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Terminal supervisor
Peter Berbier is the port of Southampton's terminal supervisor.
Peter Berbier comes from a long line of Southampton dockers.
He is the terminal supervisor.
The port of Southampton is a gateway to the world and its activities need careful co-ordination and supervision. Peter plays a vital role in keeping the port鈥檚 activities on track.
鈥淚 love my job. It鈥檚 probably the best job I鈥檝e ever had.
鈥淲hen I first came to work in the port I had long hair and wore flares. That鈥檒l give you an idea of how long I鈥檝e been here.鈥�
His family have worked at the port down the generations.
鈥淢y father and my grandfather were here 鈥� and my uncle. So through the whole of the century 鈥� if you like - through the 1890s onwards, I鈥檝e had family in the port.鈥�
