Saginaw River Passages - November 24th - 29th

The Olive L. Moore - Lewis J. Kuber continues to be the workhorse of the Saginaw River, logging three visits between November 24th and 29th.  The pair arrived on the 24th, delivering a split load to the Bay City and Saginaw Wirt Stone docks.  They were back again on the 26th, delivering to the same two docks.  On the 29th, the Moore-Kuber delivered to the Bay Aggregates dock in Bay City,  This was their 55th trip of the season to the Saginaw River.  Also unloading on the 29th was the tug G.L. Ostrander and her cement barge, Integrity.  The pair unloaded at the Lafarge Cenent dock in Essexville.

G.L. Ostrander - Integrity at the Lafarge Cement Dock in Essexville

Olive L. Moore - Lewis J. Kuber unloaidn at Bay Aggregates

Saginaw River Passages - November 21st

Friday evening saw the arrival of the Herbert C. Jackson on the Saginaw River, calling on the Bay Aggregates Dock in Bay City to unload.  The Jackson is an infrequent visitor to the river, last here on June 1, 2010, when she also unloaded at the Bay Aggregates dock.  American Century was able to come into the river a short time later, calling on the Consumers Energy Dock in Essexville to unload coal.  Both vessels were outbound during the early morning hours on Saturday.
Saturday afternoon saw the arrival of the Olive L. Moore-Lewis J. Kuber.  The pair traveled up the ditch, to the Burroughs Materials dock in Zilwaukee.

Olive L. Moore - Lewis J. Kuber upbound just above the airport

Stern view at Veteran's Memorial Park on the Bay /Saginaw County Line

Saginaw River Passages - November 13th-20th

On November 13^th, the Olive L. Moore-Lewis J. Kuber arrived on the Saginaw River and unloaded at the Bay Aggregates dock in Bay City.  The pair returned on the 16^th to unload at the Bay City Wirt Stone dock.  November 17^th saw the arrival of the Sam Laud, who called on the Bay Aggregates dock to unload.  Then, back for the 3^rd time in five days, the Olive L. Moore-Lewis J. Kuber returned on the 18^th to unload at the Bay Aggregates Dock.  This was the 51^st visit for the Moore-Kuber this shipping season.  American Century arrived on the Saginaw Bay on the 19^th, but due to strong winds and low water levels in the Saginaw River, she anchored our there to wait for better conditions.  American Century remains there as of 9am on the 20^th.

Saginaw River Passages - November 7th - 10th

Olive L. Moore-Lewis J. Kuber were inbound on the Saginaw River on Saturday, delivering a split cargo to the Bay Aggregates dock in Bay City and the Lafarge Stone Dock in Saginaw.  The tug G.L. Ostrander and the cement barge, Integrity, were also inbound on Saturday, calling on the Lafarge Cement Dock in Essexville.  Monday saw the foreign flagged tanker, Larsholmen, assisted to the Port Fisher Fertilizer Dock in Bay City by the tug Gregory J. Busch.  After unloading overnight, Larsholmen was again assisted by the Gregory J. Busch, turned in the Essexville Turning Basin, and was then outbound for the lake.  The Busch then assisted the Ostrander-Integrity, who had been waiting at the Lafarge Dock.  The pair was also turned in the Essexville Basin and then headed outbound for the lake.  With the work complete, the Gregory J. Busch then headed up the Saginaw River to her home dock in Carrollton.

Gregory J. Busch waiting to assist the G.L Ostrander-Integrity

Pushing the Integrity around

Gregory J. Busch headed up the Saginaw River to her home dock

G.L. Ostrander - Integrity outbound for the Lake

Saginaw River Vessel Passages - October 2015

For the month of October, there were 13 commercial vessel passages on the Saginaw River.  This is down one passage from the same month last year, and one less then the 5-year average of 14 vessel passages.  For the year to date, there have been 112 commercial vessel passages on the Saginaw River.  This number represents an increase of 20 passages over the same time period in 2014, and in increase of four passages over the 5-year average of 108.

Passages for the last part of October included:

October 17 - American Century - Consumers Energy Dock in Essexville

October 18 - Olive L. Moore/Lewis J. Kuber - Bay City and Saginaw Wirt Stone Docks

October 19 - Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41 - Bay Aggregates Dock in Bay City

October 24 - Olive L. Moore/Lewis J. Kuber - Bay Aggregates Dock & Burroughs Dock in Zulwaukee

October 26 - Cuyahoga - Buena Vista Dock in Saginaw & Lafarge Stone Dock in Saginaw

October 27 - Olive L. Moore/Lewis J. Kuber - Burroughs Dock in Zilwaukee

October 30 - Olive L. Moore/Lewis J. Kuber - Bay City and Saginaw Wirt Stone Docks