HOPA WELCOMES FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR PORT OF OSHAWA EXPANSION PLAN
HAMILTON, ON – The Hamilton Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA) is welcoming funding from the Federal Government to support the Port of Oshawa expansion plan. The $14 million contribution, to be drawn from the National Trade Corridors Fund, was announced by Transport Minister Omar Alghabra recently. It will be added to a $16-million investment from HOPA…Read More→
Sherman Clock Restoration
For many years, the Sherman Clock at the corner of Burlington St E and Sherman Ave. N has been looking a little worse for wear… But work has now started on repairing and repainting the structure, as well as a redesign of the clock face and signage, honouring the structure’s original modernist aesthetic. Rationale/Design HOPA…Read More→
Burlington Canal Piers
Transport Canada recently announced the transfer of the Burlington Canal Piers to HOPA Ports. Read the news here: https://globalnews.ca/news/8953125/burlington-canal-piers-hopa-future-use/ Building a Better Waterfront By taking over management of the piers, we have the ability to make them available to the City of Hamilton, City of Burlington and/or Halton Region for recreational uses. In future, they…Read More→
DO THE GREAT LAKES HOLD THE KEY TO RELIEVING SUPPLY CHAIN STRAIN?
Short-sea shipping offers a potential relief valve to congestion and greener option for many goods For Immediate Release June 29, 2022 CHICAGO, IL – In a presentation to the Great Lakes Economic Forum in Chicago this week, HOPA Ports highlighted the increasing viability of short sea shipping to move goods between some of the bi-national…Read More→
NEW AGREEMENT BRINGS
RAIL SERVICE BACK TO THOROLD MULTIMODAL HUB
NEW AGREEMENT BRINGS RAIL SERVICE BACK TO THOROLD MULTIMODAL HUB For Immediate ReleaseJune 10, 2022 THOROLD, ON – Bioveld Canada and HOPA Ports have signed an industrial switch agreement with Canadian rail services provider, GIO Railways Corporation, to enable the use of existing CN Rail infrastructure at the Thorold Multimodal Hub to transload cargo. A…Read More→
Prashaani David Harris receives inaugural HOPA Ports Sustainability Scholarship at Ontario Tech University
April 6, 2022 Hamilton, ON – Please join us in congratulating, Prashaani David Harris, the first ever recipient of the HOPA Ports Sustainability Scholarship at Ontario Tech University. Now in her fourth year, Prashaani is finishing her bachelor degree in Human Health Sciences, with a minor in Sustainability Studies. Prashaani, who hopes to be a…Read More→
McKeil Marine’s Evans Spirit Kicks Off Shipping Season at the Port of Hamilton
For Release: March 25, 2022 HAMILTON, ON – McKeil Marine’s MV Evans Spirit arrived at the Port of Hamilton yesterday, officially kicking off the 2022 marine shipping season. Coming all the way from Garrucha, Spain, with 15,905 mt of natural gypsum, the Canadian bulk carrier and its crew docked at pier 12 where stevedore, Federal…Read More→
Notice: Maintenance Dredging of Hamilton Harbour, Pier 25
A cleaner Hamilton Harbour: all contaminated sediment removed or capped at Randle Reef
From: Environment and Climate Change Canada Randle Reef partners highlight the completion of stage 2 of the Contaminated Sediment Remediation project, removing over a century of contamination from Hamilton Harbour. News release March 9, 2022 – Hamilton, Ontario The Great Lakes are essential to the health and well-being of Canadians, ecosystems, and the economy. Today,…Read More→
Hamilton Port Walk-In Vaccine Clinic
On Feb 10 HOPA Ports will be hosting another vaccine clinic at 210 Hillyard and accepting walk ins from 10 am to 4 pm. The clinic will be open to different age groups at different times throughout the day, please read the full schedule below: When: Thursday February 10, 2022 Where: 210 Hillyard Street, Hamilton…Read More→
