Saginaw River Passage - November 8, 2024: Olive L. Moore/Menominee

Olive L. Moore/Menominee inbound on the Saginaw River, passing Uptown at River's Edge in Bay City, on the way to unload at the Burroughs North - 1st Street Dock in Saginaw.

Saginaw River Passage - November 6, 2024: Spartan/Spartan II

Spartan/Spartan II inbound on the Saginaw River, headed for the Port Fisher Terminals Dock to unload for Occidental Chemical. This was a busy section of the river yesterday afternoon with four tugs in action: Spartan, Kathy Lynn, Thomas R. Morrish, and Olive L. Moore. In the photos, you can see Ryba's two dredging operations underway in close proximity to each other and Olive L. Moore/Menominee unloading at Bay Aggregates.

Saginaw River Passage - November 6, 2024: Olive L. Moore/Menominee

Olive L. Moore/Menominee on the Saginaw River, backed into the slip at Port Fisher to unload for Bay Aggregates.

Saginaw River Report - October 2024

There were a total of 22 commercial vessel passages on the Saginaw River during the month of October 2024, with 9 different docks receiving 36 separate deliveries of product, accounting for split cargos delivered to more than one dock.  This represents the same number vessel passages as recorded during October 2023, but it is more than all of the long term averages, with the 5-year average at 21 passages for October, the 10-year average at 19 passages, the 15-year average at 18 passages, and the 20-year average of 21 vessel passages for the month of October.

For the total number of commercial vessel passages for the year-to-date, there have been 162.  This is 26 more passages than last year at this point.  Looking at the averages, the 162 passages for the year to date are more than the 5-year average of 151, the 10-year average of 135 passages, the 15-year average of 127 passages, and the 20-year average of 147 vessel passages.

During the month of October, there were 18 deliveries to the docks on the lower half of the Saginaw River, located in Essexville and Bay City, and 18 deliveries to upper river docks, located in Zilwaukee, Carrollton, and Saginaw.  Twelve vessels carried split loads with cargo unloaded at more than one dock.  Ryba Marine Construction also began maintenance dredging operations on the Saginaw River, in the section below Liberty Bridge, out into the Saginaw Bay to the Confined Disposal Island.

Saginaw River Passage - November 3, 2024: Sam Laud

Sam Laud on the Saginaw River, backed into the slip at Port Fisher in Bay City unloading for Bay Aggregates.

Saginaw River Passage - November 2, 2024: Northern Venture

Northern Venture inbound on the Saginaw River, headed up to the Burroughs North/GM Dock in Saginaw to finish unloading.  Earlier, she had dropped the first part of her split load at the Wirt Sand & Stone Dock in Essexville.  Northern Venture had an interesting trip, having to stop for a short time at the Wirt Dock in Bay City on her upbound trip as Liberty Bridge was unable to open for her due to a car accident on the bridge.  Then, for her downbound trip, she had to stop at the Lafayette Bridge as they had a mechanical issue and could not open.  Again, a short delay and she was able to get back on her way.

Saginaw River Passage - November 1, 2024: Samuel de Champlain/Innovation

Samuel de Champlain/Innovation inbound on the Saginaw River, calling on the Holcim Cement Dock in Essexville to unload.