Kirby Corporation, headquartered in Houston, Texas is the largest tank barge operator in the United States, transporting bulk liquid products throughout the

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, on the

Gulf Intracoastal Waterway The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway is the portion of the Intracoastal Waterway located along the Gulf Coast of the United States. It is a navigable inland waterway running approximately from Carrabelle, Florida, to Brownsville, Texas. The waterwa ...

, along all three U.S. Coasts, and in

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and

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. Products transported by Kirby include

petrochemicals Petrochemicals (sometimes abbreviated as petchems) are the chemical products obtained from petroleum by refining. Some chemical compounds made from petroleum are also obtained from other fossil fuels, such as coal or natural gas, or renewable so ...

, black oil, refined petroleum products and

agricultural Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled peopl ...

chemical products by tank barge. Kirby also owns and operates eight ocean-going

barge Barge nowadays generally refers to a flat-bottomed inland waterway vessel which does not have its own means of mechanical propulsion. The first modern barges were pulled by tugs, but nowadays most are pushed by pusher boats, or other vessels. ...

and

tug A tugboat or tug is a marine vessel that manoeuvres other vessels by pushing or pulling them, with direct contact or a tow line. These boats typically tug ships in circumstances where they cannot or should not move under their own power, suc ...

units transporting dry-bulk commodities in United States coastwise trade. Through Kirby's

diesel engine The diesel engine, named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is a so-cal ...

services segment, Kirby is an after-market service provider for medium-speed and high-speed diesel engines, reduction gears and ancillary products for marine and power generation applications. Kirby also serves as a distributor and service provider for high-speed diesel engines, transmissions, pumps and compression products, and manufactures and remanufactures oilfield service equipment, including pressure pumping units, for the land-based pressure pumping and oilfield service markets. Kirby Inland Marine operates the nation's largest fleet of inland tank barges and towing vessels. Kirby's service area spans America's inland waterway network including The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, the Mississippi River System, the

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, the

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and other waterways. Kirby operates 884 active inland tank barges, 251 active towing vessels and five fleets.

History

The predecessor of the current company, Kirby Industries, Inc., was founded in 1921. The current company was founded in 1969 as a subsidiary of that company called Kirby Exploration Company, Inc., and later spun off in 1976. The company changed its name in 1990.

Management

Board of Directors:

*Anne-Marie N. Ainsworth *Richard J. Alario *C. Sean Day *Tanya S. Beder *Barry E. Davis *David W. Grzebinski, President and CEO *Monte J. Miller *Joseph H. Pyne, Chairman *Richard R. Stewart *William M. Waterman

Corporate Officers:

* David W. Grzebinski - President and chief executive officer * William G. Harvey - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer * Christian G. O’Neil - President – Kirby Inland Marine, LP and Kirby Offshore Marine, LLC * Joseph H. Reniers - President – Kirby Distribution & Services, Inc. * Kim B. Clarke - Vice President and Chief Human Resource Officer * Ronald A. Dragg - Vice President, Controller and Assistant Secretary * Eric S. Holcomb - Vice President – Investor Relations * Amy D. Husted - Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary * Scott P. Miller - Vice President and Chief Information Officer * Kurt A. Niemietz - Vice President and Treasurer * William Matthew Woodruff - Vice President – Public and Governmental Affairs

Subsidiaries

The company has a number of subsidiaries: Marine Transportation *Kirby Offshore Marine, LLC *Kirby Ocean Transport Company *Osprey Line, LLC *San Jac Marine, LLC *Kirby Inland Marine, LP *Penn Maritime Distribution and Services *United Holdings LLC *Stewart & Stevenson LLC *Stewart & Stevenson Power Products LLC *Stewart & Stevenson Manufacturing Technologies LLC *Stewart & Stevenson de las Americas Colombia, Ltda *Marine Systems, Inc *Engine Systems, Inc *United Engines, LLC *UE Manufacturing, LLC *Thermo King of Houston, LP *Thermo King of Dallas, LP Other *Kirby Corporate Services, LLC *Kirby Terminals, Inc. *Kirby Logistics Management *Kirby Tankships, Inc. *KIM Holdings, Inc. * Sabine Transportation Company *AFRAM Carriers, Inc. *K Equipment, LLC

References

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