HOUSTON, Sept. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Kirby Corporation
("Kirby") (NYSE: KEX) announced today that Joe Pyne, Kirby's Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, and David Grzebinski,
Kirby's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will
present at the Jefferies 2011 Global Shipping Conference on
Wednesday, September 7, 2011, at
9:30 a.m. eastern time. The
Jefferies conference is being held in New
York.
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 8:00 a.m. eastern time
on September 7, 2011 on Kirby's
website. A replay of the presentation will be available
through October 7, 2011 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, and
operates offshore tank barge and tugboats transporting primarily
refined petroleum products in the 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 and power generation applications, and distribute and
services high-speed diesel engines and transmissions, including
hydraulic fracturing equipment, for land-based pressure pumping and
oilfield service markets.
Statements contained in this press release with respect to the
future are 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 timing, magnitude
and number of acquisitions made by Kirby. Forward-looking
statements are based on currently available information and Kirby
assumes no obligation to update any 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 and quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
June 30, 2011 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
SOURCE Kirby Corporation