New container terminal a welcome addition to regional transportation network
A new container terminal has opened its doors in Hamilton. Based at the Port of Hamilton’s Pier 15, the Hamilton Container Terminal (HCT) will play a key role in the GTHA-Niagara logistics network. HCT is a 3-acre depot offering temporary storage and redeployment of loaded or empty containers for customers in southern Ontario. The terminal…Read More→
Optimizing the Great Lakes Trade Corridor
Almost 60 years after the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway opened, how can we optimize the Great Lakes region’s role as a trade corridor? When the Seaway opened in 1959, it marked the completion of one of North America’s greatest infrastructure projects: a marine highway connecting Great Lakes cities to the Atlantic. “It has moved the…Read More→
A tip of the Top Hat welcomes first vessel of 2017
March 21, 2017 Hamilton, ON – The first vessel of the 2017 shipping season has arrived at the Port of Hamilton. The tug Calusa Coast and its specialized tank barge Delaware arrived carrying liquid asphalt from Detroit for delivery to the Yellowline Asphalt Products terminal at the Port. The Hamilton Port Authority marks the start…Read More→
Port of Hamilton releases results of 2016 shipping season
Hamilton, ON – The Hamilton Port Authority has released its cargo results for the 2016 shipping season. In 2016, 562 vessels visited the Port of Hamilton, carrying 9,277,282 MT of cargo, edging out the 2015 season total by 0.4%. Hamilton continues to hold its position as the largest Canadian Great Lakes port (as measured by…Read More→
Economic Advantage: Hamilton as a Port City
The Port of Hamilton is an important economic engine in its local community, and throughout the surrounding region. Let’s take a closer look at the economic impact of Ontario’s biggest port: More than 2,100 people work on-site at port terminals, on shop-floors and in warehouses. A further 1,979 have an indirect or induced employment connection…Read More→
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Maximizing ports for the good of Ontario’s economy
“We want to see Ontario be the trade gateway it can be, using marine and rail transportation to their full capacity.” Read the OpEd in the latest edition of Maritime Magazine: Maximizing ports for the good of Ontario’s economy
Conference of Great Lakes Governors and Premiers Release First Ever Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Maritime Strategy
June 15, 2016–Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne met today to discuss their ongoing partnership to grow the economy and create jobs. On behalf of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers, they released the first-ever regional strategy to jump start the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence maritime transportation system. The strategy’s…Read More→
