HOUSTON, March 20, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kirby Corporation ("Kirby" or the “Company”) (NYSE:KEX) announced today that Kirby management will participate in a webcast hosted by Stephens, Inc. on Monday, March 23, 2020. During the webcast, Kirby will discuss its ongoing coronavirus response and the current conditions of the Company’s businesses. Specifics of the event are as follows:

To listen to the live event, please visit the Investor Relations section of Kirby’s website at www.kirbycorp.com. A replay of the webcast will be available for a period of 30 days.

Kirby Corporation, based in Houston, Texas, is the nation’s largest domestic tank barge operator transporting bulk liquid products throughout the Mississippi River System, on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, coastwise along all three United States coasts, and in Alaska and Hawaii. Kirby transports petrochemicals, black oil, refined petroleum products and agricultural chemicals by tank barge. In addition, Kirby participates in the transportation of dry-bulk commodities in United States coastwise trade. Through the distribution and services segment, Kirby provides after-market service and parts for engines, transmissions, reduction gears, and related equipment used in oilfield services, marine, power generation, on-highway, and other industrial applications. Kirby also rents equipment including generators, industrial compressors, railcar movers, and high capacity lift trucks for use in a variety of industrial markets, and manufactures and remanufactures oilfield service equipment, including pressure pumping units, for land-based oilfield service customers.

Contact:  Eric Holcomb
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