Saginaw River Images: Saginaw River Report

Saturday, April 1, 2023

Saginaw River Report - March 2023

While the report for vessel passages on the Saginaw River for March is brief, it is more then we have had the previous two seasons...

With the arrival of the tug Samuel de Champlain and cement barge Innovation, on March 12th, the 2023 shipping season got underway on the Saginaw River. This is the earliest start to the season since I began keeping records in 2005. There were a total of 2 commercial vessel passages on the Saginaw River for the month of March 2023, both were deliveries to the Holcim cement dock in Essexville. There were no March deliveries in either 2021 or 2022. Looking at the long term averages, these two passages are well above the 5, 10, and 15-year averages of .6, .6, and .5 respectively.

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Following the boats of the Saginaw River and Great Lakes

Here is a little background on my history with the boats: I have been an avid photographer and follower of the big lake freighters that carry their cargoes between the ports of the Great Lakes. During that time, a number of my photos have been used by various shipping companies and in publications from the U.S. Coast Guard, Lake Carriers Association, the Marine Legal Review, and in the annual boatwatchers bible, "Know Your Ships". I also report news and vessel passage information from the Saginaw River to both Boatnerd.com and to the local newspaper, The Bay City Times, and have been fortunate enough to have had the honor of being aboard and taking a trip on a Great Lakes Freighter. I am also a licensed U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner, Captain and deckhand for the Bay City Boat Lines, and a Deckhand for Malcom Marine, Inc.

In this blog, you will see information on the vessels that ply the waters of the Saginaw River, photos, and vessel passage information. I hope that you will enjoy what is posted here.