Multimodal Transportation and Logistics
Oshawa is one of few cities that can boast an airport, rail lines, a regional deep-sea port and major highways, all within close proximity. Companies appreciate that the deep-sea port's loading dock is located 2 km/1.2 mi from Highway 401. With the completion of a rail spur, the Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority is truly intermodal and able to respond to the growing demands of current and prospective port clients. The Port of Oshawa is Durham Region's gateway to the world, handling more than 500 vessels carrying over 3 million metrics tons of cargo over the past decade.
Assets
- Air: The Oshawa Executive Airport can accommodate a range of aircraft—from small recreational planes and 20-passenger business jets to 70-passenger turbo prop commuters. Corporate travel and just-in-time freight services are expedited with the presence of Canada Customs and fixed-based aviation services (F.B.O.). Toronto Pearson International Airport (Canada's largest airport) is located only 70 km/43 mi from Oshawa.
- Rail: C.N. Rail, C.P. Rail, and GO Train East Expansion
- Roads: Highway 401 and Highway 407 East
- Seaway: Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (H.O.P.A.) accommodates any size or type of vessel that transits the Street Lawrence Seaway System and is fully intermodal with a C.N. rail spur. The Port of Oshawa is currently undergoing a $30 million infrastructure investment project, including upgraded dockwalls, interior roadways and more. The new project will enable new exports of Ontario-grown grain, and create increased capacity to handle finished steel, salt, project cargo, aggregates and more.