1982

1982

Kirby enters the diesel engine services business. Kirby enters the diesel engine services business with the acquisition of Marine Systems, Inc, a small Gulf Coast facility servicing medium-speed and high-speed diesel engines used in marine applications.

1976 — 1988

Kirby Exploration Company is engaged in oil and gas exploration and development, marine transportation through Dixie Carriers, and property and casualty insurance through Universal Insurance. Kirby Exploration Company is engaged in oil and gas exploration and...
1974

1974

Kirby Industries liquidates. With the underlying value of Kirby Industries assets substantially higher than the stock price, the Board of Directors adopted a plan of complete liquidation, designed to distribute to the stockholders of Kirby Industries cash and the...
1969

1969

Kirby acquires Dixie Carriers (formerly “River Terminals Corporation”).
1967

1967

Kirby Petroleum Company adopts the name “Kirby Industries, Inc.” As was quite common for the time, Kirby Industries operated as a conglomerate with many different operations: oil and gas exploration and development through Kirby Petroleum Co., the manufacture of steel...