Kirby Corporation to Participate in Merrill Lynch Global Transportation Conference
June 11 2008 - 3:33PM
PR Newswire (US)
HOUSTON, June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kirby Corporation
("Kirby") (NYSE:KEX) announced today that Joe Pyne, Kirby's
President and Chief Executive Officer, will make a brief
presentation on Kirby and participate in a Jones Act Panel
discussion at the Merrill Lynch Global Transportation Conference to
be held at the Merrill Lynch Headquarters, World Financial Center,
in New York City on Wednesday, June 18, 2008, at 1:30 p.m. eastern
time. An audio webcast and a replay of the presentation and
discussion will be available to the public by visiting Kirby's
website at http://www.kirbycorp.com/. A copy of the material
prepared by Kirby for the presentation will be available at 8:00
a.m. central time on Wednesday, June 18, 2008, on Kirby's website.
A replay of the presentation and discussion will be available
through July 18, 2008 on Kirby's website. Kirby Corporation, based
in Houston, Texas, operates inland tank barges and towing vessels
transporting petrochemicals, black oil products, refined petroleum
products and agricultural chemicals throughout the United States'
inland waterway system. Kirby also owns and operates four
ocean-going barge and tug units transporting dry-bulk commodities
in United States coastwise trade. Through the diesel engine
services segment, Kirby provides after-market service for
medium-speed and high-speed diesel engines and reduction gears used
in marine, power generation and railroad applications. This press
release and the presentation may contain statements that may be
considered to be forward-looking statements. These statements
reflect management's reasonable judgment with respect to future
events. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties.
Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated as a
result of various factors, including cyclical or other downturns in
demand, significant pricing competition, unanticipated additions to
industry capacity, changes in the Jones Act or in U.S. maritime
policy and practice, fuel costs, interest rates, weather
conditions, and the timing, magnitude and the number of
acquisitions made by Kirby. Forward-looking statements are based on
currently available information and Kirby assumes no obligation to
update such statements. A list of additional risk factors can be
found in Kirby's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. DATASOURCE: Kirby Corporation CONTACT: Steve Holcomb of
Kirby Corporation, +1-713-435-1135 Web site:
http://www.kirbycorp.com/
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