Hamilton Oshawa Port Authority
HOPA Update
HOPA & Rev LNG Usher in LNG Bunkering at the Port of Hamilton, A first in the Great Lakes For the first time ever on the Great Lakes, a marine vessel refueled with liquefied natural gas (LNG). Carrying a load of asphalt, the MV Damia Desgagnés docked at the Port...
Port Update – Hamilton Receives FTZ Designation
Hamilton Receives FTZ Designation Canada’s Minister of Economic Development, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, designated Hamilton a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) Point- making Hamilton the 14th FTZ in Canada, and third in Ontario. As a result, businesses that import/export...
HOPA Port Update – CITYKIDZ DRIVES KINDNESS HOME TO HAMILTON’S YOUTH
In spite of the pandemic and all of its implications over the past six months, the team at CityKidz got creative while working within the confines of a “new normal” to continue to help children living in low-income neighbourhoods across Hamilton. If you live downtown,...
Port Update : One of the Great Lakes oldest youth sailing training programs ties up in Hamilton Harbour
One of the Great Lakes best known tall ships, sail training vessel TS Playfair, will be making her home berth in Hamilton harbour thanks to the Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA Ports) and a hard-working group of volunteers. Playfair, specially built in Kingston as...
Crime Stoppers of Hamilton is “On the Water”
Hamilton Harbour is home to a vibrant recreational boating scene, and an avid sailing and fishing community. The Port of Hamilton is one of the largest ports in Ontario, the busiest Canadian port on the Great Lakes, and is visited by over 650 vessels each year. This...
Port Update – Brand-New Ship Repair & Fabrication Program at Mohawk Open to Hamilton
The Hamilton Oshawa Port Authority has partnered with Heddle Shipyards and Mohawk’s City School to deliver a brand-new Ship Repair and Fabrication course that is now open for enrollment and will begin online this fall. The 9-week, online program will introduce...
HOPA – Port Update
Max Aicher North America and HOPA Ports join forces to bring new business activity to Hamilton’s working waterfront HOPA Ports and Max Aicher North America (MANA) are pleased to announce an agreement to cooperate on the future development of a portion of MANA’s...
HOPA Ports Update
A Unique Start to the 2020 Shipping Season The first vessel arrived at the Port of Hamilton on April 3, officially kicking off its 2020 marine shipping season. The Federal Nagara, travelling all the way from Richards Bay in South Africa, docked at Pier 23 with a load...
HOPA Ports Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA) has been taking precautionary measures recommended by the Public Health Agency of Canada to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. We know that taking action now is critical to ensuring a lesser impact on our staff, the businesses...
HOPA Ports Closes out the 2019 Season Surpassing 10 million tonnes
Cargo volumes exceeded 10.5 million metric tonnes (MT) at the newly-amalgamated ports of Hamilton and Oshawa in 2019. The Port of Hamilton saw cargo volumes totaling just over 10 million MT, comprised of steelmaking commodities, grain, fertilizer, aggregates, road...
