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Dry Bulk

Move your bulk cargo with confidence through Ontario’s largest port network.

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Dry Bulk

Move your bulk cargo with confidence through Ontario’s largest port network.

Efficient bulk handling with multimodal access at the ports of Hamilton and Oshawa

Specialized facilities and direct rail, road, and marine connections to keep your materials moving smoothly.

Features

  • – Prime East & West GTA locations with seamless connectivity
  • – One hour from the U.S. border for fast cross-border trade
  • – Highway, rail, and marine access for integrated logistics
  • – Served by two Class-1 railways for North American reach
  • – Over 1 million sq. ft. of covered and open bulk storage
  • – Purpose-built infrastructure for efficient bulk handling

Strategic Location & Seamless Connectivity

Strategically located in the East and West GTA, our sites offer seamless access to major industrial and agricultural markets. Just one hour from the U.S. border, they enable fast cross-border trade with fully integrated highway, rail, and marine connections. With full Seaway depth, our ports support direct marine shipping to destinations worldwide.

Built for Bulk Efficiency​

Our purpose-built infrastructure serves the agri-food, construction materials, steel, and liquid bulk sectors, offering direct marine access to minimize handling time and reduce transportation costs.

Class-1 Rail Connections​

Served by two Class-1 railways, offering coast-to-coast and North American reach for efficient cargo movement.

Comprehensive Bulk Storage Solutions

Offering over 1 million sq. ft. of covered warehouse space for secure dry bulk storage, 60 acres of open storage for oversized and heavy materials, 120,000 MT of grain storage, and 200,000 MT of liquid bulk storage with direct marine loading and unloading capabilities.

Storage Capacity

  • – 1 million+ sq.ft warehouse space
  • – Direct marine access for loading / unloading
  • – 60 acres of open storage
  • – More than 120,000 MT of grain storage
  • – 200,000 MT of liquid bulk storage

Marine Cargo Handling Facilities (Stevedoring)

Logistec

Piers 12 & 14

QSL

Pier 23, 26 & Oshawa

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Comprehensive Cargo Solutions

Bulk

Project Cargo & Break Bulk

Liquid Bulk

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  • Gina Delle Rose-Ash
  • Manager, Market Development
365-336-5136
[email protected]

Renee Bulger, CPA, CGA

Vice President, Finance

Renee assumed the role of Vice President, Finance after having served as Director of Finance since 2023.

Renee joined the Hamilton Port Authority in 2006 as a General Accountant and was promoted to Controller in 2018. She was previously a member of the Board of Directors for the Hamilton Conservation Foundation from 2017 to 2020.

Renee received her Honours Bachelor of Commerce from Laurentian University and is a Chartered Professional Accountant.

Larissa Fenn

Vice President, Corporate Affairs

Larissa Fenn is Vice President, Corporate Affairs at HOPA Ports, leading a team responsible for communications and government relations, sustainability reporting, corporate governance and corporate culture.

Previous positions included communications and public policy roles at the Canadian Bankers Association, Credit Valley Conservation Authority, and the Regional Municipality of Halton.

Larissa holds a B.A.(Hons) in Political Science from Queen’s University. She holds the APR designation from the Canadian Public Relations Society, and completed the Senior Public Sector Leaders program at the University of Western Ontario, Ivey School of Business. Larissa has served as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of the Royal Botanical Gardens, and as a member of the Policy Council of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce.

Bill Fitzgerald

Vice President, Strategic Development

Bill assumed the role of Vice President, Strategic Development in 2024, after having served as HOPA’s Vice President, Operations since 2008.

Bill joined the Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority in July 1995 as Project Engineer. He previously worked with the Regional Municipality of Ottawa’s Transportation Department, as well as for the Toronto Transit Commission and the City of Waterloo.

Bill received a Bachelor of Applied Science, civil engineering / water resources, in 1995 from the University of Waterloo and registered with the Professional Engineers of Ontario in 1997.

Jeremy Dunn

Vice President, Operations

Jeremy assumed the role of Vice President, Operations in 2024 after having served as HOPA’s Commercial Vice President since 2019. Prior to joining HOPA, Jeremy served in successive leadership roles at The Miller Group, one of Canada’s leading transportation construction and infrastructure maintenance companies. Jeremy has managed multiple business groups in the heavy construction, asphalt paving and aggregates sectors driving results through business restructuring, service improvement and strategic growth. In his most recent role, Jeremy served as General Manager of Miller Maintenance, responsible for managing and growing Miller’s highway maintenance business in Ontario.

Previous to The Miller Group, Jeremy held the position of Director of Operations for the Dunn Group of Companies.

Jeremy earned his Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) through Queen’s University. He also holds a Master’s Certificate in Project Management.

Ian Hamilton

President & CEO

Ian Hamilton is President & CEO of HOPA Ports (Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority). He assumed this role in 2017, after serving as the Port Authority’s Vice President of Business Development and Real Estate since 2008. Ian has been instrumental in developing working waterfronts in Hamilton, Oshawa, and Niagara by attracting new business and private investment, and creating an integrated marine network across Southern Ontario.

Ian possesses more than 25 years of experience in international transportation and logistics in Europe and North America, and has held progressively senior positions in the liner shipping industry, including Transatlantic Trade Director (Europe) for CP Ships and Business Development Manager for Hapag-Lloyd. Ian is Chairperson of the Association of Canadian Port Authorities, and holds positions on various other boards, including: the Chamber of Marine Commerce, the Hamilton Club, and Brigs Youth Sail Training.

Ian holds an MBA from Aston University (UK) and a BSc in business administration and economics from the College of Charleston, South Carolina.