Saginaw River Traffic Report - April 2020

Going by the numbers, the 2020 commercial shipping season is off to a strong start on the Saginaw River. For April, there were a total of 13 commercial vessel passages, This is five more passages than last April and the most since the 2012 season when the Saginaw River saw 14 passages for the month. Looking deeper, April 2020 was seven passages above the 5-year average, six above the 10-year average, and three above the 15-year average of ten commercial vessel passages for the month.

For the total commercial vessel passages during the 2020 season to date, the Saginaw River has had 14. This is six more passages as compared to the same period last year. Looking at the averages, 2020 is seven passages above the 5-year and 10-year averages, which are both seven, and three passages above the 15-year average of 11 passages for the year-to-date.