HOUSTON, April 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Kirby Corporation
("Kirby") (NYSE:KEX) will announce its 2011 first quarter results
at 5:00 p.m. central time on
Wednesday, April 27, 2011. A
conference call to discuss the results will be held at 10:00 a.m. central time on Thursday, April 28, 2011.
The telephone numbers to call to participate in the conference
call are 800-446-2782 for domestic callers and 847-413-3235 for
international callers. Please dial in five to ten minutes
prior to the start of the call. The host is Steve Holcomb. The confirmation number is
29509420.
A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available to
the public by visiting Kirby's website at
http://www.kirbycorp.com/.
A written conference call transcript will be available to the
public from Friday, April 29, 2011
through 5:00 p.m. central time on
Friday, May 27, 2011 by visiting
Kirby's website at http://www.kirbycorp.com/.
The financial and other information to be discussed in the
conference call will be available in the 2011 first quarter press
release and in a Form 8-K to be furnished by Kirby on the day of
the call, both of which will be posted on Kirby's website at
http://www.kirbycorp.com/ in the Investor Relations section under
Press Releases and SEC Filings.
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.
Statements contained in this press release with respect to the
future are 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, 2010, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
SOURCE Kirby Corporation