Port of Hamilton Industry Profile - Hamilton Economic Development

PORT OF HAMILTON
Port Improvements and Recent INITIATIVES
Marinelink
The Hamilton Port Authority and its partners are promoting the potential of commercial
cross-lake freight ferry services. These services will alleviate the pressure that increased trade
has placed, and will continue to place, on border crossings. They will also provide an alternative
route for freight faced with ever increasing highway congestion and crowded rail yards. A
Marinelink between the Port of Hamilton and the Port of Oswego, New York is currently under
consideration.
Hwy H 2 O
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. Roughly 25% of all seaway
cargo moved through Hamilton in 2004. In an effort to raise the international profile of the
Seaway, the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation together with its sponsors, partners
and commercial operations like the Port of Hamilton, have supported the branding of the seaway
as “Hwy H 2 O”.
Comprised of the St. Lawrence River, the St. Lawrence Seaway and the Great Lakes, Hwy H 2 O is
a 3,700 kilometre marine highway that runs between Canada and the United States. Highway
H 2 O flows directly into the commercial, industrial and agricultural heartland of both Canada and
the United States and is home to 100 million people.
Highway Improvements
Port facilities at Eastport benefit from ready access to international rail lines and the Queen
Elizabeth Way leading to the U.S. border, crossing at Fort Erie/Buffalo, only an hour’s drive away.
Work is underway on the Red Hill Expressway which, when completed, will provide a direct link
to the eastern end of the port, between the Highway 403/401 corridor and the Queen Elizabeth
Way to Toronto/Niagara, as well as Canada’s fastest growing air cargo hub at John C. Munro
Hamilton International Airport.
Industry RESOURCES
The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation
www.greatlakes-seaway.com Telephone: 613-932-5170
Hwy H 2 O
www.hwyh20.com Telephone: 613-932-5170
Seaway Marine Transport
www.seawaymarine.com Telephone: 905-721-2121
Hamilton Chamber of Commerce
www.hamiltonchamber.on.ca Telephone: 905-522-1151
John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport
www.hamiltonairport.com Telephone: 905-679-1999
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