Burlington Canal Piers
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Transport Canada recently announced the transfer of the Burlington Canal Piers to HOPA Ports. Read the news here: https://globalnews.ca/news/8953125/burlington-canal-piers-hopa-future-use/ Building a Better Waterfront By taking over management of the piers, we have the ability to make them available to the City of Hamilton, City of Burlington and/or Halton Region for recreational uses. In future, they…Read More→
Do the Great Lakes Hold the Key to Relieving Supply Chain Strain?
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Short-sea shipping offers a potential relief valve to congestion and greener option for many goods For Immediate Release June 29, 2022 CHICAGO, IL – In a presentation to the Great Lakes Economic Forum in Chicago this week, HOPA Ports highlighted the increasing viability of short sea shipping to move goods between some of the bi-national…Read More→
New Agreement Brings Rail Service Back to Thorold Multimodal Hub
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NEW AGREEMENT BRINGS RAIL SERVICE BACK TO THOROLD MULTIMODAL HUB For Immediate ReleaseJune 10, 2022 THOROLD, ON – Bioveld Canada and HOPA Ports have signed an industrial switch agreement with Canadian rail services provider, GIO Railways Corporation, to enable the use of existing CN Rail infrastructure at the Thorold Multimodal Hub to transload cargo. A…Read More→
McKeil Marine’s Evans Spirit Kicks Off Shipping Season at the Port of Hamilton
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For Release: March 25, 2022 HAMILTON, ON – McKeil Marine’s MV Evans Spirit arrived at the Port of Hamilton yesterday, officially kicking off the 2022 marine shipping season. Coming all the way from Garrucha, Spain, with 15,905 mt of natural gypsum, the Canadian bulk carrier and its crew docked at pier 12 where stevedore, Federal…Read More→
A cleaner Hamilton Harbour: all contaminated sediment removed or capped at Randle Reef
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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→
Another strong year at HOPA Ports
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Recovery, Resilience and New Initiatives HAMILTON, ON – HOPA Ports saw a total of 11.2 million mt of cargo through Hamilton and Oshawa’s ports during the 2021 shipping season, up 9 per cent from the same time period the previous year. A total of 678 vessels visited its two ports during the 2021 season, 600…Read More→
Agreement reached to transfer ownership of Historic Hamilton Lighthouse and Cottage
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For Immediate Release January 28, 2022 Hamilton, Ontario – On behalf of the Honourable Joyce Murray, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Filomena Tassi, Minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), and the Honourable Karina Gould, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development joined Ian Hamilton, President &…Read More→
HOPA Ports recognized as one of Hamilton-Niagara’s Top Employers (2022)
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HOPA Ports has been recognized as one of Hamilton-Niagara’s Top Employers for 2022! Check out the link below to learn more about why HOPA is a great place to work: Come join our crew! HOPA Ports is currently looking to fill a number of exciting roles within our organization! Check out our People & Careers…Read More→
THOROLD MULTIMODAL HUB WELCOMES CANADIAN MARITIME ENGINEERING
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THOROLD, ON – HOPA Ports is pleased to welcome a new business to the Thorold Multimodal Hub, as Niagara’s maritime sector continues to grow. Canadian Maritime Engineering (CME), a division of Russell Industries Corp., is a leading marine-industrial company that offers machining, mechanical, welding, fabrication and specialty coatings to customers in a wide variety of…Read More→
Hamilton Port Partners Launch Container Ship Service
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A new way to move goods in and out of Canada’s busiest market HAMILTON, ON – Today almost 300 containers are being loaded onto the M/V Sedna Desgagnés at the Port of Hamilton, as part of a new short sea shipping service launched by Hamilton Container Terminal (HCT) in very close collaboration with Desgagnés. Bound…Read More→