St. Clair River - June 26, 2026: McAsphalt Advantage

McAsphalt Advantage on the St. Clair River at the Sarnia Fuel Dock.  McAsphalt Advantage made her first ever visit to the Saginaw River last winter, unloading at the Bit-Mat Products Dock in Bay City on December 23, 2025.  Photos Taken 6/26/26

Saginaw River Report - June 2026

Traffic rebounded nicely during the month of June, as there were 27 commercial vessel passages on the Saginaw River for the month, with 12 different docks receiving a total of 40 deliveries of product accounting for split cargo loads delivered to more than one dock.  These passages represent the same number recorded during June 2025.  Looking at long-term averages, the 27 passages in June were higher than all of them with the 5-year average at 23 passages, 10-year average at 23, the 15-year average at 21 passages, and the 20-year average at 22 commercial vessel passages for the month of June.  There was also one outbound cargo: Gypsum loaded at the Sargent Docks & Terminal, bound for Green Bay, WI.

The total number of commercial vessel passages for the year-to-date is 43, which is 19 fewer than last year.  Looking at the averages, the 43 passages for the year to date is less than all the long-terms, with the 5-year average being 55, 10-year average at 52, the 15-year average at 48, and the 20-year average at 51 vessel passages for the year to date as of the end of June.

During the month of June, there were 23 deliveries to the docks on the lower half of the Saginaw River, located in Essexville and Bay City, and 17 deliveries to upper river docks, located in Zilwaukee, Carrollton, and Saginaw.  13 vessels carried split loads with cargo unloaded at more than one dock.  For the year-to-date, there have been 38 lower river deliveries and 22 upper river deliveries, with 18 split loads.

The vessels making deliveries to the Saginaw River in June were Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder (4), Sam Laud (3), Olive L. Moore/Menominee (3), Manitoulin (3), Samuel de Champlain/Innovation (2), Manitowoc (2), Defiance/Ashtabula (2), Robert S. Pierson (2), Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41, Alpena, Algoma Compass, Calumet, H. Lee White, Sharon M I/Huron Spirit.

Saginaw River Passage - July 26, 2026: G.L. Ostrander/Integrity

G.L. Ostrander/Integrity were inbound on the Saginaw River Thursday morning, calling on the Amrize Cement dock in Essexville to unload.  Photos taken 7/2/26.

St. Clair River - June 25, 2026: American Century

American Century on the St. Clair River, passing the Canadian Tour Vessel Duc d'Orleans II at the Blue Water Bridge on June 25th.  American Century used to call on the Saginaw River when American Steamship Company had the contract to deliver coal to the Consumers Power plants in Essexville.  Photos taken 6/25/26

Saginaw River Passage - July 1, 2026: Manitoulin

Manitoulin inbound on the Saginaw River, passing through Bay City and the 4th of July Fireworks Festival. The festival rides were in full swing in Veteran's Memorial Park and an AC/DC tribute band was playing across the river in Wenonah Park. Manitoulin gave two big salutes while passing through. She had unloaded a partial cargo at the Wirt Stone Dock in Bay City and was headed up to the Wirt Stone Dock in Saginaw to finish unloading. Photos taken 7/1/26.

St. Clair River - June 24, 2026: Golden Palm

Here are some photos Golden Palm on the St. Clair River, making the Sarnia Fuel Dock.  This was the first visit to the Great Lakes for Golden Palm, arriving from Amsterdam, loaded with Naphtha.  After unloading she went to Lake Huron and is currently sitting in the anchorage just off the St. Clair River.  Photos taken 6/24/26