Bulk

The ports of Hamilton and Oshawa handle a wide variety of dry bulk materials, with extensive outdoor and indoor storage options, and multimodal transportation connections.

Industries we serve:

Construction Materials & Salt

Handling and storage of bulk construction materials: asphalt, gravel, sand, salt and more.

Grain + Agri-food

Major export and processing terminals deliver agricultural products to global markets: corn, wheat, soybeans, canola, sugar, molasses.

Crop Inputs

Major terminals handling dry and liquid fertilizer.

Bulk Terminal Development Opportunities

Talk to us about new bulk terminal development in Hamilton, Oshawa or Niagara. Flexible acreages are available with multi-modal access, in a business-supportive environment.

Please contact our Real Estate group to discuss your project.

Talk to us about your next shipment.

Gina Delle Rose-Ash

Trade Development & Industry Relations

 365-336-5136
[email protected]

HIGHWAY RAIL AND MARINE ACCESS

East and West Greater Toronto Area options

1 hr. to US border

Two class-1 railways

Full Seaway depth: direct marine shipping

to global ports.

 

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

 

Grain Facilities

PIER 10
Parrish and Heimbecker, Limited
Jay Fretz
905.526.7602
[email protected]
www.parrishandheimbecker.com

PIER 25
Richardson International Limited
Riley Verhelst
905.545.9333
[email protected]
www.richardson.ca

PIER 26
G3 Canada Ltd.
Kurt Walling
905.577.8274
[email protected]
www.g3.ca

Stevedoring Facilities- General Bulk

PIERS 12 & 14

Logistec

Frank Montecalvo

416-556-7883

[email protected]

PIER 26

QSL

Gino Becerra

905-730-8010

[email protected]

OSHAWA

QSL

Gino Becerra

905-730-8010

[email protected]

Fertilizer

PIER 12
Sylvite
Hugh Loomans
905.333.8271
[email protected]
www.sylvite.ca

PIER 25
Agrico
D’Arcy Smith
905.672.5700
[email protected]
www.agricocananda.com

Sugar

PIER 10
Sucrocan
Greg Kester
289.799.8966
[email protected]
www.sucrocan.ca

 

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.

Janet Knight

Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Chief Financial Officer for the Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority since 2008, Janet joined the HPA in 1998 as Accounting Supervisor and subsequently served as Controller.

Prior to joining the HPA, Janet held the position of Financial Analyst with St. Joseph’s Hospital, as well as various positions, including Marketing Communications/Research Lead with Zeneca Agro. Janet graduated from McMaster University in 1986 with a Bachelor of Commerce. She attained the professional designation of Certified Management Accountant in 1992.

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.