Kirby Corporation to Present at the Morgan Keegan Industrial/Transportation Conference and Maxim Group Growth Conference
September 10 2009 - 11:49AM
PR Newswire (US)
HOUSTON, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kirby Corporation
("Kirby") (NYSE:KEX) announced today that Kirby will present at the
Morgan Keegan Industrial/Transportation Conference on Thursday,
September 17, 2009, and the Maxim Group Growth Conference on
Tuesday, September 29, 2009. Specifics of each conference are as
follows: Morgan Keegan Industrial/Transportation Conference
Location: Ritz-Carlton, Chicago, Illinois Presenter: Norman Nolen,
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Presentation
date and time: Thursday, September 17, 2009, 1:45 p.m. central time
Maxim Group Growth Conference Location: Grand Hyatt Hotel, New
York, New York Presenter: Joe Pyne, President and Chief Executive
Officer Presentation date and time: Tuesday, September 29, 2009,
9:30 a.m. eastern time A live audio webcast of the presentations
will be available to the public and a replay will be available
after the presentations on Kirby's website,
http://www.kirbycorp.com/. A copy of the material prepared by Kirby
for the presentations will be available at 7:00 a.m. central time
on the day of the presentations on Kirby's website. A replay of the
presentations will be available for 30 days. 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 presentations 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 of
Kirby Corporation, +1-713-435-1135 Web Site:
http://www.kirbycorp.com/
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