Saginaw River Traffic Report - April 2020

Going by the numbers, the 2020 commercial shipping season is off to a strong start on the Saginaw River. For April, there were a total of 13 commercial vessel passages, This is five more passages than last April and the most since the 2012 season when the Saginaw River saw 14 passages for the month. Looking deeper, April 2020 was seven passages above the 5-year average, six above the 10-year average, and three above the 15-year average of ten commercial vessel passages for the month.

For the total commercial vessel passages during the 2020 season to date, the Saginaw River has had 14. This is six more passages as compared to the same period last year. Looking at the averages, 2020 is seven passages above the 5-year and 10-year averages, which are both seven, and three passages above the 15-year average of 11 passages for the year-to-date.

Saginaw River Passages - April 29th

Herbert C. Jackson arrived on the Saginaw River late Tuesday night, with a split cargo for the Wirt Stone Docks in Bay City and Saginaw. The Jackson finished unloading Wednesday morning, turned in the Sixth Street Turning Basin, and was outbound for the lake on a rainy afternoon.

Olive L. Moore - Menominee arrived back on the Saginaw River Wednesday afternoon, passing the outbound Herbert C. Jackson in Essexville, near the Wirt Sand & Stone dock.  The Moore/Menominee called on the ACE Saginaw Paving/Buena Vista Dock in Saginaw to unload.

Saginaw River Passage - April 27th

Herbert C. Jackson arrived on the Saginaw River on Monday, to unload at the Wirt Sand and Stone dock in Essexville.  She completed her unload and was back outbound for the lake, late in the afternoon, backing down to the Bay Aggregates slip to turn before heading out.

Saginaw River Passage - April 26th

Olive L. Moore - Menominee were back on the Saginaw River on Sunday, this time with a split cargo. The pair stopped at the Wirt Stone dock in Bay City to offload a partial cargo, then departed for the Wirt Stone Dock in Saginaw to finish unloading, heading upriver around 6:30pm.

Olive L. Moore - Menominee passing the USS Edson in Bay City

Saginaw River Passage - April 25th

American Mariner arrived on the Saginaw River late Saturday afternoon, backing into the Port Fisher/Bay Aggregates slip in Bay City to unload.

Saginaw River Passage - April 24th

The tug Olive L. Moore, with her self-unloading barge, Menominee, arrived on the Saginaw River on Friday, marking their first visit of the season. The pair headed upriver to the Burroughs dock in Zilwaukee.

Saginaw River Passage - April 23rd

The John J. Boland arrived on the Saginaw River early Thursday morning, backing into the Port Fisher/Bay Aggregates slip to unload. This is the first cargo to the Bay Aggregates dock this season.