Kirby Corporation

Kirby Corporation reported net earnings for the second quarter of $28.6 million, or 48 cents per share, compared with $25.8 million—also 48 cents per share—for the 2017 second quarter. Consolidated… Read More

Kirby Corporation announced May 3 the signing of an agreement to acquire Targa Resources Corporation’s inland marine tank barge business for approximately $69.3 million in cash. The purchase will be… Read More

Kirby Corporation on April 25 announced first-quarter earnings of $32.5 million, or $0.54 per share, compared with $27.5 million, or $0.51 per share, for the 2017 first quarter. Consolidated revenues… Read More

Amid continued news cycle alarms and market turmoil from the tariff wars between the U.S. and China, a number of signs bring somewhat positive news for barging. Those threatened Chinese… Read More

Arlen “Benny” Cenac Jr., CEO of Houma, La.-based Cenac Marine Services and owner of Main Iron Works, announced earlier this month a contract for the Houma shipyard to build four… Read More

Kirby Corporation, Houston, announced February 15 that it had completed the acquisition of Higman Marine Inc., after just announcing the deal 11 days earlier (WJ, February 12). The total value… Read More

Growing up fishing along the banks of the Arkansas and Mississippi rivers, Ty Wilkerson was always intrigued by passing towboats. That interest eventually led him to apply to a job… Read More

Kirby Corporation, Houston, Texas, announced February 4 the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Higman Marine Inc. and its affiliated companies for approximately $419 million in cash, subject to… Read More

Washington, D.C.—Republican control of the U.S. Senate took a one-vote hit with the swearing-in of newly elected Alabama Democrat Doug Jones, making it a bit more difficult to move the… Read More