Kirby Corporation Announces Date for 2019 Second Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call

HOUSTON, July 02, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kirby Corporation ("Kirby") KEX will announce its 2019 second quarter results at 6:00 a.m. Central Daylight Time ("CDT") on Thursday, July 25, 2019.  This announcement will be followed by an earnings conference call webcast at 7:30 a.m. CDT.

To listen to the conference call webcast, please visit the Investor Relations section of Kirby's website at www.kirbycorp.com. For listeners who wish to participate in the question and answer session of the conference call webcast, you may access the call by dialing 866-691-5839 within the U.S. and Canada or +1 409-216-0840 internationally. The conference ID for the call is 3269757. A replay of the webcast will be available for a period of one year by visiting the Investor Relations section of Kirby's website.

The financial and other information to be discussed in the conference call will be available in the 2019 second quarter press release and in a Form 8-K to be posted prior to the call on Kirby's website at www.kirbycorp.com.

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, forklifts, and compressors 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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