# Hamilton (CA HAM)

**UN/LOCODE:** CA HAM  
**Country:** Canada  
**Water Body:** Lake Ontario; Great Lakes  
**Harbor Size:** Medium  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Natural)  
**GPS:** 43.2500, -79.8500

ArcelorMittal Dofasco's steelworks set the rhythm at Hamilton, the busiest Canadian port on the Great Lakes: iron ore, coal and coke for steelmaking form the single largest cargo block, with over five million tonnes of ore and coal delivered to the mill each year. Across the wider HOPA system — Hamilton, Oshawa and the Thorold hub — about 11.5 million tonnes moved in 2024. Agricultural cargo now accounts for roughly 31 percent of the port's business — Ontario corn, wheat and soybeans, plus fertiliser and potash — alongside liquid bulk and project loads. Vessel size is capped by the St. Lawrence Seaway, which limits draft to about 8 metres, so Seaway-max bulkers and lakers call here rather than large container ships. Rail and road links feed Ontario's industrial heartland directly from the quays. Container service is only emerging; for maritime container cargo, shippers rely on Montreal or Hamilton's sister port at Oshawa.

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