Kirby Corporation to Present at Jefferies 2011 Global Shipping Conference

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