Saginaw River Passages - April 24th

Kathy Lynn downbound at the Lakes State Rail Bridge
Saturday morning on the Saginaw River saw the arrival of the Ryba Marine tug, Kathy Lynn, and a number of barges for the upper river dredging project. Kathy Lynn made two trips upriver on Saturday, taking equipment up to the Sargent dock in Saginaw to prepare for the start of dredging in early May. Later in the evening, the tug Joe Thompson and her barge Joseph H. Thompson called on the Saginaw River carrying a split load. The pair was lightering at the Bay City Wirt dock around 9pm, and was expected to be upbound for Saginaw to finish a few hours later. The tug Barbara Andrie and barge A-390 remained at the Dow chemical dock. The pair had arrived on April 18th and unloaded at the Bit-Mat dock.

Joe Thompson upbound at the Essroc Dock

Saginaw River Passages - April 21st

After lightering, the tug Olive L. Moore and her barge, Lewis J. Kuber, departed the Bay Aggregates slip in Bay City on Wednesday morning and headed upriver to finish unloading at the Saginaw Wirt Stone dock. The pair were outbound for the lake late Wednesday night.

The Barbara Andrie and barge A-390 remain tied up at the Dow Chemical dock in Bay City.

Saginaw River Passages - April 20th

The tug Barbara Andrie and barge A-390 departed the Bit-Mat Dock Tuesday afternoon after arriving on Sunday to unload. The pair moved a short distance upriver and tied up at the Dow Chemical dock. This move was most likely to make room for the tug Olive L. Moore and barge Lewis J. Kuber, who arrived Tuesday evening, to have access to the Bay Aggregates dock. The pair were unloading there late Tuesday night.

Saginaw River Passages - April 18th

Moore & Kuber unloading at Essexville Sand & Stone

Sunday saw two tug/barge units call on the Saginaw River. First in was Barbara Andrie and her tank barge. The pair called on the Bit-Mat Asphalt dock in Bay City to unload. They were expected to be outbound early Monday morning. Following inbound a few hours behind the Andrie was the Olive L. Moore - Lewis J. Kuber who made a rare delivery to the Essexville Wirt Sand and Stone dock. The pair finished their unload and were outbound Sunday night.

Barbara Andrie at Bit-Mat

Saginaw River Passage - April 17th

The Algoway arrived in the Saginaw Bay on Friday and went to anchor, waiting for the winds to subside before making her trip into the river. With more favorable conditions Saturday afternoon, Algoway entered the river and called on the North Star dock in Essexville to unload potash. Once finished, she turned off the dock in the Essexville basin and was outbound for the lake on Sunday morning.

Saginaw River Passage - April 16th

Calumet outbound at Smith Park, Essexville

Overnight, Calumet was back again with another split load, this time for the Bay City and Saginaw Wirt Stone docks. She lightered at the Bay City dock early Friday morning, then continued upriver to finish her unload at Saginaw Wirt. Calumet was headed back out of the Saginaw River, passing through Essexville, shortly before 2pm.

Saginaw River Passage - April 14th

Unloading at the Essexville Lafarge dock
Continuing the streak of daily traffic on the Saginaw River, Calumet was inbound Wednesday morning with a split load. She stopped at the Lafarge stone dock in Essexville to lighter, before heading upriver to finish at the Lafarge stone dock in Saginaw. These were the first cargos delivered to the Lafarge docks under the new ownership. Last season, these docks were the Essexville Sargent dock and Saginaw Rock Products. Calumet was expected to be outbound late in the day on Wednesday.