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MPANY & PEOPLE NEWS t Joins ACBL nerican Commercial Barge e Co. (ACBL) of Jeffersonville, ., announced that James M. £ has been named vice presi- t of Operations for ACBL de

Lezuela. Mr. Fox has more than years of experience in vessel rations, including the areas of •sonnel assignment, training, ety, vessel maintenance and 3t operations. He was formerly ployed as vice president of stribution/Gulf Operations, iere he was responsible for tvement of all company barges in 3 Gulf/East Canal area. Mr. Fox 11 report to Oscar Curth. edlloyd Expands Service

STedlloyd Lines (U.S.A.) Corp. is expanded its Mediterranean rvice to include two weekly calls

Charleston and one weekly call i Houston from its

Mediterranean/North Atlantic ervice (MEDNAS) and new [editerranean/South Atlantic ervice (MEDSAS). The new rota- on includes the cities of Genoa, alencia, Algeciras, Charleston, ort Everglades, Miami and louston. This Atlanta-headquar- ered shipper operates 38 fixed mer services to more than 190 iorts in 80 countries. litchie Joins Lydall

Lydall, Inc. is a Connecticut man- afacturer of technically advanced jngineered materials for specialty applications in air and liquid fil- tration, thermal barriers and shields, electrical insulation and materials handling. The company has appointed C. Stokes Ritchie as vice president of Sales and

Marketing for its Lydall Westex division.

Hondo Marine Expands U.S.

Network

Honda Marine, a manufacturer of four-stroke outboards headquar- tered in Duluth, Ga., has expanded its U.S. dealer network. New addi- tions to its network include loca- tions in New York, California,

Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi,

Louisiana, North Carolina, South

Carolina, Wisconsin and Indiana.

The company offers models produc- ing from two to 90 hp.

Servowatch Opens Southern

U.S. Office

Servowatch Systems, a company involved in the marine electronics and controls business, has opened an office in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to provide sales and technical sup- port to its U.S. customers.

Supplying comprehensive control and monitoring systems for yachts and commercial craft, Servowatch also provides a consultancy service for computer systems, audio and video, and integration with naviga- tional and communications equip- ment.

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