Kirby Corporation

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Kirby Corporation
TypePublic
NYSE: KEX
DJTA component
S&P 400 Component
IndustryMaritime
PredecessorKirby Industries, Inc.
Kirby Exploration Company, Inc.
FoundedJanuary 31, 1969 (1969-01-31) by John Henry Kirby
Headquarters
Houston, Texas
,
United States
Key people
Joseph H. Pyne
(Chairman of the Board)
David W. Grzebinski
(President & CEO)
William G. Harvey[1]
(Vice President & CFO)
RevenueDecrease US$ 1.77 billion (2016)
Decrease US$ 245.20 million (2016)
Decrease US$ 142.80 million (2016)
Total assetsIncrease US$ 4.30 billion (2016)
Total equityIncrease US$ 2.41 billion (2016)
Number of employees
~3,100 (2016)
Websitekirbycorp.com
Footnotes / references
[2][3]

Kirby Corporation, headquartered in Houston, Texas is the largest 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.[citation needed]

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 predecessor of the current company, Kirby Industries, Inc., was founded in 1921.[4] 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.[5]

Management[]

Board of Directors:[3][]

  • 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:[6][]

  • 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:[5]

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
  • Rio Marine, Inc

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[]

  1. ^ http://kirbycorp.com/about/#bod
  2. ^ "US SEC: Form 10-K Kirby Corporation". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Board of Directors". Kirby Corporation. Kirby Corporation. 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  4. ^ "KEX Profile". Yahoo! Finance. Yahoo!, Inc. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Kirby Corporation 10-K". Securities and Exchange Commission. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Kirby Corp. - Corporate Officers". https://kirbycorp.com/. 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020. External link in |website= (help)

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