The project will procure a new buy america compliant 120 ton or greater capacity boom crane for the mount vernon port

The crane will increase the ports current lift capacity from less than 60 tons to at least 120 tons and will allow the port to supply heavy lift transload between barge rail and truck. The crane also allows the port to handle longer pieces of cargo that do not fit within the existing craneway. Activities to be performed the project will procure a new buy america compliant 120 ton or greater capacity boom crane for the ports of indiana mount vernon port. The primary objective of this project is to establish a competitive marine highway transportation service option for shipping an entirely new oversized heavy gauge dimensional plate steel product being manufactured by nucor in brandenburg kentucky and the crane is necessary to support this objective because IT allows the port to handle longer pieces of cargo that do not fit within the existing craneway. The crane will increase the ports current lift capacity from less than 60 tons to at least 120 tons and will allow the port to supply heavy lift transload between barge rail and truck. Deliverables expected outcomes extracted from schedule G page 10 of the grant agreement freight movements. Economic competitiveness calculate the amount of unitized freight by tonnage volume that will be transported on the marine highway service on the designated marine highway route teus metric tons or cubic board meter CBM movements. Quarterly. Highway vehicle miles traveled VMT avoided.economic competitiveness calculate the VMT by obtaining the road miles traveled on the designated marine highway route. Quarterly. Cargo lifts economic competitivenesscalculate the count of unitized freight lifts using cargo handling equipment in the project study area. Quarterly. Intended beneficiary ports of indiana. Subrecipient activities none.