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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