Attention Fisherman’s Pier Boat Launch Users
Spring is here, and we’re happy to advise that work will be starting soon on major improvements to the boat launch located at 1155 Eastport Dr. Grading and paving of the parking and trailer area will help improve site drainage, and new pavement markings will help keep launch staging organized. This paving work is expected…Read More→
Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority looks to Atura Power for Green Hydrogen
Hamilton, ON – Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA) has entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Atura Power to acquire green hydrogen as part of its commitment to supporting the growth of clean energy and reducing its carbon footprint. HOPA is the largest Port on the Great Lakes, operating multi-modal transportation facilities in Hamilton, Oshawa and…Read More→
HOPA Ports Welcomes New Board Member: Nancy DiGregorio
HAMILTON ON – HOPA Ports welcomes the announcement by Minister of Transport, Hon. Omar Alghabra, of an appointment to its Board of Directors. HOPA Ports is pleased to welcome the new appointment of Ms. Nancy DiGregorio to its Board of Directors, as Class II User Appointment, for a term of three years. Ms. DiGregorio has…Read More→
Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority welcomes the first vessel of the 2023 shipping season
HAMILTON, ON – The first vessel of the 2023 shipping season has arrived at the Port of Hamilton. The vessel MV Florence Spirit arrived from Detroit for delivery to Pier 21, ArcelorMittal Dofasco. The Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA) celebrates the start of each shipping season with the ceremonial presentation of a Top Hat to the…Read More→
HOPA Ports records strong season despite ongoing global supply-chain uncertainty
Agri-food is strongest growth sector, reaching 33 per cent of overall tonnage. HAMILTON, ON – At the conclusion of the 2022 shipping season, Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA) saw a total of 10,366,810 metric tonnes (MT) of cargo transiting the ports of Hamilton and Oshawa combined. A total of 628 vessels visited its two ports during…Read More→
Lay-Up Season Begins
WINTER LAY-UP 2022/2023 HAMILTON, ON – During the winter months, shipping activity across the Great Lakes/St Lawrence Seaway takes a pause and the cargo vessels (known as “Lakers”) that normally transit these waterways are laid up, while they wait for the Seaway to reopen. In between seasons, ships undergo routine maintenance and upgrades while a…Read More→
The Thorold Multimodal Hub doubles in size with addition of new 170-acre property
Thorold, ON – A new industrial property has been added to the Thorold Multimodal Hub, a growing industrial complex in Niagara Region. The newly-acquired property adds 170 acres of land and over 500,000 sq.ft of warehouse space, creating room for industrial, manufacturing and logistics businesses to locate, grow or build new facilities. The new addition…Read More→
HOPA Ports signs head lease with Max Aicher North America for industrial lands on Hamilton’s working waterfront
Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority completes head lease with Max Aicher North America Agreement permits extensive investment in supply chain capacity with the development of 60-acre, multimodal parcel at Pier 18 on Hamilton Harbour The site is suitable to be used for flexible storage of steel, forest products and manufacturing components, warehousing and rail transloading of materials…Read More→
HOPA Top Employer 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 28th, 2022 MEDIA RELEASE Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority ranked among Canada’s Top Employers for 2023 Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority recognized for 2nd year as one of Hamilton-Niagara’s Top Employers Annual competition organized by the editors of Canada’s Top 100 Employers Recognizes employers in the Hamilton-Niagara area that lead their industry, offering an exceptional…Read More→
HOPA receives $4.9 million in Federal funding to relieve supply chain congestion in Hamilton
Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority receives $4.9 million under the National Trade Corridors Fund Federal funding supports the Building Capacity in Canada’s Steel Supply Chain project The $9.8 million project will relieve supply chain congestion at the port HAMILTON, ON – The Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA) is welcoming funding from the Federal Government to relieve supply chain congestion…Read More→