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fuzzy,” said Nardi. .
He explained that the ter-

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North Sho

WATERFRONT
INDUSTRIES:

1. VANCOUVER WHARVES
2. FIBRECO

3. SEASPAN INTERNAT‘L

4, VANCOUVER SHIPYARDS
5. MOSQUITO CREEK
MARINA

6. CATES TOWING

7, VANCOUVER DRYDOCK
8. PIONEER GRAIN TERM!-
NAL -
9. SASKATCHEWAN GRAIN
TERMINAL

10, NEPTUNE BULK TERMI-
NALS

minal can expect increased
competition in that area with 11, EABOARD TERMINALS

the diverrification of grains : at 12, DELTA CATALYTIC CON-

Sesdes

coming from the Prairie and : termites ote . . STRUCTORS.

the end of transportation sub- ve ; nor ag 13, DOW CHEMICAL
sidies that made Canadian A J ; a1 CANADA

ports more attractive to grain a eyn RecUcel ieee Neone Maree Origee ' 14, WESTERN

exporters. BURRARD INLET toy STEVEDORING LYNNTERM

However, Nardi expects wae : Me
ain c “the ° ; . 15, ALLIED SHIPBUILDERS
Neptune to remain competi secono | wannawe 18, MOHAWK LUBRICANTS

tive in terms of quality and
price. ; NEWS raphic Linda Oougtas =| 7, CX'Y CHEMICALS
Pointing to Neptune's 27
years of operation, Nardi said:
“We're probably as experi- ; ao r ;
enced as any other terminal in : 2 hg. MASTERING THE SEAS
handling food grains.” : Phe,
Although rail deregulation Tee FOR INDUSTRY.
means more competition, “in ; ; oo
the long nun it is best because
you push yourself to be the
best you can be," he said.
With the globalization of
the world’s economy and
deregulation of the rail indus-
try. Neptune now finds itself
facing competition from ports
North America-wide, said
Nardi.
Locally, Neptune provides
about 247 man-years of
employment each year for
management and union work-
ers, many of which work on
an on-call basis.
In addition to its export
business, Neptune also han-

dles phosphate rock from “Part of the Community for 29 Years”

West Africa. destined for
Alberta, where the phosphate 1870 HARBOUR RD., NORTH VANCOUVER PHONE: 929-2365 |

is used to make fertilizer.

TERMINALS

Neptune Bulk Terminals (Canada) Ltd. has been part of the North Shore
Waterfront since 1968. Neptune is a key link in the transportation chain and pro-
vides modern loading/unloading services and storage facilities for a range of bulk

commodities.

1001 LOW LEVEL ROAD : Sa a @
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. ; _—_,.~ ..

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