waterways and the Gulf Coast shippers. “The program’s primary goal is to reach as many people as possible on a national scale,” Sutter said. “Not everyone lives close enough to see the museum in Dubuque or visit one of the inland rivers. When the traveling exhibit hits the road in the fall of 2012, it will reach several thousand people at a time with our message of river conservation and commerce.” For more information, visit www.riverworksdiscovery.org.


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