How much does it cost to move things from Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor to New Orleans?
By train, truck and barge, see how fast and expensive each mode is for 1,500 tons of steel or around 60 steel coils.
From Burns Harbor to the end of the Mississippi River, shipping via barge travels through 15 miles of Lake Michigan before traveling down Chicago-area rivers to the Mississippi. According to the Ports of Indiana, one barge has a maximum capacity of 1,750 tons of steel or around 70 steel coils. But a tug boat might push 15 barges at a time.
Travel time: 13.5 days south, 18.5 days north
Distance: 1,523 miles
Cost to move 1,500 tons: $45,000, $30 per ton
According to the Ports of Indiana, it would require 60 truck trailers to move 1,500 tons of steel or around 60 steel coils.
Travel time: 16 hours
Distance: 935 miles
Cost: $210,000, $140 per ton
According to the Ports of Indiana, it would require 14 railcars to move 1,500 tons of steel or around 60 steel coils.
Travel time: 3 days
Distance: 1,407 miles
Cost: $90,000, $60 per ton