Short Sea Shipping on the Great Lakes
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New study reveals opportunities to move more goods on the Canada-US Great Lakes HAMILTON, ON – A new study sheds light on the potential advantages of short sea shipping services between southern Ontario and the US Great Lakes region. The study is authored by Fluid Intelligence, a data-analysis partnership of HOPA Ports and the McMaster…Read More→
Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority celebrates its fourth anniversary
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HAMILTON, ON – The Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA) proudly marks its fourth year of successful operations, celebrating significant milestones and setting ambitious goals for the future. Since the Hamilton Port Authority was amalgamated with the Oshawa Port Authority by the Minister of Transport in 2019, HOPA has emerged as a leading integrated port network, playing…Read More→
Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority looks to Atura Power for Green Hydrogen
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Hamilton, ON – Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA) has entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Atura Power to acquire green hydrogen as part of its commitment to supporting the growth of clean energy and reducing its carbon footprint. HOPA is the largest Port on the Great Lakes, operating multi-modal transportation facilities in Hamilton, Oshawa and…Read More→
HOPA Ports Welcomes New Board Member: Nancy DiGregorio
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HAMILTON ON – HOPA Ports welcomes the announcement by Minister of Transport, Hon. Omar Alghabra, of an appointment to its Board of Directors. HOPA Ports is pleased to welcome the new appointment of Ms. Nancy DiGregorio to its Board of Directors, as Class II User Appointment, for a term of three years. Ms. DiGregorio has…Read More→
Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority welcomes the first vessel of the 2023 shipping season
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HAMILTON, ON – The first vessel of the 2023 shipping season has arrived at the Port of Hamilton. The vessel MV Florence Spirit arrived from Detroit for delivery to Pier 21, ArcelorMittal Dofasco. The Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA) celebrates the start of each shipping season with the ceremonial presentation of a Top Hat to the…Read More→
HOPA Ports records strong season despite ongoing global supply-chain uncertainty
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Agri-food is strongest growth sector, reaching 33 per cent of overall tonnage. HAMILTON, ON – At the conclusion of the 2022 shipping season, Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA) saw a total of 10,366,810 metric tonnes (MT) of cargo transiting the ports of Hamilton and Oshawa combined. A total of 628 vessels visited its two ports during…Read More→
The Thorold Multimodal Hub doubles in size with addition of new 170-acre property
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Thorold, ON – A new industrial property has been added to the Thorold Multimodal Hub, a growing industrial complex in Niagara Region. The newly-acquired property adds 170 acres of land and over 500,000 sq.ft of warehouse space, creating room for industrial, manufacturing and logistics businesses to locate, grow or build new facilities. The new addition…Read More→
HOPA Ports signs head lease with Max Aicher North America for industrial lands on Hamilton’s working waterfront
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Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority completes head lease with Max Aicher North America Agreement permits extensive investment in supply chain capacity with the development of 60-acre, multimodal parcel at Pier 18 on Hamilton Harbour The site is suitable to be used for flexible storage of steel, forest products and manufacturing components, warehousing and rail transloading of materials…Read More→
HOPA Welcomes Federal Support for Port of Oshawa Expansion Plan
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HAMILTON, ON – The Hamilton Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA) is welcoming funding from the Federal Government to support the Port of Oshawa expansion plan. The $14 million contribution, to be drawn from the National Trade Corridors Fund, was announced by Transport Minister Omar Alghabra recently. It will be added to a $16-million investment from HOPA…Read More→
Sherman Clock Restoration
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For many years, the Sherman Clock at the corner of Burlington St E and Sherman Ave. N has been looking a little worse for wear… But work has now started on repairing and repainting the structure, as well as a redesign of the clock face and signage, honouring the structure’s original modernist aesthetic. Rationale/Design HOPA…Read More→