UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K


CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September 27, 2006
 
 
Kirby Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada
  
1-7615
  
74-1884980
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
  
(Commission File Number)
  
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

55 Waugh Drive, Suite 1000
  
77007
Houston, Texas
  
(Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)
    

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(713) 435-1000
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 
Item 7.01.
Regulation FD Disclosure.
 
On September 27, 2006, Joseph H. Pyne, Kirby Corporation’s President and Chief Executive Officer will present at the Jefferies 3rd Annual Shipping Conference in New York. The presentation will be at 11:00 a.m. eastern time. A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available to the public and replays will be available afterwards. The webcast can be accessed by visiting Kirby’s Web site at http://www.kirbycorp.com/.
 
A copy of the slide presentation that will be used by Kirby, substantially in the form intended to be used, is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is also posted on Kirby’s Web site at http://www.kirbycorp.com/ on the opening page.
 
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
 
(c)
Exhibits
 
 
99.1
Kirby Corporation slide presentation dated September 2006
 
  
SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

   
KIRBY CORPORATION
  
   
(Registrant)
  
         
   
By:
/s/ G. Stephen Holcomb
  
     
G. Stephen Holcomb
  
     
Vice President, Investor Relations
  

Dated: September 27, 2006


EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit 99.1 Kirby Corporation slide presentation dated September 2006