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→
Industry & Environmental Partners Join Forces to Divert Plastic Pollution from Hamilton Harbour
Harbour West Marina concludes second season of trapping trash for the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup November 5, 2021 Hamilton, ON – A group of industrial and environmental partners have banded together to collect, analyze and divert waste captured in Seabins stationed around Harbour West Marina along Hamilton’s waterfront. The end of boating season officially marks…Read More→
Oshawa’s newest tenants happy to bee part of the Port
Oshawa, ON (May 18, 2021) – We recently met up with the newest business to set up shop at the Port of Oshawa: meet Cosmin of Aromath Beekeeping. At the top of the berm on the east wharf, Cosmin has planted 8 hive boxes, and he plans to add more. He is pleased with the…Read More→
HOPA & REV LNG usher in LNG bunkering at Port of Hamilton, a first on the Great Lakes
December 10, 2020 Hamilton, ON – Yesterday, for the first time ever on the Great Lakes, a marine vessel refueled with liquefied natural gas (LNG). Carrying a load of asphalt, the MV Damia Desgagnés docked at the Port of Hamilton’s Pier 22 to refuel before departing for Detroit. As a result of a new partnership between…Read More→
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QSL Achieves Green Marine Certification
June 26, 2019 Hamilton & Oshawa, ON – The Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA) extends its congratulations to QSL for achieving Green Marine certification at both its Hamilton and Oshawa terminal locations. Across North America, Green Marine is a recognized tool for the marine industry—ship owners, ports, seaways, terminals, and shipyards—to evaluate participants’ annual environmental performance…Read More→
Waste Heat Recovery Project Open to Port Partners
The Hamilton Port Authority is supporting an exciting initiative helping companies that operate in Hamilton’s Bayfront Industrial Area to maximize waste heat recovery opportunities. This two-year project ― spearheaded by the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with The Atmospheric Fund ― will deliver a report with recommendations on how local firms can leverage district…Read More→
Community News Roundup
Here Comes the Big Red Bus This fall HPA supported the CityKidz transportation program with a $5,000 donation, providing one full season of transportation to all youth in the CityYouth program. Transportation is one of the most critical components of the program, transporting youth door-to-door, ensuring they get to and from CityYouth safely. Supporting Youth…Read More→
Pollinators Welcome! – HPA Plants Second Pollinator Garden on Port Lands
The Hamilton Port Authority (HPA) has planted a second pollinator garden, located on the northwest side of HPA headquarters at 605 James Street. The garden was planted with the help of volunteers and staff from the Hamilton Naturalists’ Club, Environment Hamilton and HPA. Plants were chosen that are native to Southern Ontario and are pollinator…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→
