Saginaw River Passages - September 23rd

Manitowoc was inbound the Saginaw River early Monday morning, unloading at the GM dock in Saginaw.  She was outbound later in the day.
Olive L. Moore - Lewis J. Kuber were also inbound on Monday, carrying a split cargo for the Bay City and Saginaw Wirt Stone docks.  The pair finished unloading and were outbound late Monday

Saginaw River Passages - September 22nd

Indiana Harbor called on the Consumers Energy dock in Essexville, early Sunday morning, to unload coal.  She backed from the dock later in the afternoon, turned at Light 12 and headed outbound for the lake.
Samuel de Champlain - Innovation were inbound Sunday night, calling on the Lafarge Cement dock in Essexville to unload.  The pair were expected to be outbound Monday morning.

Saginaw River Passages - September 20th

Friday morning saw the tug Undaunted and her barge, Pere Marquette 41, called on the Bay Aggregates dock in Bay City to unload.  The pair had finished by early in the evening and backed from the slip, headed for the lake.  Olive L. Moore - Lewis J. Kuber were back again, this time with a split cargo for the Bay City Wirt Stone Dock and the GM dock in Saginaw.  The pair were expected to be outbound early Saturday morning.

Unloading at Bay City Wirt

Appledore IV following the Undaunted - Pere Marquette out of the Saginaw River

Saginaw River Passages - September 17th & 18th

Algorail called on the Saginaw River on Tuesday, unloading at the Sargent dock in Zilwaukee.  She was back outbound late Tuesday afternoon.  Wednesday saw the Olive L. Moore - Lewis J. Kuber arrive with a split cargo for the Burroughs North dock in Essexville and the Lafarge Stone Dock in Saginaw.  The pair finished unloading and were outbound for the lake Wednesday afternoon.

Olive L. Moore - Lewis J. Kuber upbound on the Saginaw River, just below Cheboyganing Creek

Stern view

Saginaw River Passage - September 14th

Mississagi was inbound the Saginaw River Saturday morning, traveling upriver to unload at the Sargent Stone Dock in Zilwaukee.  She was headed back outbound for the lake during the late afternoon.

Saginaw River Passage - September 9th

American Integrity was inbound on the Saginaw Bay, early Monday morning, headed for the Consumers Energy dock in Essexville to unload.  Once finished, she backed from the dock and out to Light 12, before turning around and heading for the lake.  American Integrity was outbound by 9am Monday.

August Saginaw River Passages

For the month of August, there were 21 commercial vessel deliveries on the Saginaw River.  This is up by six over the same period last year and right on par with the five year average of 21 passages for August.

For the year to date, there have been 84 vessel passages.  This is only one passage less than the same period last season.  Compared to the five year average it is two passages less.  It appears shipping traffic has leveled out on the Saginaw River after the continual decreases year after year.  While it is encouraging, the deliveries are still a far cry from what they were just 8 to 10 years ago.

Saginaw River Passages August 23rd to September 1st

I have finally caught up on the passages I missed while on vacation.  Here are the passages from August 23rd until September 1st:

8/23 - Olive L. Moore/Lewis J. Kuber -  Essexville Wirt Sand and Stone dock & Saginaw Wirt Dock

8/24 - Manitowoc - Bay City Wirt Dock

8/25 - Olive L. Moore/Lewis J. Kuber - Bay Aggregates Dock.

8/26 - Calumet - GM Dock
8/26 - American Integrity - Consumers Energy Dock

8/27 - Olive L. Moore/Lewis J. Kuber - Bay Aggregates Dock

8/30 - Olive L. Moore/Lewis J. Kuber - Bay City Wirt Dock & Saginaw Wirt Dock

9/1 - Olive L. Moore/Lewis J. Kuber - Bay Aggregates Dock