NEWS photo Terry Peters DOW CHEMICALS, the Lynnterm forest products terminal, Neptune Bulk Terminals and the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool are four of the ma- jor North Shore waterfront industries located near the Second Narrows Bridge. N. Shore From page 30 Yard track and support facilities allow for the simultaneous drydocking and repair of 15 vessels. fn 1988, construction began on the first phase of a three-phase upgrade and modernization pro- gram of the shipyard’s facilities. The final phase will be completed at the end of this year and will in- clude new steel cutting equipment, a new trades complex, a relocated tool crib and stores facilities. *Seaspan Enternational Lt<.: Seaspan, which is the largest tug and barge company in Canada, is also the corporate parent of Van- couver Shipyards. It has a fleet of 45 tugs, two train-ships and 240 special-purpose barges, including the largest self-loading, self-dump- ing log barge in the world. Seaspan figures prominently in the activities of the Port of Van- couver, and its tugs and barges are used to move materials, goods and equipment for some of B.C.’s largest industi ies, {In addition to the marine trans- portation services it provides to the forest, mining, chemical and construction industries, Seaspan plays a major role in the move- ment of vessels within the port system. Ocean-going barges operate along the North American west coast between ports in B.C, PROVIDING VANCOUVER WITH FULL 3H - spndas. Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California and Mexico. Together, Seaspan and Van- couser Shipyards employ more than 1,000 people. * Allied Shipbuilders Ltd: Employment fluctuates with con- tracts. It is currently involved with @ national shipbuilding consortium hoping to build 2 naval vessels for the federal government be- tween 1990 and 1998. If the Allied consortium wins the $450-miflion contract, at least six of the vessels would be built at Allied and Vancouver Shipyards, another partner in the consortium. The contract would also provide up to 200 jobs for the two North Shore shipyards. Earlier this year Allied ouilt the CSS R.B. Young, a hydrographic survey and oceanographic research vessel built for the federal department of fisheries. e MacKenzie Barge & Marine Ways Lid.: Employment fluctu- ates with contracts. Currently about 80. Work involves construc- tion of barges. © Grain terminals: While the North Shore's iwo grain terminals jast year felt the effects of a droughi that hit the Prairies in 1988, the future is beginning to look brighter for this industry on the West Coast. * Pioneer Grain Terminals Ltd.: Management for this 108,000- shipbuilding s July 29, 1990 - Nerth Shore News iides tonne storage capacity elevator is predicting a bright future for the facility. Pioneer unloads approximatels 29,000 rail cars of cereal grains and oil seeds per year. Over two million tonnes of these grains can be cleaned (a process of removing foreign materials such as weed seeds) and loaded onto waiting ships. The vessels deliver the products to the People’s Republic of China, the Soviet Union, Japan and numerous other foreign ports. Nearly 100 management, sup- port staff and grain workers are employed at the North Vancouver terminal and the company’s downtown Vancouver office. Pioneer has been a part of the North Shore’s industrial sector since 1927. ¢ Saskatchewan Wheat Poot: This North Vancouver grain ter- minal employs about 150 people. It ships 60 per cent wheat, 25 per cent barley and 1S per cent canola seed. It also ships some specialty pro- jects. ¢ Chemical piants: The North Shore’s two chemical plants con- tinue to record steady business and the future looks good for both. ® Canadian Occidental See Economy Page 32 Petrole- MULTI-BULK FAST TURNAROUND MULTI-BULK HANDLING FACILITIES e LIQUIDS ¢ CONCENTRATES * PULP & PAPER ° CONTAINERS * GENERAL CARGO DRY BULK FERTILIZERS SULPHUR POTASH PHOSPHATE ROCK EASY ACCESS FOR DEEP-SEA VESSELS, RAIL, TRUCKS, & BARGES. VANCOUVER WHARVES LTD. 1995 West ist Street North Vancouver, B. C. Canada V7P 1A8 Telephone (604) 985-3177 Telex: 04-352568 Cable: Van Whar Facs: (604) 980-5213 76