Exports drive banner season at Port of Hamilton
MEDIA RELEASE January 14, 2019 Hamilton, ON – The Hamilton Port Authority’s 2018 cargo results are in, revealing the highest volume of cargo handled through the port in more than a decade. More than 11.6 million metric tonnes of cargo was imported or exported through the Port of Hamilton during the 2018 shipping season, an…Read More→
Ontario’s Opportunity: New Industry Done Right
More than 2,100 people go to work every day at Ontario’s largest marine port, which spans 630 acres along Hamilton’s working waterfront. The people working here are part of a maritime trading industry that is older than the province itself, and yet which holds untapped economic opportunity. This is not like any other industrial district;…Read More→
Port of Hamilton receives $17.7 million federal government investment to modernize port infrastructure
November 13, 2018 HAMILTON, ON – Transport Minister Marc Garneau visited Hamilton to announce an investment of $17.7 million in the Port of Hamilton from the National Trade Corridors Fund (NTCF). The federal investment will be matched by the Hamilton Port Authority (HPA), in support of the port’s $35.45 million Westport Modernization Project. This project…Read More→
OpEd: Let’s start using our marine infrastructure to grow economic opportunity in Ontario
In Ontario, we generally don’t think of ourselves as a maritime province. And it’s true: we might not have lobsters and whales and sea air, but we do have 10,000 km of Great Lakes shoreline, and access to a marine highway in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence that connects the North American industrial heartland to any…Read More→
Have you seen the ‘Big Blue Chair’?
Down by the boat launch at Fisherman’s Pier you will find the ‘Big Blue Chair’ that has been installed by the Hamilton Port Authority (HPA). The chair is one of the first steps in HPA’s goal to make Fisherman’s Pier a more welcoming gateway to the city. This new addition to the area is a…Read More→
Here Comes the Big Red Bus! HPA Supports CityKidz Transportation Program with $5000 Donation
HAMILTON, ON – Fall means back to school, and also a return to fall programming at CityKidz in Hamilton. Hamilton Port Authority (HPA) is pleased to announce a $5000 donation to CityKidz in support of their transportation program, providing one full season of transportation to all youth in their CityYouth program. Transportation is one of…Read More→
Beach Canal Lighthouse Group presents: The Tragic Tale of the S.S. Noronic.
“FIRE”- The terrifying call rang out in the early morning hours of Sept 17th, 1949… Join the Beach Canal Lighthouse Group for an evening with marine historian, Fred Addis as he shares the tragic tale of the S.S. Noronic. When? Wednesday, Sept 12, 2018 7:00pm to 8:30pm Where? Burlington Central Public Library 2331 New St.,…Read More→
Sherman Inlet Shoreline Restored
The restoration of the shoreline at Sherman Inlet is now complete! In 2017, HPA announced the start of a two-year process to restore an area at Sherman Inlet that was filled in 2000, and made a commitment to preserve the inlet as a protected natural space within the port’s perimeter. Sherman Inlet is one of…Read More→
“Foundations”: A new book about the early years of Bermingham Construction
“Foundations” recounts the early years of port partner, Bermingham Construction, from its founding year in 1897 to the beginning of the Second World War. Compiled by Tim Bermingham from materials dictated from his grandfather, it includes accounts of the building of the Crowsnest Pass for the Canadian Pacific Railroad, and the construction of the Sault…Read More→
HPA-Mohawk College Partnerships Bridge the Gap between workplace needs and learning opportunities
HPA has been working on a number of initiatives through its partnership with Mohawk College to help connect students with employment in the transportation sector and to help bridge the skills gap. Supply Chain Management Program The first students in the new Supply Chain Management Program at Mohawk College began in January of this year….Read More→
