Saginaw River Passages - May 10th

Herbert C. Jackson arrived on the Saginaw River, early Friday morning, to unload at the Wirt Sand and Stone Dock in Essexville.  The Jackson completed her unload by late morning and departed for the lake.  By mid-afternoon,  the John J. Boland was inbound on the Saginaw river, calling on the Port Fisher slip to unload at Bay Aggregates.  The Boland was outbound by late Friday night.

Herbert C. Jackson unloading at the Wirt Sand and Stone dock in Essexville

John J. Boland swinging the boom out to unload at Bay Aggregates

Saginaw River Passage - May 1st

Wednesday morning saw the tug Zeus, and tank barge Robert F. Deegan, arriving at the Port Fisher/Dow Dock to unload. The pair departed the dock just after 7am on Thursday, with Zeus on the hip. Once out in the open waters of the Saginaw Bay, Zeus will take the Robert F. Deegan into tow.

Saginaw River Passages - April 28th-30th

H. Lee White called on the Port Fisher/Bay Aggregates dock in Bay City, unloading there during the early morning hours of Monday.  Manitowoc arrived at the same dock to unload, just after midnight on Tuesday.  She was followed a short time later by American Century, who called on the Consumers Energy dock in Essexville.  Both Manitowoc and American Century were outbound late Tuesday morning after unloading.

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Saginaw River Passage - April 26th

Sam Laud arrived on the Saginaw River, early Friday afternoon, calling on the Port Fisher/Bay Aggregates dock in Bay City to unload.

Saginaw River Passage - April 23rd

Dorothy Ann-Pathfinder arrived on the Saginaw River early Monday evening, calling on the Wirt Sand and Stone dock in Essexville. The pair finished unloading overnight and departed the dock Tuesday morning, backing out of the river and out into the Saginaw Bay, before turning at Light 12.

Saginaw River Report - April 21st

Algoma Innovator arrived on Saturday afternoon, anchoring out in Saginaw Bay, just outside Lights 1 & 2, waiting for more favorable conditions to enter the river. She started in and tied up at the North Star Dock in Essexville just after midnight Sunday morning. After unloading, Algoma Innovator came off the dock and turned in the Essexville turning basin and headed outbound for the lake by 9:30 Sunday morning.

Algoma Innovator in the Essexville Turning Basin