HOUSTON, Dec. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kirby
Corporation ("Kirby") (NYSE: KEX) announced today that Joe Pyne, Kirby's Chief Executive Officer, will
present at the RBC Capital Markets Transportation and Industrials
Conference on Thursday, December 2,
2010, at 9:05 a.m. eastern
time. The RBC Capital Markets Conference is being held
in Miami, Florida.
A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available to
the public and a replay will be available after the presentation 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 7:00 a.m. central time
on December 2, 2010 on Kirby's
website. A replay of the presentation will be available
through December 31, 2010 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 judgement
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, 2009, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
SOURCE Kirby Corporation