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Moving your goods safely is our number one priority. With our expertise and various  services we can provide seamless transportation to suit all your shipping needs.

We safely transport a variety of petroleum and chemical products and serve all the major chemical and petrochemical producing regions in North America. 

The petroleum products CN ships include gasoline, ultra low sulphur diesel, natural gasoline, jet fuel, asphalt, liquefied petroleum gases (LPG), alternative fuels, plastic pellets and feedstocks, petroleum and lube oil etc.  On the chemicals side, CN handles sulphuric acid , caustic soda, pulp mill chemicals, methanol, salt, muriatic acid, industrial chemical gases, chlorine, ethylene glycol and insecticides to name a few.

Shipping throughout North America

CN serves petroleum and chemical producers throughout Canada and the US, with expertise in such key areas as the Alberta Heartland, the Oils Sands, Eastern Canada as well as the Gulf of Mexico.

• In Alberta, we serve the petroleum and gas industry in the heart of the Alberta oil sands area and connect to ports on the Pacific, Atlantic and Gulf coasts for your import and export shipments to and from other continents.
• In Eastern Canada we transport products from various regional plants to customers in Canada, the U.S., and to overseas.
• In the Gulf of Mexico, we benefit from the Louisiana petrochemical corridor and between New Orleans and Baton  Rouge and port connections allowing you market penetration all over the U.S. and Canada.

Looking for new markets?

An extensive network of strategically located Cargoflo® facilities for your liquid transfer and break bulk needs, compliments our direct  rail franchise and offers a complete door to door service to your customers. This network offers you the economy of long distance rail transportation with the flexibility of short haul truck delivery anywhere in Canada and the U.S. Even shipping to Mexico is quick and easy when you ship your petroleum and chemical products with CN.

Shipping to/from Overseas?

Our international shipping capabilities reach across the world. CN's rail network, CN served ports and intermodal terminals on the west, east and Gulf coast are strategically positioned to offer you seamless access to key markets for both imports/exports.

At the ports, CN's liquid and dry transfer facilities (CN Cargoflo®) and partner terminal operators can easily transfer your products to/from railcars and containers, and our terminals can handle container stuffing/destuffing, including supersacs and liners.

At CN your petroleum & chemicals products generally move in your own private equipment. If you are not sure if we can move your product, the type of equipment you require, if the area you are looking to explore is rail served, or you are looking for an alternative source of products, do not hesitate to contact our Petroleum & Chemicals expert. Whether you are on the carload or the intermodal side, they will have the answers to all of your questions.