November 27, 2018

David Grzebinski
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Kirby Corporation
55 Waugh Drive, Suite 1000
Houston TX 77007

       Re: Kirby Corporation
           Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2017
           Filed February 26, 2018
           File No. 001-07615
           Form 10-Q for the Period Ended June 30, 2018
           Filed August 3, 2018
           File No. 001-07615

Dear Mr. Grzebinski:

       We have limited our review of your filings to the financial statements
and related
disclosures and have the following comments. In some of our comments, we may
ask you to
provide us with information so we may better understand your disclosure.

       Please respond to these comments within ten business days by providing
the requested
information or advise us as soon as possible when you will respond. If you do
not believe our
comments apply to your facts and circumstances, please tell us why in your
response.

       After reviewing your response to these comments, we may have additional
comments.

Form 10-Q for the Period Ended June 30, 2018

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note (3) Revenues, page 9

1.    It appears from your disclosures distribution and services revenues are
recognized over
      time and at a point in time. Please tell us your consideration of ASC
606-10-55-91.f in
      presenting disaggregated revenue on this basis.
Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2017

Management's Discussion and Analysis, page 37

2.    Please quantify each factor identified as a cause for the variance of
your annual and
 David Grzebinski
Kirby Corporation
November 27, 2018
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         interim period results. Refer to section 501.04 of staff's
Codification of Financial
         Reporting Releases and also Item 303(a)(3)(iii) of Regulation S-K in
regard to revenues
         for guidance.
Consolidated Statements of Earnings, page 70

3.       You disclose you provide services, sell parts, manufacture equipment
and rent equipment.
         Please tell us your consideration of Rule 5-03(b)(1) and (2) of
Regulation S-X in regard to
         your presentation in the statement of earnings.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note (2) Acquisitions, page 78

4.       The acquisitions of S&S in 2017 represented approximately 18% of total
assets at June 30,
         2017 and Higman Marine in 2018 represented approximately 8% of total
assets at
         December 31, 2017. You disclose each acquisition as a factor affecting
the variance in
         results in the applicable periods affected without quantifying the
impact of each. You
         disclose you did not present the pro forma results of the acquisitions
because you believe
         they are not material to your results. Also, you did not disclose the
revenue and earnings
         of each acquiree since the acquisition date included in your
consolidated statement of
         earnings for the applicable periods. Please explain to us your
analysis of ASC 805-10-50-
         2.h.1 and 3 in the preparation of your disclosures. Quantify for us
the impact each
         acquisition had on your results for 2017 and through June 30, 2018, as
appropriate, as a
         variance factor and in regard to the amount of revenue and earnings
included in the
         consolidated statement of earnings.
       In closing, we remind you that the company and its management are
responsible for the
accuracy and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review,
comments, action or
absence of action by the staff.

       You may contact Patrick Kuhn at (202) 551-3308 or Doug Jones at (202)
551-3309 with
any questions.



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