Kirby Corporation, the largest tank barge operator in the US, reports marine transport revenues for the 2011 fourth quarter of $335.1m, a 44% increase compared fourth quarter 2011.
US Tank barge operators in the US market, as well as vessel manufacturers and other domestic shippers, are riding a wave of rising demand and coming up with new ways to serve the market
BARGING In a significant development for US domestic marine shipping, two of the largest tank barge operators in the market will become one if an announced buyout is approved