Saginaw River Passages - November 29th

The Olive L. Moore - Lewis J. Kuber arrived on the Saginaw River early Friday morning, carrying a split cargo for the Bay City and Saginaw Wirt Stone docks.  The pair were upbound in the ice that has formed on the Saginaw River, headed for Saginaw Wirt, around 9am Friday.  The H. Lee White was inbound early in the afternoon Friday, bound for the Bay Aggregates dock in Bay City.  Both the Moore-Kuber and H. Lee White were outbound Friday evening.  The Sloman Hermes, with assistance from the tug Gregory J. Busch, entered the Saginaw River and called on the Port Fisher Fertilizer Dock in Bay City.  This is only the second delivery to this dock by water.  The Hermes was expected to be outbound sometime on Saturday.

Olive L. Moore - Lewis J. Kuber inbound nearing the Burroughs dock in Zilwaukee - November 29, 2013

Nearing the I-75/Zilwaukee Bridge

H. Lee White inbound nearing the Bay Aggregates dock in Bay City - November 29, 2013

H. Lee White bow in the ice on the Saginaw River

Sloman Hermes unloading at the Port Fisher Fertilizer Dock

Lewis J. Kuber bow in the ice on the Saginaw River

Saginaw River Passage - November 26th

Olive L. Moore - Lewis J. Kuber were inbound on the Saginaw River, Tuesday morning, delivering a split cargo for the Bay City and the Saginaw Wirt Stone Docks.  After unloading, the Olive L. refueled at the Burroughs dock in Zilwaukee and then the pair departed for the lake, late Tuesday afternoon.

Olive L. Moore - Lewis J. Kuber inbound on the Saginaw River, early Tuesday morning

Calumet Photos From November 24th

Calumet unloading at Bay City Wirt - November 24, 2013

Saginaw River Passages - November 23rd, 24th, & 25th

The Olive L. Moore - Lewis J. Kuber called on the Saginaw River on Sunday, unloading at the Wirt Stone Dock in Saginaw.  The pair were outbound later in the day.  Monday saw the arrival of the Calumet, unloading a split cargo between the Burroughs North dock in Essexville and the Wirt Stone dock in Bay City.  She turned of the Wirt dock in the Wirt basin and was outbound Monday night.  The G.L. Ostrander - Integrity arrived at the Lafarge Cement dock in Essexville, early Monday morning, and were expected to be outbound by late evening or early Tuesday morning.

Saginaw River Passages - November 22nd

The Talassa Desgagnes, unloaded liquefied Asphalt overnight at the Bit-Mat dock in Bay City.  She was outbound for the lake Friday morning.  This was the first time since the Bit-Mat dock opened a number of years ago, that product was brought in by a tanker, rather than a tug/tank barge combo.  The tug Gregory J. Busch was inbound Friday afternoon, called in her home dock in Carrollton.

Saginaw River Passages - Novmeber 21st

The Thalassa Desgagnes arrived on the Saginaw River Thursday morning.  She initially turned in the Essexville basin and was off the Port Fisher Fertilizer dock.  She is now backed into the slip at Bay Aggregates in Bay City.   The tug Gregory J. Busch was outbound for the lake, rounding the tip of the thumb and heading down Lake Huron. 

Saginaw River Passage - November 20th

Olive L. Moore - Lewis J. Kuber called on the Saginaw River on Wednesday, carrying a split cargo for the Bay Aggregates Dock in Bay City and the Buena Vista dock in Saginaw.  They pair were expected to be back outbound late in the evening or early Thursday morning.