There
were a total of 21 commercial vessel passages on the Saginaw River during the
month of November 2025, with 11 different docks receiving 35 separate
deliveries of product. This accounts for
split cargo loads, delivered by one vessel to more than one dock during a visit. These 21 vessel passages represent six fewer
than recorded during November 2024.
Looking at long-term averages, November 2025 was tied with the 5-year
average at 21 passages, and higher than the 10-year average at 18 passages, the
15-year average at 17 passages, and the 20-year average at 19 commercial vessel
passages for the month of November.
The
total number of commercial vessel passages for the year-to-date is now 182,
which is seven fewer passages than last year at this point. Looking at the averages, the 182 passages for
the year to date are higher than all the long-terms with the 5-year average being
171, the 10-year average at 158, the 15-year average at 147, and the 20-year
average at 160 vessel passages through the end of November.
During
the month of November, there were 17 deliveries to the docks on the lower half
of the Saginaw River, located in Essexville and Bay City, and 18 deliveries to
upper river docks, located in Zilwaukee, Carrollton, and Saginaw. Ten vessels carried split loads with cargo
unloaded at more than one dock. For the
year-to-date, there have been 144 lower river deliveries and 118 upper river
deliveries, with 74 split loads.
Vessels
making deliveries to the Saginaw River in November were Olive L.
Moore/Menominee (4), Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder, Algoma Compass (3), G.L.
Ostrander/Integrity, Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41 (2), and with one visit each,
Northern Venture, Algoma Innovator, Algoma Buffalo, American Marnier, Sharon M
I/Huron Spirit, Alpena, and American Courage.
