Ports of Indiana breaks ground on Burns Harbor warehouse
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The Ports of Indiana this week broke ground on a $10 million warehouse at the Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor, the first such facility to be built at the Lake Michigan port in 25 years.
The 84,000-square-foot building will expand the port’s capacity for handling critical cargoes, according to CEO Jody Peacock.
The building is being constructed on four acres of undeveloped land along the port’s east harbor arm, near Berth 2. It also includes a 1.65-acre laydown yard.
“The Berth 2 Warehouse is a key component of $77 million in multimodal expansion at Burns Harbor, and it will provide customers with greater supply chain flexibility and new export opportunities,” Peacock said in a news release.
The new facility will add to the port’s existing 640,000 square feet of warehouse space. Construction is expected to be complete in early 2026.
The port authority has not yet named an operator for the new warehouse facility.
“This exciting project is an important supply chain enhancement for our customers and Northwest Indiana businesses who move or consume commodities representing the building blocks of our industrial economy,” said Burns Harbor Port Director Ryan McCoy. “Local exporters will have the opportunity to reach new customers worldwide thanks to this new port asset.”
The Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor handles an average of 3 million tons of cargo each year.
The port is in the midst of developing the first international sea cargo container terminal on Lake Michigan. Officials from the Port of Antewerp-Bruges in Belgium visited the Burns Harbor port this week on a trade mission as part of an ongoing partnership.