An official says the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor plans to invest nearly $20 million over the next four years as part of an effort to boost its cargo handling capacity.

Northwest Indiana's Lake Michigan port will get nearly $10 million from the federal government for infrastructure upgrades to boost its capacity.

In part one of a three-part series, we visit Indiana's Lake Michigan port facility to see how it's secured its place in the global steel supply chain.

Indiana's three ports had their second-best start to the year ever in the first half of 2017, moving 19 percent more cargo than at the same time last year.

Ratner Steel Supply will double the size of its operations in Portage, adding jobs and expanding its ability to ship steel across the Region.

It was the first year in the Ports of Indiana's history that the state's three ports handled more than 12 million tons.