Marine Transportation

In the Marine Transportation segment, Kirby is primarily a provider of transportation services by tank barge for inland and coastal markets.

Kirby Inland Marine operates on the U.S. inland waterway system, which is composed of a 26,000-mile network of interconnected rivers and canals, of which 12,000 miles are used for domestic commerce.  Kirby’s industry leading fleet of inland tank barges transport bulk liquid cargoes, including petrochemicals, black oil, refined products, and agricultural chemicals for customers on the Mississippi River, its tributaries, and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.

Kirby Offshore Marine operates along the U.S. coastal network and calls on ports along the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific coasts. The coastal trade is vital to the U.S. cargo distribution system, particularly for the regional distribution of refined petroleum products, as well as transportation of black oil and petrochemicals. In addition, Kirby Offshore Marine operates two offshore barge and tugboat units which carry bulk sugar from Florida to sugar refining facilities along the East Coast.

Dry-Bulk

Kirby Ocean Transport operates a small fleet of offshore dry-bulk barge and tugboat units which primarily transport coal from the lower Mississippi River to Florida for a large Florida utility company.  Kirby Ocean Transport also moves coal, fertilizer, sugar, grain and other bulk cargoes.

Osprey Line is one of the nation’s most trusted inland and offshore transporters of heavyweight and oversized project cargo by deck or hopper barges. Our project cargo capabilities include manufacturing equipment, factory components, turbines, windmills, offshore rig equipment, military equipment and other oversized or overweight cargoes.

San Jac Marine is a proven provider of American-made marine vessels for both inland and offshore applications. We engineer, design and build a wide variety of steel vessels, including towboats, large and small inland and offshore deck barges, tank barges, pressure barges and custom-designed dry-docks to fit specific customer needs.

Kirby Inland Marine’s newest retractable towboat, the M/V King, constructed in 2020 at Kirby’s San Jac Marine shipyard, delivers the shipyard’s new 150’/1800 ton drydock. This dry dock is the latest addition to San Jac Marine and further enhances their best-in-class operations along the Houston Ship Channel.

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