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Luquette Sales Manager

For Offshore Express

Edwin Luquette

The appointment of Edwin (Eddie) Luquette to the position of sales manager of Offshore Ex- press, Inc., has been announced jointly by Robert C. Schmidt, vice president and general manager of the Houma, La.-based marine transportation firm, and Billy

Blakeman, vice president, mar- keting of the Lafayette office.

In his new position, Mr. Lu- quette will be responsible for the

Gulf Coast sales of Offshore Ex- press's "Express Fleet" of crew, supply and utility boats. The com- pany has recently announced a $10-million expansion program which will bring the "Express

Fleet" to 19 by the end of 1981.

Offshore Express's crewboat ca- pability is one of the Gulf's larg- est.

Prior to his new appointment at Offshore Express, Mr. Luquette spent eight years with TBW In- dustries, where he was most re- cently the chief estimator of the

Deck Machinery Division. He also was involved in deck machinery and steering systems sales. He held positions previously with

Avondale Shipyards and B&M In- dustries. He will be located in the company headquarter^ on Grand

Caillou Road in Houma.

Alexander & Alexander

Offers Marine Insurance

Capabilities Brochure

Alexander & Alexander, New

York, N.Y., one of the largest marine insurance brokers in the world, recently published an illus- trated capabilities brochure.

The 16-page booklet outlines

Alexander & Alexander's scope of marine insurance coverages for vessels, cargoes, offshore drilling, as well as special coverages and claims handling.

For further information on Al- exander & Alexander marine in- surance and a free copy of their brochure,

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ITT Mackay To Market

Oil Pollution Monitoring

Equipment In The U.S.

Expansion of marine petroleum monitoring and processing equip- ment in the U.S. market was an- nounced recently by Alan Finkel, vice president of marine opera- tions for ITT Mackay Division,

Raleigh, N.C., a unit of Interna- tional Telephone and Telegraph

Corporation.

ITT Mackay, a division of ITT

Telecommunications Corporation, has assumed exclusive represen- tation in the U.S. for sales and service of ITT Oilcon™ oil-in- water monitoring equipment and of ITT's marine fuel-oil blending systems.

Oilcon systems use lasers to rapidly and reliably give contin- uous high-accuracy measurements of petroleum-product contamina- tion in water discharged into the environment from ships or shore- based installations. Fiber optic cables transmit the readings to indicator and alarm devices.

A new marine fuel-oil blender, recently introduced by ITT VAF

Instruments, is also available in the U.S. exclusively from ITT

Mackay. This device reduces fuel cost for auxiliary diesel engines that are capable of burning heav- ier distillate fuel. Heavy fuel car- ried for the main diesel is com- bined in a static mixer with high- quality diesel oil to produce a fuel of predetermined viscosity. With this onboard system, a mixture that minimizes fuel costs for a particular installation can be pro- duced keeping maintenance costs within reasonable bounds.

For further information on Oil- con and the marine fuel-oil blend- er,

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He's a good reason to get'blasted'in Savannah.

When Leon Martin sandblasts your ship he gets dynamite results.

Leon is a Leaderman in our

Drydock Department. Which means he has two great qualifications.

He's experienced (27 years at

Savannah). And can be rougher than blasting grit about getting a job done right.

That's the kind of spirit you find at Savannah. It's why we're the best yard to do your major conversions, scheduled drydocking, and voyage repairs.

Sure, we're also competitively priced. And blessed with a climate that lets us run full-bore all year.

But without workers like Leon, our great prices and weather wouldn't mean doodly.

If you want a yard that'll really bust its hump on your job, pick up the phone and give us a blast.

The Savannah Yard.

Savannah Shipyard Co.

P.O. Box 787

Savannah, Georgia 31402

Tel. (912) 233-6621 74 Trinity Place, Suite 1800

New York, New York 10006

Tel. (212) 432-0350

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