Kirby Corporation Explained

Kirby Corporation
Type:Public company
Predecessor:
Location City:Houston, Texas
Location Country:U.S.
Key People:




Industry:Maritime
Founder:John Henry Kirby
Footnotes:[1]

Kirby Corporation, headquartered in Houston, Texas is the largest tank barge operator in the United States, transporting bulk liquid products throughout the Mississippi River System, on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, along all three U.S. Coasts, and in Alaska and Hawaii. Products transported by Kirby include petrochemicals, black oil, refined petroleum products and agricultural chemical products by tank barge. Kirby also owns and operates eight ocean-going barge and tug units transporting dry-bulk commodities in United States coastwise trade.

Through Kirby's diesel engine 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 Illinois River, the Ohio River and other waterways. Kirby operates 884 active inland tank barges, 251 active towing vessels and five fleets.

History

The corporate predecessor, Kirby Industries, Inc., was founded in 1921.[2] The Kirby Corporation was founded in 1969 as a subsidiary of that company called Kirby Exploration Company, Inc., and was spun off in 1976. The company changed its name in 1990.[3]

Management

Board of Directors:[4]

Corporate Officers:[5]

Subsidiaries

The company has a number of subsidiaries:

Marine Transportation

Distribution and Services

Other

References

  1. Web site: US SEC: Form 10-K Kirby Corporation. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. February 7, 2018.
  2. Web site: KEX Profile . Yahoo!, Inc. . Yahoo! Finance . 22 August 2014 . 23 August 2014.
  3. Web site: Kirby Corporation 10-K . . 24 February 2014 . 23 August 2014.
  4. Web site: 2020. Board of Directors. 26 July 2020. Kirby Corporation.
  5. Web site: 26 July 2020. Kirby Corp. - Corporate Officers. 26 July 2020. kirbycorp.com/.

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