New Inter-modal Port Announced for Spencer County IndianaSpencer County, Ind., officials announced plans for a new river port predicting it will be among the best-positioned facilities on the nation's inland waterway system between Pittsburgh and St. Louis.
Plans for the port, to be part of an industrial park and logistics center on the riverfront in Rockport, were revealed at the Lincolnland Annual Meeting in Rockport. I & M President and Chief Operating Officer, Helen Murray said that I & M will transfer about 600 acres of property along the Ohio River near Rockport to MidAmerica Terminals to construct an intermodal operation that will be open to agriculture, steel, furniture manufacturers and mining sectors.
Construction is expected to start this summer. Lincolnland Economic Development Corp. and MidAmerica Terminals, in cooperation with Spencer County government, say they are already negotiating more than $160 Million in additional new investment into the river port.
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