Saginaw River Report - July 2023

There were a total of 26 commercial vessel passages on the Saginaw River for the month of July 2023, with 13 different docks receiving 36 separate deliveries of product, accounting for split cargos delivered to more than one dock.  This represents six more passages than last year in July 2022, and is more than the 5-year average of 24 passages, the 10-year average of 21, and the 15-year average of 20 vessel passages.

For the total number of commercial vessel passages for the year-to-date, there have been 79.  This number is exactly the same as the total from last year at this point.  Looking at the averages, it is a decrease compared to the 5-year average of 80 passages, but an increase over the 10-year average of 67 passages, and the 15-year average also of 67 vessel passages.