Kirby Corporation to Announce 2009 Second Quarter Results on July 29, 2009, With...

Kirby Corporation to Announce 2009 Second Quarter Results on July 29, 2009,
With Conference Call on July 30, 2009

HOUSTON, July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kirby Corporation ("Kirby") (NYSE:
KEX) will announce its 2009 second quarter results at 5:00 p.m. central time
on Wednesday, July 29, 2009. A conference call to discuss the results will be
held at 10:00 a.m. central time on Thursday, July 30, 2009.

The telephone numbers to call to participate in the conference call are
800-446-1671 for domestic callers and 847-413-3362 for international callers.
Please dial in five to ten minutes prior to the start of the call. The host
is Steve Holcomb. The confirmation number is 24962345.

An audio conference call playback will be available starting at approximately
1:00 p.m. central time on Thursday, July 30, 2009 through 5:00 p.m. central
time on Friday, August 28, 2009 by dialing 888-843-8996 for domestic callers
and 630-652-3044 for international callers.

A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available to the public
and a replay will be available after the conference call by visiting Kirby's
website at http://www.kirbycorp.com/.

The financial and other information to be discussed in the conference call
will be available in the 2009 second quarter press release and in a Form 8-K
to be furnished by Kirby on the day of the call, both of which will be posted
on Kirby's website at http://www.kirbycorp.com/ in the Investor Relations
section under Press Releases and SEC Filings.

Kirby Corporation, based in Houston, Texas, operates inland tank barges and
towing vessels transporting petrochemicals, black oil products, refined
petroleum products and agricultural chemicals throughout the United States'
inland waterway system. Kirby also owns and operates four ocean-going barge
and tug units transporting dry-bulk commodities in United States coastwise
trade. Through the diesel engine services segment, Kirby provides
after-market service for medium-speed and high-speed diesel engines and
reduction gears used in marine, power generation and railroad applications.

Statements contained in this press release with respect to the future are
forward-looking statements. These statements reflect management's reasonable
judgment with respect to future events. Forward-looking statements involve
risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those
anticipated as a result of various factors, including cyclical or other
downturns in demand, significant pricing competition, unanticipated additions
to industry capacity, changes in the Jones Act or in U.S. maritime policy and
practice, fuel costs, interest rates, weather conditions, and the timing,
magnitude and the number of acquisitions made by Kirby. Forward-looking
statements are based on currently available information and Kirby assumes no
obligation to update such statements. A list of additional risk factors can
be found in Kirby's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2008, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

SOURCE Kirby Corporation

Steve Holcomb of Kirby Corporation, +1-713-435-1135