Hamilton Oshawa Port Authority
HOPA Port Update
Did you know that there are a number of different types of vessels that transit the Great Lakes- St. Lawrence Seaway, each designed for a specific purpose? Two types you will commonly see at the Port of Hamilton are “Lakers” and “Salties”. Though these vessels may...
INDUSTRY & ENVIRONMENTAL PARTNERS JOIN FORCES TO DIVERT PLASTIC POLLUTION FROM HAMILTON HARBOUR
A group of industrial and environmental partners have banded together to collect, analyze and divert waste captured in Seabins stationed around Harbour West Marina along Hamilton’s waterfront. The end of boating season officially marks the second year of waste capture...
HOPA Ports 17th Annual Fundraising Golf Tournament Raises money for local organizations
On Friday, Sept. 17, the Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA Ports) hosted its 17th Annual Charity Golf Tournament with the help of our sponsors, staff and volunteers. Almost 100 golfers from port partner companies participated, enjoying a perfectly sunny day at...
HOPA Port Update – October
STV Pathfinder returns to Sail Training in Hamilton Harbour Thanks to Breakwater Investments Brigs Youth Sail Training (Brigs) has announced, through the generous support of Blair McKeil of Breakwater Investments, the tall ship STV Pathfinder will return to sail...
HOPA Port Update
Congratulations to the Supply Chain Management 2020/21 HOPA Ports Scholarship Winners Congratulations to two recent graduates of the Mohawk College Supply Chain Management Graduate Program, and this year’s HOPA Ports scholarship winners, Amit Vasudeo Fulsagar and...
HOPA Update: Hamilton Port Partners Launch Container Ship Service
Almost 300 containers were 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 collaboration with Desgagnés. On route to the Port of Montreal, this new container...
HOPA June Update
HOPA Ports has released its Summary Report of Sustainable Actions in 2020. The annual report outlines HOPA’s ongoing commitment to transparency, and explores what the port does, how it interacts with the community, and how decisions are made to support social,...
Port Update – First Vessel at the Port of Hamilton
On March 24, the Port of Hamilton welcomed bulk carrier, Baie St. Paul, officially kicking off the 2021 marine shipping season. Coming all the way from Dartmouth N.S., this self-unloading ‘Laker’ docked along pier 26 with a load of gypsum for stevedore QSL to unload....
Port Update
Opening of the Seaway We are counting down the days until the start of marine shipping season! The Welland Canal is scheduled to open March 19 and the Montreal/Lake Ontario section is scheduled to open March 22. Did you know that the Great Lakes- St. Lawrence Seaway...
HOPA Update March 2021
EXTENDED GREAT LAKES SHIPPING SEASON SAVES UP TO 6,700 LONG-DISTANCE TRUCK TRIPS IN JUST ONE WEEK Shipping season on the Great Lakes closed on January 8, wrapping up its second week-long trial extension of the season. At the Ports of Hamilton and Oshawa, the extension...
