Saginaw River Passages - April 28th & 29th

Traffic on the Saginaw River has picked up in recent days. Saturday saw the tug Joe Thompson, Jr and the barge Joseph H. Thompson call on the Lafarge Stone Dock in Essexville to unload. The pair were outbound for the lake Saturday night. Sunday morning saw American Integrity calling on the Consumers Energy Dock in Essexville to unload coal. She backed from the dock and was outbound to turn around in the Saginaw Bay and head for the lake, later in the afternoon. Olive L. Moore - Lewis J. Kuber were next in, traveling upriver to unload at the Burroughs dock in Zilwaukee. The pair went up to turn in the Sixth Street turning basin and were outbound for the lake Sunday evening. Algorail was inbound during the late afternoon for a return trip to unload salt at the Sargent dock in Zilwaukee. She was expected to be outbound late Saturday night or early Monday morning.

Saginaw River Passages - April 26th & 27th

Thursday saw the departure of the Stephen B. Roman from the Essroc dock in Essexville after arriving on Wednesday, and unloading there overnight. The USCG Cutter Hollyhock also departed from the Consumers Energy dock in Essexville, headed for the lake. On Friday morning, the Olive L. Moore - Lewis J. Kuber were inbound with a split load. The pair stopped at the Bay Aggregates dock in Bay City to unload a partial cargo, then continued upriver to finish unloading at the Buena Vista dock in Saginaw. Algorail was also inbound on Friday, heading upriver to unload at the Sargent dock in Zilwaukee. Both the Moore/Kuber and Algorail were outbound Friday night.

Olive L. Moore - Lewis J. Kuber upbound at Cass Avenue

Saginaw River Passages - April 25th

After a week since the last vessel passage, Wednesday saw a few vessel movements. Stephen B. Roman called on the Saginaw River early Wednesday morning, making her first visit of the 2012 season to the Essroc Cement dock in Essexville. She unloaded there through the day and was expected to be outbound late Wednesday or early Thursday. The U.S.C.G. Cutter Hollyhock arrived out in the Saginaw Bay Wednesday evening.

Saginaw River Passages - April 17th

The combination of the Olive L. Moore - Lewis J. Kuber are picking up where they left off last season, as the workhorses of the Saginaw River. The pair were back on Tuesday for their third straight trip, this time traveling upriver to unload at the Lafarge Stone dock in Saginaw. After unloading, the Moore-Kuber were outbound Tuesday evening, headed for the lake.

Saginaw River Passages - April 15th and 16th

Sunday morning saw the tug Spartan and her tank barge depart the Dow Chemical dock in Bay City and head outbound for the lake after unloading overnight. Inbound on Sunday were the tug Olive L. Moore and her barge, Lewis J. Kuber, and later in the day, Algorail. The Moore & Kuber unloaded a partial cargo at the Sargent dock in Zilwaukee, before heading upriver and finishing at the GM dock in Saginaw. Algorail stopped in Essexville and unload at the Wirt Essexville Sand and Stone dock. The Olive L. Moore - Lewis J. Kuber were outbound Sunday evening, while Algorail was outbound early Monday morning.

Saginaw River Passage - April 14th

The tug Spartan and her tank barge called on the Dow Chemical dock in Bay City on Saturday. The pair were to unload overnight and expected to be outbound on Sunday.

Saginaw River Passages - April 13th

The Saginaw River saw two visitors on Friday. First in during the late morning was the tug Olive L. Moore and her barge, Lewis J. Kuber. The pair stopped at the Sargent dock in Zilwaukee to drop a partial cargo, then proceeded upriver to finish unloading at the Lafarge Stone Dock in Saginaw.
Algorail was inbound during the early afternoon, heading upriver to also unload at the Sargent dock in Zilwaukee. Both vessels were expected to be outbound late in the day on Friday
This was the first visit of the 2012 season for both vessels and the first for the Kuber with her new LLT/GRN paint.

Olive L. Moore - Lewis J. Kuber upbound nearing the Burroughs Dock

Algorail upbound just past the Airport

Saginaw River Vessel Passage - April 4th

The USCG Cutter Hollyhock arrived on the Saginaw River Wednesday morning, stopping briefly at the Consumers Energy dock. Hollyhock then headed back outbound to work aids to navigation out in the Saginaw River Entrance Channel.

Saginaw River Vessel Passage - April 3rd

After unloading overnight at the Lafarge Cement Terminal in Carrollton, the tug Samuel de Champlain, and barge Innovation, departed the dock, turned in the Sixth Street Basin, and were outbound for the lake early Tuesday morning, headed for the lake.
Ryba Marine continued dredging operations at the mouth of the Saginaw River on Tuesday, with the Tug Kathy Lynn making numerous trip between the dredge site and the Confined Disposal Island.

Champlain/Innovation outbound at Cheboyganning Creek

Stern view

Saginaw River Vessel Passage - April 2nd

The tug Samuel de Champlain and her cement barge, Innovation, delivered the first commercial cargo of the 2012 shipping season. The pair traveled up the Saginaw River on Monday evening, stopping at the Lafarge Cement Terminal in Carrollton to unload.
Ryba Marine began dredging at the mouth of the Saginaw River on Monday after setting up at the Confined Disposal Island over the past few days. Dredging on the lower river is expected to last at least a month.

Samuel de Champlain - Innovation upbound, just clear of Independence Bridge