Josef Walter was recently named general manager of Schottel-Hamburg, a subsidiary company of Schottel-Werft Josef Becker GmbH & Co., KG, Spay/Rhine, Germany.

He was previously the technical and commercial manager of the Comos Shipping Company, Vienna, Austria, where he introduced on the Danube River the first Schottel-Navigator units for the Comos fleet.

Mr. Walter succeeds Heinz Dolberg, who retired following 20 years of service. He will be an advisor to the company.