Hamilton Oshawa Port Authority
Port Update
HOPA Ports AGM & Report to the Community HOPA Ports hosted their Annual General Meeting and Report to the community on Monday May 9th. President and CEO, Ian Hamilton, provided an overview of the highlights from 2021 and a look at what is ahead in 2022 for HOPA...
HOPA Update – McKeil Marine’s Evans Spirit Kicks Off Shipping Season at the Port of Hamilton
McKeil Marine’s MV Evans Spirit arrived at the Port of Hamilton on March 24, 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...
HOPA Port Update
A cleaner Hamilton Harbour: all contaminated sediment removed or capped at Randle Reef Randle Reef partners highlight the completion of stage 2 of the Contaminated Sediment Remediation project, removing over a century of contamination from Hamilton Harbour. The Great...
HOPA PORTS – Port Update
Agreement reached to transfer ownership of Historic Hamilton Lighthouse and Cottage 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...
Cool Cargo: Ports of Hamilton and Oshawa Welcome Trio of Tunnel Borers for GTA Subway Projects
In December, a trio of tunnel boring machines (TBMs) arrived in the Greater Golden Horseshoe, destined for Metrolinx’s Eglinton Crosstown West Extension and Scarborough Subway Extension projects. Following a two-week journey across the Atlantic, the boring machines,...
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...
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...
