Saginaw River Passages - May 10th

John J. Boland arrived on the Saginaw River, Sunday morning, calling on the Port Fisher/Bay Aggregates Dock in Bay City. Unloading on a rain and wind filled Mother's Day, the Boland finished unloading and was outbound just before 5pm.

Saginaw River Passage - May 6th

The Olive L. Moore - Menominee were outbound on the Saginaw River, early Wednesday morning.  The pair arrived late Tuesday night carrying a split cargo, unloading at the Wirt Stone Docks in Bay City and Saginaw.

Saginaw River Passage - May 2nd

Olive L. Moore - Menominee was inbound on the Saginaw River Saturday afternoon, traveling all the way to the end of the shipping channel, to unload at the Lafarge Stone Dock in Saginaw.

Saginaw River Passage - May 1st

Manitowoc arrived on the Saginaw River, early Friday morning, calling on the Port Fisher/Bay Aggregates Dock in Bay City. She completed her unload, then departed the slip early Friday afternoon. Manitowoc backed out of the Saginaw River and out into the Saginaw Bay before turning and heading out into the lake.

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.