Saginaw River Passages - April 13th

The Olive L. Moore-Lewis J. Kuber arrived during the night and lightered at the Bay City Wirt Stone dock before continuing upriver to finish at the Saginaw Wirt Stone Dock Tuesday morning. The tug-barge dock departed the dock during the afternoon, shortly before the Cuyahoga arrived at the adjacent Buena Vista Dock. Once a frequent visitor, the Cuyahoga has visited the river only a half-dozen times over the past four seasons. This was her first visit to the Saginaw River since 2008.

Coming around the corner near Cass Avenue

After turning at Sixth Street, the Moore-Kuber passed the Cuyahoga on its outbound transit. Cuyahoga was outbound late Tuesday night.

Thanks to Steve Hause for contributing to this report

Saginaw River Passages - April 11th

Overnight, the Olive L. Moore, with the Lewis J. Kuber, made the Bay Aggregates dock in Bay City for a partial unload. The pair then continued upriver to the Buena Vista dock in Saginaw to finish unloading. The Moore-Kuber turned at Sixth Street and were outbound for the lake, passing through Bay City mid-morning on Sunday. The tug Barbara Andrie and her tank barge were inbound Sunday morning, calling on the Bit-Mat Asphalt dock. This is already the third delivery of the season to Bit-Mat this season, which was the total number of deliveries there for the entire 2009 season. Barbara Andrie and her barge are expected to be outbound early Monday morning.

Saginaw River Passages - April 10th

Moore & Kuber sliding over to the Essroc Dock on Saturday

The tug Karen Andrie, with the tank barge Endeavour, departed the Bit-Mat dock early Saturday morning and was outbound for the lake. The pair passed the inbound tug Olive L. Moore and barge Lewis J. Kuber who were headed for the Bay Aggregates dock to lighter, before heading upriver to finish unloading. Strong currents in the river from recent rains and high winds prevented the Moore and Kuber from making the tricky turn into the Bay Aggregates slip, so the pair tied up at the Essroc dock across the river to wait for more favorable conditions. They remained there as of 6pm Saturday night.

Saginaw River Passages - April 9th

Karen Andrie and barge Endeavour upbound at the Essexville Range
The tug Karen Andrie and tank barge Endeavour arrived on the Saginaw River Friday afternoon, calling on the Bit-Mat Asphalt dock in Bay City. The pair expected to be finished with unloading and clear of the dock early Saturday morning. Anchored out on the Saginaw Bay, and waiting for the Andrie and her barge to depart, is the tug barge combo Olive L. Moore/Lewis J. Kuber. The pair will be going to the Bay Aggregates dock, which shares the same slip with Bit-Mat.

Saginaw River Passage - April 8th

Alpena departed the Lafarge dock Wednesday night and did not seem to have any trouble turning in the Sixth Street basin. She was outbound at the Airport turning basin around 11:30pm, headed for the lake.

Saginaw River Passage - April 7th

Alpena upbound at the Cheboyganning Creek

The steamer Alpena called on the Saginaw River on a wet and foggy Wednesday morning, passing the Front Range around 7:30. She slowly made her way up the river to the Lafarge Cement dock in Carrollton. Alpena is the first vessel of the 2010 season to travel all the way up the river, and it will be interesting to see how her turn goes in the Sixth Street basin when she departs, as silt from the spring runoff can cause shoaling, making it difficult to turn. Alpena should be outbound late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning. This is her first visit to the Saginaw River since the 2007 season when she made two visits.


Passing Veteran's Memorial Park, Saginaw

Saginaw River Passage - March 31st

The 2010 shipping season got underway on Wednesday when the tug Karen Andrie and her tank barge arrived at the Bit-Mat Asphalt dock around 10 p.m. This is the first commercial delivery of the season. Last year, the first commercial cargo did not arrive until April 18 when Manitowoc called on the Saginaw Wirt Stone dock. It is expected Karen Andrie and her tank barge will be outbound for the lake on Thursday.