Port of Hamilton Industry Profile - Hamilton Economic Development

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PORT OF HAMILTON Port HIGHLIGHTS Outstanding Facilities Hamilton Harbour is a deep, natural, freshwater harbour, which can accommodate any seaway size vessel. The Hamilton Port Authority operates the port and 200 hectares of industrial, commercial and recreational lands including approximately 11,000 metres of docking facilities. The port provides all necessary services to ensure quick and efficient movement of cargo including: stevedoring, tugboat services, ro-ro, container handling, warehousing, liquid and dry bulk storage, ship chandlering, fresh water service, fuel and shore power installations. Diversity of Industry More than 100 business operate on the lands owned by the Port Authority and the range of industries located there is as diverse as the types of cargo that flow through it including metal production, brewing, environmental services, industrial products, food processing and more. As an integral part of Canada’s transportation network, the Port of Hamilton plays a key role in the storage, handling and distribution of both international and domestic commodities. Available Capacity The Hamilton Port Authority handles the largest volume of cargo and shipping traffic of all Canadian Great Lakes ports. Annual tonnage has increased steadily and in 2004 the port saw cargo volumes in excess of 12 million metric tonnes, ranking it among the top ten ports in Canada. Overall annual tonnage in 2004 was comprised of: Break bulk – 1,031,675 metric tonnes Liquid Bulk – 554,377 metric tonnes Dry Bulk – 10,421,780 metric tonnes The 700 vessels that arrive annually at the Port of Hamilton berth at some of the 11,000 metres of dockwall available through the port’s 15 piers. These vessels carry cargoes ranging from raw materials such as coal and iron ore, salt and sand, grains and soybeans, liquid fertilizer to jet fuel. Business Satisfaction In a recent survey of Hamilton’s port-related industries, transportation infrastructure and access to transportation networks were cited as the two most important variables driving business location decisions. Almost 80% of those surveyed, which included companies based in and out of the port, expressed a high level of satisfaction with their Hamilton business operations. 12
PORT OF HAMILTON Our TERMINALS Pier 8: General Cargo, Overseas Terminal and the Canada Marine Discovery Centre West face: Parks Canada, Canada Marine Discovery Centre North face: 350 m (1,161 ft) of ship berth East face: 154 m (505 ft) (within the Navy basin) of ship berth The main warehouse structure is a 10,033.5 m 2 (108,000 sq ft) building with a variety of features, including office space and bonded cargo areas Pier 10: General Cargo and Overseas Terminal West face: 173 m (567.5 ft) of ship berth North face: 397 m (1,302.5 ft) East face: 514 m (1,686 ft) This pier includes general cargo such as 40 ft containers and steel products This pier is active as an overseas terminal Four covered buildings along the east side of the pier offer a total of approximately 15,864 m 2 (170,760 sq ft) of enclosed storage space Approximately 45 million tonnes of cargo transit the St. Lawrence Seaway each year and the Port of Hamilton accounts for a significant portion of this tonnage. Eastport has been an area of significant recent development. Industries located there, such as James Richardson International (foreground) and Agrico Canada Limited (background domes) are well serviced by marine, rail and road modes of transportation. 13
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