Saginaw River Passage - October 20, 2023

American Mariner inbound on the Saginaw River, calling on the Burroughs North Dock in Essexville. After unloading a partial cargo, American Mariner backed down the short distance to the Port Fisher Slip and entered to finish unloading at Bay Aggregates.

Saginaw River Passage - October 19, 2023

Olive L. Moore - Menominee outbound on the Saginaw River after finishing a split unload overnight at the Burroughs/Levy Dock in Zilwaukee and the Saginaw Rock Products/Burroughs Saginaw Dock in Saginaw.

Saginaw River Passage - October 13, 2023 - Part 3

Algoma Compass outbound on the Saginaw River after a split unload at the Saginaw Asphalt/Buena Vista Dock and the GM Dock in Saginaw. She is passing her old American Steamship Company fleet mate, Sam Laud, at the Wirt Stone Dock in Bay City. I did something I never do to get these shots by flying my drone in the rain. No regrets though. It was worth it!

Saginaw River Passage - October 13, 2023 - Part 2

Sam Laud inbound on the Saginaw River, carrying a split cargo for the Wirt Stone Docks in Bay City and Saginaw.

Saginaw River Passage - October 13, 2023 - Part 1

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service research vessel, Spencer F. Baird, on the Saginaw River, docked at the Port Fisher Terminals Dock in Bay City.  10/13/23

Saginaw River Passage - October 3, 2023

John J. Boland inbound on the Saginaw River, making the Burroughs North Dock in Essexville to unload.

Saginaw River Report - September 2023

There were a total of 18 commercial vessel passages on the Saginaw River for the month of September 2023, with 9 different docks receiving 25 separate deliveries of product, accounting for split cargos that are delivered to more than one dock. This represents 6 fewer passages than last year in September 2022, and is less than the 5-year average of 22 passages, the 10-year average of 220, and the 15-year average of 19 vessel passages for the month of September.

For the total number of commercial vessel passages for the year-to-date, there have been 114. This number is less than the total from last year at this point when there were 130 deliveries. Looking at the averages, it is a decrease compared to the 5-year average of 128 passages, but an increase over the 10-year average of 109 passages, and the 15-year average of 107 vessel passages.