The two top stories of 2019 were both carry-overs from 2018. A cascading series of devastating spring floods affected every river system. Dozens of flood… Read More
Kirby
In its quarterly earnings announcement October 25, Kirby Corporation, Houston, Texas, reported net earnings for the third quarter of $48 million, or 80 cents per share, compared with… Read More
About halfway between New Orleans, La., and Corpus Christi, Texas, on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) lies Vessel Repair, a Port Arthur, Texas-based shipyard. That strategic location along… Read More
Almost three years to the day after the bankruptcy of Sneed Shipbuilding Inc., the “new” yard at Channelview, Texas, now owned by Kirby Corporation and named San Jac Marine… Read More
Kirby Corporation announced January 31 that it has signed an agreement to purchase the marine transportation fleet of Cenac Marine Services LLC. The purchase price is… Read More
Main Iron Works owner Arlen “Benny” Cenac Jr. recently announced completion of the first of three 2,680 hp. towboats the shipyard is building for Kirby Inland Marine. Read More
Kirby Corporation announced November 12 that it has signed an agreement to acquire substantially all of CGBM 100, LLC’s inland marine tank barge fleet for an undisclosed amount. Read More
Kirby Corporation announced net earnings of $41.8 million for the third quarter, compared with $28.6 million for the same quarter a year ago. Revenues were also sharply higher,… Read More
Mariners on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway east of Houston last week might have caught a glimpse of a towboat that’s not only new to the waterway but also marks… Read More
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… Read More
