Kirby Corporation to Present at Jefferies 6th Annual Shipping & Offshore Services Conference
September 02 2009 - 3:48PM
PR Newswire (US)
HOUSTON, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kirby Corporation
("Kirby") (NYSE:KEX) announced today that Joe Pyne, Kirby's
President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the
Jefferies 6th Annual Shipping & Offshore Services Conference on
Wednesday, September 9, 2009, at 10:15 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 7:00
a.m. central time on September 9, 2009 on Kirby's website. A replay
of the presentation will be available through October 9, 2009 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,
2008, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
DATASOURCE: Kirby Corporation CONTACT: Steve Holcomb,
+1-713-435-1135, for Kirby Corporation Web Site:
http://www.kirbycorp.com/
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