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1928 Towboat From Howard Pioneered Flanking Rudders The J.J. Hennen new at the Howard Shipyard & Dock Company. (Dan Owen Boat Photo Museum collection)

The J.J. Hennen new at the Howard Shipyard & Dock Company. (Dan Owen Boat Photo Museum collection)

1928 Towboat From Howard Pioneered Flanking Rudders

June 15, 2021

The Howard Shipyard & Dock Company, Jeffersonville, Ind., as well-described in The Waterways Journal Old Boat Column now authored by Keith Norrington, was one of the most celebrated boat-building concerns… Read More

New Gates For Upper Miss Lock 12 A barge carries new upper and lower gates for Upper Mississippi River Lock 12 on the Black Warrior River near Cordova, Ala. (Photo courtesy of G&G Steel)

A barge carries new upper and lower gates for Upper Mississippi River Lock 12 on the Black Warrior River near Cordova, Ala. (Photo courtesy of G&G Steel)

New Gates For Upper Miss Lock 12

April 26, 2019

G&G Steel recently completed work on new upper and lower gates for Upper Mississippi River Lock 12. The upper gate is 25 feet tall by 62 feet wide and weighs 110 tons… Read More

G&G Steel Built Its Largest Tainter Gates For Olmsted G&G Steel, a fabrication firm based in Russellville, Ala., built five of Olmsted’s tainter gates. The company has recently shipped its third lift gate (shown here) to Montgomery Locks and Dam near Pittsburgh. (—photo courtesy of G&G Steel)

G&G Steel, a fabrication firm based in Russellville, Ala., built five of Olmsted’s tainter gates. The company has recently shipped its third lift gate (shown here) to Montgomery Locks and Dam near Pittsburgh. (—photo courtesy of G&G Steel)

G&G Steel Built Its Largest Tainter Gates For Olmsted

August 31, 2018

With the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Olmsted Locks and Dam underway the day this story went to press—August 30—G&G Steel made sure to be present for the momentous occasion. The fabrication… Read More