Boat Christening Ceremony to Celebrate Nation’s First Plug-In Hybrid Inland Towing Vessel
24 Agosto 2023 - 3:51AM
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Matt Woodruff |
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Vice President, Public &
Government Affairs, Kirby Corporation |
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Kirby Media Line:
(713)435-1542 |
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public.affairs@kirbycorp.com |
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RSVP Required to
attend. Please see below! |
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Who: Kirby Inland Marine, LP, Shell, San Jac
Marine, LLC, Kirby Corporation |
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What: A boat christening ceremony to welcome
the new vessel “GREEN DIAMOND” to the Kirby Inland Marine fleet.
The ceremony will include remarks by Kirby officials and
representatives of Shell, the charterer and electricity supplier of
the vessel. Tours of the boat will be available. |
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| When: |
Friday, August 25, 2023, at
10:00 a.m. |
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Kirby Inland Marine Old River
Fleet – Gate 6 |
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16524 DeZavala |
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Channelview, Texas 77530 |
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Why: Kirby is welcoming the nation’s first
battery-electric plug-in hybrid inland towing vessel to its fleet.
The boat has electric propulsion and can rely on shore and battery
power most of the time, achieving an estimated 80% reduction in
fuel use and related emissions. |
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Background: Kirby Corporation (NYSE:KEX) is
excited to combine the expertise of several of its subsidiaries:
Kirby Inland Marine, LP, San Jac Marine shipyard and Stewart and
Stevenson, along with a large group of outside specialists, to
build the nation’s first plug-in hybrid inland towing vessel, which
will operate in the Port of Houston on charter to Shell Trading
(US) Company, moving barges throughout the port. Shell Energy
Solutions1 is providing the power matched 100% by Green-e®
certified renewable energy certificates to charge the vessel’s
battery system. |
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| Interview
Opportunities: Remarks will be made by officials from
Kirby and Shell. They will be available for interviews following
the ceremony. |
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| Photo
Opportunities: The following photo opportunities will
be available during and after the ceremony: |
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- Remarks by
- David Grzebinski, President and CEO, Kirby Corporation
- Christian O’Neil, President, Kirby Marine Transportation Group,
President, San Jac Marine, LLC
- Karrie Trauth, Senior Vice President & Global Head of
Shipping & Maritime, Shell
- Blessing of the boat and presentation of the ship’s Bible by
the Seamen’s Church Institute
- Breaking the bottle of champagne
- Ceremonial “Plugging-In” of vessel
- Tours of the boat
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| Please RSVP by
August 24, 2023, to Matt Woodruff at the email address or phone
number above if you plan to attend or have questions. |
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| NOTE TO
EDITORS: This ceremony will take place at a Marine Transportation
Related Facility subject to the Maritime Transportation Security
Act of 2002. Only persons on the RSVP list will be admitted to the
facility, so please contact us at BEFORE the event
to be placed on the admission list. All guests and
media must provide a government issued identification and be
escorted at all times when within secure areas of the facility or
vessel. |
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| 1 MP2 Energy Texas
LLC d/b/a Shell Energy Solutions TX PUCT #10174 |
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