Exhibit 23.3
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to incorporate by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8
of Kirby Corporation and consolidated subsidiaries of our report dated February
18, 1998, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Universal Insurance
Company and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1997 and the related consolidated
statements of earnings, stockholders' equity and cash flows for the year then
ended, which report appears in the December 31, 1999 Annual Report on Form 10-K
of Kirby Corporation and consolidated subsidiaries.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
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DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
San Juan, Puerto Rico
July 31, 2000
