Kirby Inland Marine Is Our Featured Employer
Kirby Inland Marine is a major operator of tank barges and towing
vessels on the inland waters of the United States. Kirby vessels
work on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Mississippi River System,
Illinois River, Ohio River and other inland navigable waters. Kirby
transports chemicals, petroleum products and derivatives. Their
fleet consists of 161 towing vessels and the workforce is made up
of over 1,000 mariners. Kirby is proud to describe itself as a family-
oriented company. Kirby carries styrene, benzene, methanol, liquid
fertilizer, anhydrous ammonia, gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, black
oil products, asphalt, no. 6 oil, coker fuel, and pressurized products
such as butane, propane, and butadiene.
Kirby is recognized for its in-house training, which was a pragmatic
answer to the workboat industry’s manpower shortage. This
shortage was especially apparent after Hurricane Katrina. The
concept is highly commended for its ability to cultivate seasoned
captains from entry-level personnel. The program is praised by
many because the company gets its licensed officers from a crop of
employees who are experienced in the day-to-day operations of
liquid cargo operations. At the same time, an employee who is
fortunate enough to begin on the ground floor with a large company
of this size has a shot at rising through the ranks to ultimately attain
command of a vessel, which comes with an enviable salary.
Kirby Inland Marine also recruits candidates from California
Maritime Academy, Maine Maritime Academy, Massachusetts
Maritime Academy, SUNY Maritime College, Texas A & M University
at Galveston, Northwestern University at Michigan and the U.S.
Merchant Marine Academy. Kirby gives them a career path to
becoming a 1600 ton captain, starting with their unlimited ocean
third mate’s license. Options for 3rd officer positions on U.S. flag
carriers are competitive, due to the fact that most goods coming into
the U.S. are carried aboard ships registered under the flags of
Liberia, Panama, Monrovia, Vanuatu and other sovereign states.
Kirby’s program is certain to be warmly embraced by the career
development offices of the nation’s maritime schools.
Kirby also embraces army veterans with tug experience. Army
veterans with the 88K20 certification course, 88K30 basic NCO
course, and the 88K40 advanced NCO course under their belts are
encouraged to explore how their experience with army tugs and
utility vessels can make for an attractive career shift into the civilian
world.
Visit Kirby Inland Marine from the "Grab Bag" section of this site,
where we provide a link to their website.
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Kirby Inland Marine is a major operator of tank barges and towing
vessels on the inland waters of the United States. Kirby vessels
work on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Mississippi River System,
Illinois River, Ohio River and other inland navigable waters. Kirby
transports chemicals, petroleum products and derivatives. Their
fleet consists of 161 towing vessels and the workforce is made up
of over 1,000 mariners. Kirby is proud to describe itself as a family-
oriented company. Kirby carries styrene, benzene, methanol, liquid
fertilizer, anhydrous ammonia, gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, black
oil products, asphalt, no. 6 oil, coker fuel, and pressurized products
such as butane, propane, and butadiene.
Kirby is recognized for its in-house training, which was a pragmatic
answer to the workboat industry’s manpower shortage. This
shortage was especially apparent after Hurricane Katrina. The
concept is highly commended for its ability to cultivate seasoned
captains from entry-level personnel. The program is praised by
many because the company gets its licensed officers from a crop of
employees who are experienced in the day-to-day operations of
liquid cargo operations. At the same time, an employee who is
fortunate enough to begin on the ground floor with a large company
of this size has a shot at rising through the ranks to ultimately attain
command of a vessel, which comes with an enviable salary.
Kirby Inland Marine also recruits candidates from California
Maritime Academy, Maine Maritime Academy, Massachusetts
Maritime Academy, SUNY Maritime College, Texas A & M University
at Galveston, Northwestern University at Michigan and the U.S.
Merchant Marine Academy. Kirby gives them a career path to
becoming a 1600 ton captain, starting with their unlimited ocean
third mate’s license. Options for 3rd officer positions on U.S. flag
carriers are competitive, due to the fact that most goods coming into
the U.S. are carried aboard ships registered under the flags of
Liberia, Panama, Monrovia, Vanuatu and other sovereign states.
Kirby’s program is certain to be warmly embraced by the career
development offices of the nation’s maritime schools.
Kirby also embraces army veterans with tug experience. Army
veterans with the 88K20 certification course, 88K30 basic NCO
course, and the 88K40 advanced NCO course under their belts are
encouraged to explore how their experience with army tugs and
utility vessels can make for an attractive career shift into the civilian
world.
Visit Kirby Inland Marine from the "Grab Bag" section of this site,
where we provide a link to their website.
Previous Featured Employer
Copyright 2006 - Copyright Warning
Rights reserved - U.S. Copyright Law Carries Criminal & Civil
Penalties for Infringement - 17 U.S.C. § 506 and 18 U.S.C. § 2319
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| This site contains links to the following companies that operate tugboats, pushboats, towboats, workboats and other commercial vessels: Bouchard Transportation 58 South Service Rd Melville, New York, 11747 Brusco Tug & Barge Columbia River Longview, WA Crowley Maritime 155 Grand Avenue Oakland, CA 94612 510 251 7500 Donjon Marine 1250 Liberty Avenue, Hillside, New Jersey 07205 Foss Maritime Company 660 W. Ewing Street Seattle, WA 98119 Great Lakes Group 4500 Division Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44102-2228 K-Sea Transportation 3245 Richmond Terrace Staten Island, NY 10303 McAllister Towing 17 Battery Pl - Suite 1200 New York, New York 10004 Moran Towing Corporate Office 50 Locust Avenue New Canaan, CT 06840 Reinauer Transportation 1983 Richmond Terrace Staten Island, NY 10302 Roehrig Maritime L.L.C. One School Street Glen Cove, New York 11542 Stevens Towing Company 4170 Highway 165 Yonges Island, SC 29449 Vane Brothers Company 2100 Frankfurst Avenue Baltimore, Maryland 21226 Although we didn't notice employment pages at the time we visited, these are other companies that operate tugs in the United States: Island Tug and Barge Campbell Maritime Dana Tugs Fremont Tugboat Company Gaelic Towing |
| When you visit the tug and towing company links, job postings include: Captain or "Master”, under these US Coast Guard license qualifications: ▪ 100 Ton Master ▪ 200 Ton Master ▪ 500 Ton Master ▪ 1600 Ton Master and sometimes seeking other qualifications such as towing endorsements, coastal, ocean endorsements, GMDSS or STCW 95. Mate , under this United States Coast Guard license: ▪ 100 Ton Mate ▪ 200 Ton Mate ▪ 500 Ton Mate ▪ 1600 Ton Mate and sometimes seeking towing endorsements, coastal, ocean endorsements, GMDSS and STCW 95. Barge Captain Able Bodied Seaman, or Able Seaman or AB Deckhand May require STCW 95. Chief Engineer , need to hold this Coast Guard license: ▪ Chief Engineer Limited ▪ Chief Engineer Unlimited Designated Duty Engineer under USCG license: ▪ Designated Duty Engineer Some companies call their position Marine Engineer QMED Tankerman Utility Worker Electrician Marine Mechanic Cook Steward Green Trainee or Trainee Companies may require STCW, MMD (merchant marine document, or Z Card) Where a larger company operates its own shipyard or maintenance facility, they may seek the following: Welder Marine Electrician Pipe Fitter Carpenter Electronics Technician Painter Administrative Accounting Personnel Laborer |
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