CN is Your Access to North American Markets for Metals and Minerals

There is a growing market for South American metals and minerals in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. We can help you expand your sales horizon to include all of North America, using our enviable experience and expertise in shipping metals and mineral products, as well as construction materials and equipment including:

Access via Gulf of Mexico and Canadian ports served by CN

Our direct rail access to the Port of Mobile the Port of New Orleans, and the IC RailMarine Terminal (ICRMT) in Louisiana means we have the capability to offer you seamless shipping solutions. You can depend on our reliability and consistency to deliver your shipment on time, every time.

We also offer access to northern markets through the Port of Vancouver in Western Canada and the Port of Halifax in Eastern Canada, both served by CN.

We deliver to the U.S., Canada and Mexico

Our high-capacity rail network spans Canada and the United States. Our innovative routing protocols with other North American carriers help ensure smooth connections and optimal routes to every major market.

CN can deliver your products cost effectively to rail-served or non-rail-served customers via our powerful network of metals distribution centres. These centres offer a range of specialized service and storage options suited to the specific needs of your product – from humidity - and temperature-controlled warehouses offering rebanding, split lots and other services – to facilities with large outdoor storage and product lay-down areas.

CN – North America's leading carrier of metals and minerals

CN is a leader in ground transportation hauling millions of tonnes of metals and minerals such as non-ferrous metals, steel products, and machinery and dimensional loads. Our experience in handling metals is unique in North America, and that expertise contributes to our ability to provide you with a cost-effective way to serve your customers.

We have the equipment to do the job

• Our specialty railcars, including our metals boxcar, rotary gondola, open hopper and bulkhead flat cars protect your shipments as they speed along our route network.
• Our 53-foot (16-metre) containers are ideal for double-stack shipping on our flat cars via our high-capacity line, as well as for shipping by container vessel.

Solutions for Global Shipping

There's a better way to ship internationally.  Let CN WorldWide manage your shipments to South America. Fully scheduled, we bring you a new level of precision, reliability and control for overseas shipments.  We are freight forwarders whose only bias is towards our customer – getting a shipment from origin to final destination using the simplest and most efficient means. 

Call us today at 1-888-269-9605 or send an email to sales.

We have the power to deliver.