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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
(Mark One)
☒
Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
☐
Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021
OR
FORM 10-K
For the transition period to
Commission File Number 001-32505
TRANSMONTAIGNE PARTNERS LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
34-2037221
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
Suite 3100, 1670 Broadway
Denver, Colorado 80202
(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)
(303) 626-8200
(Telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: NONE
Title of Each Class
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐ No ⌧
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ⌧ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ⌧ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to
Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit
such files). Yes ⌧ No ☐
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained,
to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment
to this Form 10-K. ⌧
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company,
or emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth
company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
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internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that
prepared or issued its audit report. ☐
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The aggregate market value of common units held by non-affiliates of the registrant on June 30, 2021 was $nil.
As of the date of this filing, the registrant has no common units outstanding.
* The registrant is a voluntary filer of reports required to be filed by certain companies under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 and has filed all reports that would have been required to have been filed by the registrant during the preceding 12 months had it been subject to such
filing requirements during the entirety of such period.
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Business and Properties
Risk Factors
Unresolved Staff Comments
Legal Proceedings
Mine Safety Disclosures
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Market for the Registrant’s Common Units, Related Unitholder Matters and Issuer Purchases
of Equity Securities
Reserved
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
Controls and Procedures
Other Information
Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections
Part III
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Executive Compensation
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Unitholder Matters
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Principal Accounting Fees and Services
Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
Form 10-K Summary
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Annual Report on Form 10-K (this “Annual Report”) contains “forward-looking statements” within the
meaning of federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements give our current expectations, contain projections of results
of operations or of financial condition, or forecasts of future events. When used in this Annual Report, the words “could,”
“may,” “should,” “will,” “seek,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “continue,” “estimate,” “plan,” “target,”
“predict,” “project,” “attempt,” “is scheduled,” “likely,” “forecast,” the negatives thereof and other similar expressions are
used to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words.
These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions about future events and are based
on currently available information as to the outcome and timing of future events. You are cautioned not to place undue
reliance on any forward-looking statements. When considering forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the
risk factors and other cautionary statements described under the heading “Item 1A. Risk Factors” included in this Annual
Report. You should also understand that it is not possible to predict or identify all such factors and should not consider the
following list to be a complete statement of all potential risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause our actual results
to differ materially from the results contemplated by such forward-looking statements include:
● our ability to successfully implement our business strategy;
● competitive conditions in our industry;
● actions taken by third-party customers, producers, operators, processors and transporters;
● pending legal or environmental matters;
● costs of conducting our operations;
● our ability to complete internal growth projects on time and on budget;
● general economic conditions, including inflation;
● the price of oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids and other commodities in the energy industry;
● large customer defaults;
● rising interest rates;
● operating hazards, global health epidemics, natural disasters, weather-related delays, cyber-security breaches,
global or regional conflicts, casualty losses and other matters beyond our control;
● uncertainty regarding our future operating results;
● effects of existing and future laws and governmental regulations;
● the effects of future litigation;
● plans, objectives, expectations and intentions contained in this Annual Report that are not historical; and
● the ongoing pandemic involving COVID-19.
All forward-looking statements, expressed or implied, included in this Annual Report are expressly qualified in
their entirety by this cautionary statement. This cautionary statement should also be considered in connection with any
subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements that we or persons acting on our behalf may issue.
Except as otherwise required by applicable law, we disclaim any duty to update any forward-looking statements,
all of which are expressly qualified by the statements in this section, to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this
Annual Report.
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Part I
As used in this Annual Report, unless the context requires otherwise, references to “we,” “us,” “our,”
“TransMontaigne Partners,” “the Partnership,” or “the Company” are intended to mean, prior to the Take-Private
Transaction (defined below), TransMontaigne Partners L.P., and following the Take-Private Transaction, TransMontaigne
Partners LLC, and our wholly owned and controlled operating subsidiaries. References to ‘‘TransMontaigne GP’’ or ‘‘our
general partner’’ are intended, prior to the Take-Private Transaction, to mean TransMontaigne GP L.L.C., our general
partner prior to the Take-Private Transaction. References to ‘‘ArcLight’’ are intended to mean ArcLight Energy Partners
Fund VI, L.P., its affiliates and subsidiaries other than TransMontaigne GP, us and our subsidiaries.
ITEMS 1 AND 2. BUSINESS AND PROPERTIES
On February 26, 2019, an affiliate of ArcLight acquired all of the Partnership’s outstanding publicly traded
common units not already held by ArcLight and its affiliates by way of our merger (the “Merger”) with a wholly owned
subsidiary of TLP Finance Holdings, LLC (“TLP Finance”), an indirect controlled subsidiary of Arclight. At the effective
time of the Merger, each of the Partnership’s general partner units issued and outstanding immediately prior to the
acquisition effective time was converted into (i)(a) one Partnership common unit, and (i)(b) in aggregate, a non-economic
general partner interest in the Partnership, (ii) each of the Partnership’s incentive distribution rights issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the acquisition effective time was converted into 100 Partnership common units, (iii) our general
partner distributed its common units in the Partnership (the “Transferred GP Units”) to TLP Acquisition Holdings, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (“TLP Holdings”), and TLP Holdings contributed the Transferred GP Units to TLP
Finance, (iv) the Partnership converted into the Company (a Delaware limited liability company) pursuant to Section 17-
219 of the Delaware Limited Partnership Act and changed its name to “TransMontaigne Partners LLC”, and all of our
common units owned by TLP Finance were converted into limited liability company interests, (v) the non-economic
interest in the Company owned by our general partner was automatically cancelled and ceased to exist and our general
partner merged with and into the Company with the Company surviving, and (vi) the Company became 100% owned by
TLP Finance (the transactions described in the foregoing clauses (i) through (vi), collectively with the Merger, the “Take-
Private Transaction”).
As a result of the Take-Private Transaction, our common units ceased to be publicly traded, and our common units
are no longer listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). Our currently outstanding 6.125% senior unsecured notes
due in 2026 remain outstanding, and the Company is voluntarily filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to the covenants contained in those notes.
Effective June 1, 2019, TLP Finance contributed all of the issued and outstanding equity of its wholly owned
subsidiary, TLP Management Services LLC (“TMS” and such interest, the “TMS Interest”) to the Company, and the
Company immediately contributed the TMS Interest to its 100% owned operating company subsidiary TransMontaigne
Operating Company L.P. (the “TMS Contribution”). Prior to the TMS Contribution, we had no employees and all of our
management and operational activities were provided by TMS. Further, TMS provided all payroll programs and maintained
all employee benefits programs on behalf of our company with respect to applicable TMS employees (as well as on behalf
of certain other Arclight affiliates). As a result of the TMS Contribution, we have assumed the employees and operational
activities previously provided by TMS, except for our executive officers as further described below. The TMS Contribution
has been recorded at carryover basis as a reorganization of entities under common control.
As a result of the TMS Contribution, the omnibus agreement in place in various forms since the inception of the
Partnership, and immediately prior to the TMS Contribution between TMS and us, which, among other things, governed
the provision of management and operational services provided for us by TMS, is no longer relevant and was terminated.
Following the TMS Contribution, our executive officers who provide services to the Company are employed by
TransMontaigne Management Company, LLC (“TMC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of ArcLight, which also provides
services to certain other ArcLight affiliates. As a result, we do not directly employ any of the persons responsible for the
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executive management of our business. Nonetheless, TMS continues to provide certain payroll functions and maintains all
employee benefits programs on behalf of TMC pursuant to a services agreement between TMC and TMS.
Overview
We are a terminaling and transportation company with assets and operations in the United States along the Gulf
Coast, in the Midwest, in Houston and Brownsville, Texas, along the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, in the Southeast and
along the West Coast. We provide integrated terminaling, storage, transportation and related services for customers
engaged in the distribution and marketing of light refined petroleum products, heavy refined petroleum products,
renewable products, crude oil, chemicals, fertilizers and other liquid products. In addition, our Tacoma, Washington
terminal sells refined and renewable products to major fuel producers and marketers in the Pacific Northwest. Light refined
products include gasolines, diesel fuels, heating oil and jet fuels. Heavy refined products include residual fuel oils and
asphalt. Renewable products include ethanol, biodiesel, renewable diesel and relevant feedstocks. Our direct exposure to
changes in commodity prices is limited to product sales out of our Tacoma, Washington terminal and the value of product
gains and losses arising from terminaling services agreements with certain customers, which accounts for a small portion of
our revenue.
We use our owned and operated terminaling facilities to, among other things: receive refined products and
renewable products from the pipeline, ship, barge or railcar making delivery on behalf of our customers and transfer those
products to the tanks located at our terminals; store the products in our tanks for our customers; monitor the volume of the
products stored in our tanks; distribute the products out of our terminals in vessels, railcars or truckloads using truck racks
and other distribution equipment located at our terminals, including pipelines; and heat residual fuel oils and asphalt stored
in our tanks. We also continue to provide ethanol logistics services and other services to the growing renewable products
market, as well as to engage in blending activities related to the throughput process.
Recent Developments
Contribution of Pacific Northwest assets. On November 17, 2021, Arclight contributed Pike West Coast
Holdings, LLC (“Pike West Coast”) a portfolio company of ArcLight Energy Partners Fund VI, L.P. to the Company. Pike
West Coast is an infrastructure company with significant operations across the renewable fuels supply chain in the U.S.
Pacific Northwest (the “Pacific Northwest Contribution”).
Pike West Coast owns a 100% ownership interest in SeaPort Financing, LLC. SeaPort Financing, LLC owns a
100% ownership interest in SeaPort Sound Terminal, LLC, which owns a refined and renewable products terminal in
Tacoma, Washington, a 51% ownership interest in SeaPort Midstream Partners, LLC (“SeaPort Midstream”), which owns
refined and renewable products terminals in both Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon, and a 30% ownership interest
in Olympic Pipeline Company, LLC (“Olympic Pipeline Company”), which owns the Olympic Pipeline between Blaine,
Washington and Portland, Oregon and a refined and renewable products terminal in Bayview, Washington.
COVID-19. The ongoing pandemic involving COVID-19, a highly transmissible and pathogenic coronavirus, has
resulted in restrictions on, and a public response with respect to, travel and economic activity that have reduced demand for
crude oil, refined petroleum products, renewable products, and other products that we handle.
Since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020, we have taken proactive and sustained measures to deliver
our services safely and reliably with limited negative impacts to our business. At the outset of the pandemic, we activated
an Incident Support Team to execute our Infectious Disease Control Policy, and to focus on a number of priorities,
including: (i) implement basic infection prevention techniques and other workplace protections in our business operations;
(ii) identify and isolate individuals suspected of being infected by COVID-19; (iii) identify risk factors in our workforce
that may increase the possibility of exposure to COVID-19; and (iv) develop a contingency plan for the possibility that a
serious outbreak does occur in the area of any of our terminals. We continue to follow recommendations from public health
authorities and maintain actions to help prevent our employees’ exposure to the spread of COVID-19, including, where
practical, work-at-home plans enacted in March 2020 and the implementation of business continuity plans to enable the
integrity of our operations and protect the health of our employees.
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To date, our operations and employees have not been materially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, thereby
allowing our customers continued access and utilization of our strategic terminal network. We continue to employ all safety
processes and procedures in the normal course. We provide an essential service across our markets, which has been
recognized in most relevant regulatory guidance regarding COVID-19. Further, we have not experienced any material
instance of our customers failing to meet their contractual commitments to us as a result of these recent developments.
While many States and municipalities have recently reduced or eliminated COVID-19 related restrictions and policies,
there continue to be many variables and uncertainties regarding COVID-19 — including the continued spread of the virus,
or new variants thereof, the duration and severity of the outbreak and the potential for future travel restrictions and business
closures, and medical advancements in treating and vaccinating against the disease and the availability and the resulting
economic impact of any such advancements or vaccinations — to reasonably predict the potential longer-term impact of
COVID-19 on our business and operations. We continue to monitor the situation, have actively implemented policies and
practices to address the situation and actively protect our employees, and may adjust our current policies and practices as
more information and guidance become available. In addition, recent economic conditions in the wake of the COVID-19
pandemic have included inflationary pressure, which could result in higher operating expenses and project costs for us, as
well as higher interest rates.
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Assets and Operations
Our terminals are located in six geographic regions, which we refer to as our Gulf Coast, Midwest, Brownsville,
River, Southeast and West Coast terminals. In addition, we have unconsolidated investments in BOSTCO, Olympic
Pipeline Company, SeaPort Midstream and Frontera (each defined below). The locations and approximate aggregate active
storage capacity at our owned and joint venture terminal facilities as of December 31, 2021 are as follows:
Our Terminals by Region:
Gulf Coast Terminals:
Port Everglades North (Fort Lauderdale), FL
Port Everglades South (Fort Lauderdale), FL (2)
Jacksonville, FL
Cape Canaveral, FL
Port Manatee, FL
Pensacola, FL
Fisher Island (Miami), FL
Tampa, FL
Gulf Coast Total
Midwest Terminals:
Rogers, AR and Mount Vernon, MO (aggregate amounts)
Cushing, OK
Oklahoma City, OK
Midwest Total
Brownsville Terminal
River Terminals:
Evansville, IN
New Albany, IN
Greater Cincinnati, KY
Henderson, KY
Louisville, KY
Owensboro, KY
Paducah, KY
Baton Rouge, LA (Dock)
Greenville, MS
Cape Girardeau, MO
East Liverpool, OH
River Total
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Active storage
capacity (1)
(shell bbls)
2,487,000
376,000
271,000
724,000
1,293,000
270,000
673,000
760,000
6,854,000
419,000
1,005,000
158,000
1,582,000
1,647,000
245,000
201,000
199,000
170,000
183,000
154,000
322,000
—
369,000
140,000
228,000
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Southeast Terminals:
Albany, GA
Americus, GA
Athens, GA
Bainbridge, GA
Birmingham, AL
Charlotte, NC
Collins/Purvis, MS (Collins terminal)
Collins, MS (Collins rack)
Doraville, GA
Fairfax, VA
Greensboro, NC
Griffin, GA
Lookout Mountain, GA
Macon, GA
Meridian, MS
Norfolk, VA
Richmond, VA
Rome, GA
Selma, NC
Spartanburg, SC
Southeast Total
West Coast Terminals:
Martinez, CA
Richmond, CA
Tacoma, WA
West Coast Total
Our Joint Ventures Terminals:
BOSTCO Joint Venture Terminal (3)
Olympic Pipeline Company Joint Venture Terminal (4)
SeaPort Midstream Joint Venture Terminal (5)
Frontera Joint Venture Terminal (6)
TOTAL CAPACITY
Active storage
capacity (1)
(shell bbls)
203,000
98,000
203,000
367,000
178,000
121,000
6,280,000
200,000
438,000
507,000
479,000
107,000
219,000
174,000
139,000
1,336,000
448,000
152,000
529,000
166,000
12,344,000
4,754,000
642,000
1,481,000
6,877,000
7,080,000
510,000
1,270,000
1,656,000
42,031,000
(1) Active storage capacity includes terminals which do not need capital investment to contract available storage capacity.
(2) Reflects our ownership interest net of a major oil company’s ownership interest in certain tank capacity.
(3) Reflects the total active storage capacity of Battleground Oil Specialty Terminal Company LLC (“BOSTCO”), of
which we have a 42.5%, general voting, Class A Member interest.
(4) Reflects the total active storage capacity of Olympic Pipeline Company, of which we have a 30% ownership interest.
(5) Reflects the total active storage capacity of SeaPort Midstream, of which we have a 51% ownership interest.
(6) Reflects the total active storage capacity of Frontera Brownsville LLC (“Frontera”), of which we have a 50%
ownership interest.
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Gulf Coast Operations. Our Gulf Coast terminals consist of eight active product terminals and comprise the
largest terminal network in Florida. These terminals have approximately 6.9 million barrels of aggregate active storage
capacity in ports including Port Everglades, Miami and Cape Canaveral, which are among the busiest cruise ship ports in
the nation. At our Gulf Coast terminals, we handle refined and renewable products and crude oil on behalf of, and provide
integrated terminaling services to, customers engaged in the distribution and marketing of products and crude oil. Our Gulf
Coast terminals receive products from vessels on behalf of our customers. In addition, our Jacksonville terminal also
receives asphalt by rail, and our Port Everglades (North) terminal also receives product by truck. We distribute by truck or
barge at all of our Gulf Coast terminals. In addition, we distribute products by pipeline at our Port Everglades and Tampa
terminals. A major oil company retains an ownership interest, ranging from 25% to 50%, in specific tank capacity at our
Port Everglades (South) terminal. We manage and operate the Port Everglades (South) terminal, and we are reimbursed by
the major oil company for its proportionate share of our operating and maintenance costs.
Midwest Terminals. In Missouri and Arkansas, we own the Razorback pipeline and terminals in Mount Vernon,
Missouri, at the origin of the pipeline and in Rogers, Arkansas, at the terminus of the pipeline. We refer to these two
terminals collectively as the Razorback terminals. The Razorback pipeline is a 67-mile, 8-inch diameter interstate common
carrier pipeline that transports light refined product from our terminal at Mount Vernon, where it is interconnected with a
pipeline system owned by a third party, to our terminal at Rogers. The Razorback pipeline has a capacity of approximately
30,000 barrels per day. The Razorback terminals have approximately 0.4 million barrels of aggregate active storage
capacity. Effective January 1, 2021, a third party leases the capacity, and assumed operatorship, of the Razorback pipeline
and the terminals in Mount Vernon, Missouri and in Rogers, Arkansas. Our Rogers facility is the only products terminal
located in Northwest Arkansas.
We lease land in Cushing, Oklahoma and constructed storage tanks and associated infrastructure on the property
for the receipt of crude oil by truck and pipeline, the blending of crude oil and the storage of approximately 1.0 million
barrels of crude oil.
We also own and operate a terminal facility in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma with approximately 0.2 million barrels
of aggregate active storage capacity. Our Oklahoma City terminal receives gasolines and diesel fuels from pipeline systems
owned by third parties for delivery via our truck rack for redistribution to locations throughout the Oklahoma City region.
Brownsville, Texas Operations. We own and operate a product terminal with approximately 1.6 million barrels of
aggregate active storage capacity and related ancillary facilities in Brownsville independent of the Frontera joint venture,
as well as the Diamondback pipeline which handles liquid product movements between south Texas and Mexico. At our
Brownsville terminal we handle refined petroleum products, chemicals, vegetable oils, naphtha, and wax on behalf of, and
provide integrated terminaling services to, customers engaged in the distribution and marketing of petroleum products. Our
Brownsville facilities receive products on behalf of our customers from a pipeline system owned by a third party, vessels,
by truck or railcar.
The Diamondback pipeline consists of an 8” pipeline that previously transported propane approximately 16 miles
from our Brownsville facilities to the U.S./Mexico border and a 6” pipeline, which runs parallel to the 8” pipeline that can
be used by us in the future to transport additional refined products to Matamoros, Mexico. Operations on the Diamondback
pipeline were shut down in the first quarter of 2018; however, we expect to recommission the Diamondback Pipeline and
resume operations on both the 8” pipeline, providing gasoline service thereon, and the previously idle 6” pipeline,
providing diesel service thereon, in the second half of 2022, and have previously filed revised tariffs with the FERC to
support such activities.
River Operations. Our River terminals are composed of 11 active product terminals located along the Mississippi
and Ohio Rivers with approximately 2.2 million barrels of aggregate active storage capacity. Our River operations also
include a dock facility in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, which is the only direct waterborne connection between the Colonial
pipeline and Mississippi River waterborne transportation. At our River terminals, we handle renewable fuels, renewable
fuel feedstocks, gasolines, diesel fuels, heating oil, chemicals and fertilizers on behalf of, and provide integrated
terminaling services to, customers engaged in the distribution and marketing of products and
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industrial and commercial end-users. Our River terminals receive products from vessels, barges and trucks on behalf of our
customers and distribute products primarily to trucks and barges.
Southeast Operations. Our Southeast terminals consist of 20 active product terminals located along the Colonial
and Plantation pipelines in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia with an aggregate
active storage capacity of approximately 12.3 million barrels. At our Southeast terminals, we handle gasolines, diesel fuels,
ethanol, biodiesel, jet fuel and heating oil on behalf of, and provide integrated terminaling services to, customers engaged
in the distribution and marketing of refined products. Our Southeast terminals primarily receive products from the Colonial
and Plantation pipelines on behalf of our customers and distribute products primarily to trucks with the exception of the
Collins terminal. The Collins terminal is the only independent terminal capable of storing and redelivering product to, from
and between the Colonial and Plantation pipelines.
West Coast Operations. Our West Coast terminals consist of three active product terminals with approximately
6.9 million barrels of aggregate active storage capacity. Our two California terminals are well positioned with pipeline
connections to three of the five local refineries and marine access to all five refineries in the San Francisco Bay area and
direct connection to the Northern California products pipeline distribution system. Our Tacoma, Washington terminal is
connected via pipeline to the four largest refineries in Washington and by marine to all five Washington refineries. The
Tacoma terminal is the only independent terminal in the Puget Sound area with a unit train facility. The Tacoma terminal
sells refined and renewable products to major fuel producers and marketers in the Pacific Northwest. At our West Coast
terminals, we handle crude oil, gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, gasoline blend stocks, fuel oil, Avgas, ethanol and other renewable
products and feedstocks on behalf of, and provide integrated terminaling services to, customers engaged in the distribution
and marketing of products. Our West Coast terminals primarily receive products from vessels, pipeline and rail facilities on
behalf of our customers and distribute products primarily via vessel, pipeline, truck and rail facilities.
Investment in BOSTCO. On December 20, 2012, we acquired a 42.5% Class A ownership interest in BOSTCO
from Kinder Morgan Battleground Oil, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kinder Morgan. BOSTCO is a terminal facility
on the Houston Ship Channel designed to handle residual fuel, feedstocks, distillates and other black oils. BOSTCO
currently has fully subscribed capacity of approximately 7.1 million barrels. Our investment in BOSTCO entitles us to
appoint a member to the Board of Managers of BOSTCO, to vote our proportionate ownership share on general
governance matters and to certain rights of approval over significant changes in, or expansion of, BOSTCO’s business.
Kinder Morgan is responsible for managing BOSTCO’s day-to-day operations. Our 42.5% Class A ownership interest does
not allow us to control BOSTCO, but does allow us to exercise significant influence over its operations. Accordingly, we
account for our investment in BOSTCO under the equity method of accounting.
Investment in Olympic Pipeline Company. As part of the Pacific Northwest Contribution on November 17, 2021,
we acquired a 30% ownership interest in Olympic Pipeline Company joint venture, which owns the Olympic Pipeline
between Blaine, Washington and Portland, Oregon and the Bayview, Washington terminal with approximately 0.5 million
barrels of aggregate active storage capacity. The Olympic Pipeline is a 400-mile FERC regulated pipeline that serves as the
primary refined product distribution pipeline in the Pacific Northwest. ARCO Midcon LLC, an affiliate of BP, owns the
remaining 70% interest and operates both the Olympic Pipeline and the Bayview terminal. BP is responsible for managing
Olympic Pipeline Company’s day-to-day operations. Our investment in Olympic Pipeline Company entitles us to appoint
one member, out of two, to the Management Committee of Olympic Pipeline Company, to vote our proportionate
ownership share on general governance matters and to certain rights of approval over significant changes in, or expansion
of, Olympic Pipeline Company’s business. Our 30% ownership interest does not allow us to control Olympic Pipeline
Company but does allow us to exercise significant influence over its operations. Accordingly, we account for our
investment in Olympic Pipeline Company under the equity method of accounting.
Investment in SeaPort Midstream. As part of the Pacific Northwest Contribution on November 17, 2021, we
acquired a 51% ownership interest in SeaPort Midstream joint venture, which owns two terminals in Seattle, Washington
and Portland, Oregon with approximately 1.3 million barrels of aggregate active storage capacity. Each terminal is
connected to the Olympic Pipeline and has multimodal connectivity, including rail, barge, tanker and truck. BP Mariner
Holding Company LLC owns the remaining 49% interest in SeaPort Midstream. We operate the SeaPort Midstream assets
under an operating and administrative agreement between us and SeaPort Midstream. Our investment in SeaPort
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Midstream entitles us to appoint two, out of four, of the members to the Board of Managers, to vote our proportionate
ownership share on general governance matters and to certain rights of approval over significant changes in, or expansion
of, SeaPort Midstream’s business. Our ownership interest does not allow us to control SeaPort Midstream but does allow us
to exercise significant influence over its operations. Accordingly, we account for our investment in SeaPort Midstream
under the equity method of accounting.
Investment in Frontera. On April 1, 2011, we contributed approximately 1.5 million barrels of light petroleum
product storage capacity, as well as related ancillary facilities, to the Frontera joint venture, in exchange for a cash payment
of approximately $25.6 million and a 50% ownership interest in the Frontera joint venture. An affiliate of PEMEX,
Mexico’s state owned petroleum company, acquired the remaining 50% ownership interest in Frontera for a cash payment
of approximately $25.6 million. We operate the Frontera assets under an operations and reimbursement agreement between
us and Frontera. Frontera has approximately 1.7 million barrels of aggregate active storage capacity. Our 50% ownership
interest does not allow us to control Frontera but does allow us to exercise significant influence over its operations.
Accordingly, we account for our investment in Frontera under the equity method of accounting.
Our Services and Revenue Streams
We derive revenue from our terminal and pipeline transportation operations by charging fees for providing
integrated terminaling, transportation and related services. In addition, our Tacoma, Washington terminal sells refined and
renewable products to major fuel producers and marketers in the Pacific Northwest. The fees we charge and our other
sources of revenue are composed of:
● Terminaling services fees. Our terminaling services agreements are structured as either throughput
agreements or storage agreements. Our throughput agreements contain provisions that require our customers
to make minimum payments, which are based on contractually established minimum volume of throughput
of the customer’s product at our facilities over a stipulated period of time. Due to this minimum payment
arrangement, we recognize a fixed amount of revenue from the customer over a certain period of time, even
if the customer throughputs less than the minimum volume of product during that period. In addition, if a
customer throughputs a volume of product exceeding the minimum volume, we would recognize additional
revenue on this incremental volume. Our storage agreements require our customers to make minimum
payments based on the volume of storage capacity available to the customer under the agreement, which
results in a fixed amount of recognized revenue. We refer to the fixed amount of revenue recognized pursuant
to our terminaling services agreements as being “firm commitments.” Revenue recognized in excess of firm
commitments and revenue recognized based solely on the volume of product distributed or injected are
referred to as “ancillary.” In addition, “ancillary” revenue also includes fees received from ancillary services
including heating and mixing of stored products, product transfer, railcar handling, butane blending, proceeds
from the sale of product gains, wharfage and vapor recovery.
● Pipeline transportation fees. We earned pipeline transportation fees at our Diamondback pipeline under a
capacity reservation agreement that ended on May 26, 2021. Revenue associated with the capacity
reservation agreement was recognized ratably over the respective term, regardless of whether the capacity
was actually utilized. We earned pipeline transportation fees at our Razorback pipeline based on an allocation
of the aggregate fees charged under the capacity agreement with our customer who was contracted for 100%
of our Razorback system through December 31, 2020. Effective January 1, 2021, our customer has leased
100% of our Razorback system and assumed operatorship of the Razorback pipeline and the terminals in
Mount Vernon, Missouri and in Rogers, Arkansas. Beginning in 2021, the fees associated with this lease
agreement are recognized as terminaling services fees.
● Management fees. We manage and operate certain tank capacity at our Port Everglades South terminal for a
major oil company and receive a reimbursement of its proportionate share of operating and maintenance
costs. We manage and operate the Frontera joint venture and receive a management fee based on our costs
incurred. We lease land under operating leases as the lessor or sublessor with third parties and affiliates. We
manage and operate rail sites at certain Southeast terminals on behalf of a major oil company and receive
reimbursement for operating and maintenance costs. We manage and operate SeaPort Midstream
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and receive a management fee based on our costs incurred. We also manage additional terminal facilities that
are owned by affiliates of ArcLight, including Lucknow-Highspire Terminals, LLC, which operates terminals
throughout Pennsylvania encompassing approximately 9.9 million barrels of storage capacity, and prior to
July 1, 2019, a terminal in Baltimore, Maryland for Pike Baltimore Terminals, LLC (the “Baltimore
Terminal”), and receive a management fee based on our costs incurred. Our management of the Baltimore
Terminal ended on July 1, 2019.
● Product sales. Our product sales revenue refers to the sale of refined and renewable products at our Tacoma,
Washington terminal. Product sales revenue pricing is contractually specified and is recognized at a point in
time when our customers take control and legal title of the commodities purchased. Product sales revenue is
recorded gross of cost of product sales, which includes product supply and transportation costs.
Further detail regarding our financial information can be found under Item 8. “Financial Statements and
Supplementary Data” of this Annual Report.
Business Strategies
Generate stable cash flows through the use of long-term contracts with our customers. We intend to continue to
generate stable and predictable cash flows by capitalizing on our high quality, well positioned and geographically diverse
asset base, which is critical infrastructure for our customers. In addition, we seek to continue to enhance the stability of our
business by focusing on our highly contracted assets, long-term relationships with high quality customers, fee-based cash
flows and multi-year minimum revenue commitments. We generate revenue from customers who pay us fees based on the
volume of terminal capacity contracted for, volume of products throughput at our terminals or volume of products
transported in our pipelines.
Attract additional volumes and products to our systems. We intend to attract new volumes of refined products,
crude oil, renewable products, and specialty chemicals to our systems and terminals from existing and new customers by
leveraging our asset base, continuing to provide superior customer service and through aggressively marketing our services
to additional customers in our areas of operation. We have limited available capacity at certain terminal locations and our
terminal facilities that have traditionally handled refined products are also well-positioned to service other products,
including renewable products; as a result, we can accommodate additional volumes and varying products at a minimal
incremental cost.
Capitalize on organic growth opportunities associated with our existing assets. We continually seek to identify
and evaluate economically attractive organic expansion and asset enhancement opportunities that leverage our existing
asset footprint and strategic relationships with our customers. We intend to focus on projects that can be completed at a
relatively low cost, that have potential for attractive returns, and that are responsive to changes in customer demand,
including as it may relate to an increased demand for renewable products storage capacity and terminaling services.
Maintain a disciplined financial policy. We will continue to pursue a disciplined financial policy by maintaining
a prudent capital structure, managing our exposure to interest rate risk and conservatively managing our cash reserves. We
believe this conservative capital structure will allow us to consider attractive growth projects and acquisitions even in
challenging commodity price or capital market environments.
Pursue strategic and accretive acquisitions. We plan to pursue accretive acquisitions of high quality, critical
energy infrastructure assets that are complementary to our existing asset base or that provide attractive returns in new
operating regions or business lines. We will pursue acquisitions in our areas of operation that we believe will allow us to
realize operational efficiencies by capitalizing on our existing infrastructure, personnel and customer relationships. We will
also seek acquisitions in new geographic areas or new but related business lines to the extent that we believe we can utilize
our operational expertise to enhance our business with these acquisitions.
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Competitive Conditions
We face competition from other terminals and pipelines that may be able to supply our customers with integrated
terminaling and transportation services on a more competitive basis. We compete with national, regional and local terminal
and transportation companies, including the major integrated oil companies, of widely varying sizes, financial resources
and levels of experience. These competitors include BP p.l.c., Buckeye Partners, L.P., Chevron U.S.A. Inc., CITGO
Petroleum Corporation, Exxon Mobil Oil Corporation, HollyFrontier Corporation and its affiliate Holly Energy
Partners, L.P., Kinder Morgan, Inc., Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P., Marathon Petroleum Corporation and its affiliate
MPLX LP, Motiva Enterprises LLC, Murphy Oil Corporation, NuStar Energy L.P., Phillips 66 and its affiliate Phillips 66
Partners LP, Sunoco, Inc. and its affiliate Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P., and terminals in the Caribbean. In particular, our
ability to compete could be harmed by factors we cannot control, including:
● price competition from terminal and transportation companies, some of which are substantially larger than
we are and have greater financial resources, and control substantially greater storage capacity, than we do;
● the perception that another company can provide better service; and
● the availability of alternative supply points, or supply points located closer to our customers’ operations.
We also compete with national, regional and local terminal and transportation companies for acquisition and
expansion opportunities. Some of these competitors are substantially larger than us and have greater financial resources and
lower costs of capital than we do.
Significant Customer Relationships
We generate revenue from our terminal and pipeline transportation operations by charging fees for providing
integrated terminaling, transportation and related services. In addition, our Tacoma, Washington terminal sells refined and
renewable products to major fuel producers and marketers in the Pacific Northwest. We have several significant customer
relationships, our top 10 customers made up approximately 60% of the total revenue for the year ended December 31,
2021.
Terminals and Pipeline Control Operations
The pipelines we own or operate are operated via wireless, radio and frame relay communication systems from a
central control room located in Atlanta, Georgia. We also monitor activity at our terminals from this control room.
The control center operates with Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition, or SCADA, systems. Our control
center is equipped with computer systems designed to continuously monitor operational data, including product
throughput, flow rates and pressures. In addition, the control center monitors alarms and throughput balances. The control
center operates remote pumps, motors and valves associated with the receipt of refined products. The computer systems are
designed to enhance leak-detection capabilities, sound automatic alarms if operational conditions outside of pre-established
parameters occur and provide for remote-controlled shutdown of pump stations on the pipeline. Pump stations and meter-
measurement points on the pipeline are linked by high speed communication systems for remote monitoring and control. In
addition, our Collins terminal contains full back-up/redundant disaster recovery systems covering all of our SCADA
systems.
Government Regulation and Environmental Matters
Our business is subject to various federal, state, and local laws and regulations, including relating to protection of
the environment. We are committed to complying with these laws and regulations. To date, such compliance has not had a
material adverse effect on our business, financial position, results of operations, liquidity, or competitive position.
Regulation. We are subject to regulation by the Department of Transportation Office of Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration, or PHMSA, under the Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement and Safety Act of
2006, or PIPES, and comparable state statutes relating to the design, installation, testing, construction, operation,
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replacement and management of the pipeline facilities we operate or own. PIPES covers petroleum and petroleum products
pipelines and requires any entity that owns or operates such pipeline facilities to comply with certain regulations, to permit
access to and copying of records, and to make certain reports and provide information as required by the Secretary of
Transportation. We believe that we are in material compliance with PIPES and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
PHMSA has promulgated regulations that require qualification of pipeline personnel. These regulations require
pipeline operators to develop and maintain a written qualification program for individuals performing covered tasks on
pipeline facilities. The intent of these regulations is to ensure a qualified work force and to reduce the probability and
consequence of incidents caused by human error. The regulations establish qualification requirements for individuals
performing covered tasks and amend certain training requirements in existing regulations. We believe that we are in
material compliance with these PHMSA regulations.
We also are subject to PHMSA regulations applicable to High Consequence Areas, or HCAs, for Category 2
pipeline systems (companies operating less than 500 miles of jurisdictional pipeline). These regulations specify how to
assess, evaluate, repair and validate the integrity of pipeline segments that could impact populated areas, areas unusually
sensitive to environmental damage and commercially navigable waterways, in the event of a release. The pipelines we own
or manage are subject to these requirements. The regulations require an integrity management program that utilizes internal
pipeline inspection, pressure testing, or other equally effective means to assess the integrity of pipeline segments in HCAs.
The program requires periodic review of pipeline segments in HCAs to ensure adequate preventative and mitigating
measures exist. Through this program, we evaluated a range of threats to each pipeline segment’s integrity by analyzing
available information about the pipeline segment and consequences of a failure in an HCA. The regulations require prompt
action to address integrity issues raised by the assessment and analysis. We have completed baseline assessments for all
segments and believe that we are in material compliance with these PHMSA regulations. In October 2019, PHMSA
submitted three major rules to the Federal Register, including rules focused on the safety of hazardous liquid pipelines and
enhanced emergency order procedures. The safety of hazardous liquid pipelines rule extended leak detection requirements
to all non-gathering hazardous liquid pipelines and requires operators to inspect affected pipelines following extreme
weather events or natural disasters to address any resulting damage. This rule took effect on July 1, 2020. The enhanced
emergency procedures rule focuses on increased emergency safety measures. In particular, this rule increases the authority
of PHMSA to issue an emergency order that addresses unsafe conditions or hazards that pose an imminent threat to
pipeline safety. This rule took effect on December 2, 2019.
Our terminals also are subject to various state regulations regarding our storage of product in aboveground storage
tanks. These regulations require, among other things, registration of tanks, financial assurances and inspection and testing,
consistent with the standards established by the American Petroleum Institute. We have completed baseline assessments for
all of the segments and believe that we are in material compliance with these aboveground storage tank regulations.
We also are subject to the requirements of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act, or OSHA, and
comparable state statutes that regulate the protection of the health and safety of workers. In addition, the OSHA hazard
communication standard, the Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, community right-to-know regulations under Title
III of the Federal Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act, and comparable state statutes require us to organize and
disclose information about the hazardous materials used in our operations. Certain parts of this information must be
reported to employees, state and local governmental authorities and local citizens upon request. We believe that we are in
material compliance with OSHA and state requirements, including general industry standards, record keeping requirements
and monitoring of occupational exposures.
In general, we expect to increase our expenditures during the next decade to comply with higher industry and
regulatory safety standards such as those described above. Although we cannot estimate the magnitude of such
expenditures at this time, we do not believe that they will have a material adverse impact on our results of operations.
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Environmental Matters. Our operations are subject to stringent and complex laws and regulations pertaining to
health, safety and the environment. As an owner or operator of product terminals and pipelines, we must comply with these
laws and regulations at federal, state and local levels. These laws and regulations can restrict or impact our business
activities in many ways, such as:
● requiring remedial action to mitigate releases of hydrocarbons, hazardous substances or wastes caused by our
operations or attributable to former operators;
● requiring capital expenditures to comply with environmental control requirements; and
● enjoining the operations of facilities deemed in non-compliance with permits issued pursuant to such
environmental laws and regulations.
Failure to comply with these laws and regulations may trigger a variety of administrative, civil and criminal
enforcement measures, including the assessment of monetary penalties, the imposition of remedial requirements, and the
issuance of orders enjoining future operations. Certain environmental statutes impose strict, joint and several liability for
costs required to cleanup and restore sites where hydrocarbons, hazardous substances or wastes have been released or
disposed of. Moreover, it is not uncommon for neighboring landowners and other third parties to file claims for personal
injury and property damage allegedly caused by the release of hydrocarbons, hazardous substances or other wastes into the
environment.
The trend in environmental regulation is to place more restrictions and limitations on activities that may affect the
environment. As a result, there can be no assurance as to the amount or timing of future expenditures that may be required
for environmental compliance or remediation, and actual future expenditures may be different from the amounts we
currently anticipate. We try to anticipate future regulatory requirements that may affect our operations and to plan
accordingly to comply with and minimize the costs of such requirements.
We believe that the various environmental activities in which we are presently engaged are not expected to
materially interrupt or diminish our operational ability. We cannot assure, however, that future events, such as changes in
existing laws, the promulgation of new laws, or the development or discovery of new facts or conditions will not cause us
to incur significant costs. The following is a discussion of certain potential material environmental concerns that relate to
our business.
Water. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, renamed and amended as the Clean Water Act or CWA,
imposes strict controls against the discharge of pollutants, including oil and its derivatives into navigable waters. The
discharge of pollutants into regulated waters is prohibited except in accordance with the regulations issued by the EPA or
the state. We are subject to various types of storm water discharge requirements at our terminals. The EPA and a number of
states have adopted regulations that require us to obtain permits to discharge storm water run-off from our facilities. Such
permits may require us to monitor and sample the effluent from our operations. The cost involved in obtaining and
renewing these storm water permits is not material. We believe that we are in material compliance with effluent limitations
at our facilities and with the CWA generally.
The CWA provides penalties for any discharges of petroleum products in reportable quantities and imposes
substantial potential liability for the costs of removing an oil or hazardous substance spill. State laws for the control of
water pollution also provide for various civil and criminal penalties and liabilities in the event of a release of petroleum or
its derivatives in surface waters or into the groundwater. Spill prevention control and countermeasure requirements of
federal laws require, among other things, appropriate containment be constructed around product storage tanks to help
prevent the contamination of navigable waters in the event of a product tank spill, rupture or leak.
The primary federal law for oil spill liability is the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, as amended, or OPA, which
addresses three principal areas of oil pollution—prevention, containment and cleanup. It applies to vessels, offshore
platforms, and onshore facilities, including terminals, pipelines and transfer facilities. In order to handle, store or transport
oil, facilities are required to file oil spill response plans with the United States Coast Guard, the Office of Pipeline Safety or
the EPA. Numerous states have enacted laws similar to OPA. Under OPA and similar state laws, responsible parties for a
regulated facility from which oil is discharged may be liable for removal costs and natural
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resources damages. We believe that we are in material compliance with regulations pursuant to OPA and similar state laws.
Contamination resulting from spills or releases of products is an inherent risk in the petroleum terminal and
pipeline industry. To the extent that groundwater contamination requiring remediation exists around the facilities we own
as a result of past operations, we believe any such contamination is being controlled or remedied without having a material
adverse effect on our financial condition. However, such costs can be unpredictable and are site specific and, therefore, the
effect may be material in the aggregate.
Air Emissions. Our operations are subject to the federal Clean Air Act, or CAA, and comparable state and local
statutes. The CAA requires most industrial operations in the United States to incur ongoing expenditures to meet the air
emission control standards that are developed and implemented by the EPA and state environmental agencies. These laws
and regulations regulate emissions of air pollutants from various industrial sources, including our operations, and also
impose various monitoring and reporting requirements. Such laws and regulations may require a facility to obtain pre-
approval for the construction or modification of certain projects or facilities expected to produce air emissions or result in
the increase of existing air emissions and obtain and strictly comply with air permits containing requirements.
Most of our terminaling operations require air permits. These operations generally include volatile organic
compound emissions (primarily hydrocarbons) associated with truck loading activities and tank working and breathing
losses. The sources of these emissions are strictly regulated through the permitting process. Such regulation includes
stringent control technology and extensive permit review and periodic renewal. The cost involved in obtaining and
renewing these permits is not material.
Moreover, any of our facilities that emit volatile organic compounds or nitrogen oxides and are located in ozone
non-attainment areas face increasingly stringent regulations, including requirements to install various levels of control
technology on sources of pollutants. We believe that we are in material compliance with existing standards and regulations
pursuant to the CAA and similar state and local laws, and we do not anticipate that implementation of additional
regulations will have a material adverse effect on us.
Congress and numerous states are currently considering proposed legislation directed at reducing “greenhouse gas
emissions.” It is not possible at this time to predict how future legislation that may be enacted to address greenhouse gas
emissions would impact our operations. We believe we are in compliance with existing federal and state greenhouse gas
reporting regulations. Although future laws and regulations could result in increased compliance costs or additional
operating restrictions, they are not expected to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position, results of
operations and cash flows.
Hazardous and Solid Waste. Our operations are subject to the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act,
as amended, or RCRA, and comparable state laws, which impose detailed requirements for the handling, storage,
treatment, and disposal of hazardous and solid waste. All of our terminal facilities are classified by the EPA as Very Small
Quantity Generators. Our terminals do not generate hazardous waste except in isolated and infrequent cases. At such times,
only third party disposal sites which have been audited and approved by us are used. Our operations also generate solid
wastes that are regulated under state law or the less stringent solid waste requirements of RCRA. We believe that we are in
substantial compliance with the existing requirements of RCRA and similar state and local laws, and the cost involved in
complying with these requirements is not material.
Site Remediation. The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as
amended, or CERCLA, also known as the “Superfund” law, and comparable state laws impose liability without regard to
fault or the legality of the original conduct, on certain classes of persons responsible for the release of hazardous substances
into the environment. Such classes of persons include the current and past owners or operators of sites where a hazardous
substance was released, and companies that disposed or arranged for disposal of hazardous substances at offsite locations
such as landfills. In the course of our operations we will generate wastes or handle substances that may fall within the
definition of a “hazardous substance.” CERCLA authorizes the EPA and, in some cases, third parties to take actions in
response to threats to the public health or the environment and to seek to recover from the responsible classes of persons
the costs they incur. Under CERCLA, we could be subject to joint and several liability for the costs of
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cleaning up and restoring sites where hazardous substances have been released, for damages to natural resources and for
the costs of certain health studies. We believe that we are in material compliance with the existing requirements of
CERCLA.
We currently own, lease, or operate numerous properties and facilities that for many years have been used for
industrial activities, including product terminaling operations. Hazardous substances, wastes, or hydrocarbons may have
been released on or under the properties owned or leased by us, or on or under other locations where such substances have
been taken for disposal. In addition, some of these properties have been operated by third parties or by previous owners
whose treatment and disposal or release of hazardous substances, wastes, or hydrocarbons, was not under our control.
These properties and the substances disposed or released on them may be subject to CERCLA, RCRA and analogous state
laws. Under such laws, we could be required to remove previously disposed substances and wastes (including substances
disposed of or released by prior owners or operators) or remediate contaminated property (including groundwater
contamination, whether from prior owners or operators or other historic activities or spills).
In connection with our acquisition of the Florida (other than Pensacola), Midwest, Brownsville, Texas, River,
Southeast, and Pensacola, Florida terminals and facilities, a third party agreed to indemnify us against certain potential
environmental claims, losses and expenses. Based on our current knowledge, we expect that the active remediation projects
subject to the benefit of this indemnification obligation are winding down and will not involve material additional claims,
losses, and expenses. Nonetheless, the forgoing environmental indemnification obligations of a third party to us remain in
place and were not affected by the Take-Private Transaction.
Endangered Species Act. The Endangered Species Act restricts activities that may affect endangered or
threatened species or their habitats. While some of our facilities are in areas that may be designated as habitat for
endangered or threatened species, we believe that we are in substantial compliance with the Endangered Species Act.
However, the discovery of previously unidentified endangered or threatened species could cause us to incur additional
costs or become subject to operating restrictions or bans in the affected area.
Operational Hazards and Insurance. Our terminal and pipeline facilities may experience damage as a result of an
accident or natural disaster. These hazards can cause personal injury and loss of life, severe damage to and destruction of
property and equipment, pollution or environmental damage and suspension of operations. We maintain insurance of
various types that we consider adequate to cover our operations, properties and loss of income at specified locations.
Coverage for domestic acts of terrorism as defined in Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act 2007 are
covered under certain of our casualty insurance policies.
The insurance covers all of our facilities in amounts that we consider to be reasonable. The insurance policies are
subject to deductibles that we consider reasonable and not excessive. Our insurance does not cover every potential risk
associated with operating terminals, pipelines and other facilities. Consistent with insurance coverage generally available to
the industry, our insurance policies provide limited coverage for losses or liabilities relating to pollution, with broader
coverage for sudden and accidental occurrences.
Tariff Regulation. The Razorback pipeline, which runs between Mount Vernon, Missouri and Rogers, Arkansas
and the Diamondback pipeline, which runs between Brownsville, Texas and the U.S./Mexico border, transport petroleum
products subject to regulation by the FERC under the Interstate Commerce Act and the Energy Policy Act of 1992 and
rules and orders promulgated under those statutes. We expect to recommission the Diamondback Pipeline and resume
operations on both the 8” pipeline, providing gasoline service thereon, and the previously idle 6” pipeline, providing diesel
service thereon, in the second half of 2022, and have previously filed revised tariffs with the FERC to support such
activities. FERC regulation requires that the rates of pipelines providing interstate service, such as the Razorback and
Diamondback pipelines, be filed at FERC and posted publicly, and that these rates be “just and reasonable” and
nondiscriminatory. Rates are currently regulated by the FERC primarily through an index methodology, whereby a pipeline
is allowed to change its rates based on the change from year to year in the Producer Price Index for Finished Goods (PPI-
FG), plus a 0.78 percent adjustment for the five-year period beginning July 1, 2021. In the alternative, interstate pipeline
companies may elect to support rate filings by using a cost-of-service methodology, competitive market showings, or actual
agreements (that is, negotiated rates agreements) between shippers and the oil pipeline company.
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Negotiated Rates. The current rates charged by the Razorback pipeline and, upon recommencement of service, the
Diamondback pipeline, are negotiated rates that were established via agreement with non-affiliated shippers and are not
index rates or cost-of-service rates. Therefore, while we continue to monitor FERC’s policy changes with respect to index
rates and cost-of-service rates, we do not expect such changes to have an adverse impact on the rates charged by the
Razorback and Diamondback pipelines and do not discuss such changes here.
The FERC generally has not investigated interstate oil pipeline rates on its own initiative when those rates have
not been the subject of a protest or a complaint by a shipper. A shipper or other party having a substantial economic interest
in our rates could, however, challenge our rates. In response to such challenges, the FERC could investigate our rates and
require us to modify the amounts charged. In the absence of a challenge to our rates, given our ability to utilize either filed
rates as annually indexed or to utilize rates tied to cost of service methodology, competitive market showing, or actual
agreements between shippers and us, we do not believe that FERC’s regulations governing oil pipeline ratemaking would
have any negative material monetary impact on us unless the regulations were substantially modified in such a manner so
as to effectively prevent a pipeline company’s ability to earn a fair return for the shipment of petroleum products utilizing
its transportation system, which we believe to be an unlikely scenario.
In addition to being regulated by the FERC, we are required to maintain a Presidential Permit from the United
States Department of State to operate and maintain the Diamondback pipeline, because the pipeline transports petroleum
products across the international boundary line between the United States and Mexico. The Department of State’s
regulations do not affect our rates but do require the agency’s approval for the international crossing. We do not believe
that these regulations would have any negative material monetary impact on us unless the regulations were substantially
modified, which we believe to be an unlikely scenario.
Safety and Maintenance. We perform preventive and normal maintenance on the pipeline and terminal systems
we operate or own and make repairs and replacements when necessary or appropriate. We also conduct routine and
required inspections of the pipeline and terminal tanks we operate or own as required by code or regulation. External
coatings and impressed current cathodic protection systems are used to protect against external corrosion. We conduct all
cathodic protection work in accordance with National Association of Corrosion Engineers standards. We continually
monitor, test, and record the effectiveness of these corrosion-inhibiting systems.
We monitor or require the monitoring of the structural integrity of all of our PHMSA, regulated pipeline systems.
These pipeline systems include the 67-mile Razorback pipeline; a 37-mile pipeline, known as the “Pinebelt pipeline,”
located in Covington County, Mississippi that transports refined petroleum liquids between our Collins and Purvis bulk
storage terminal facilities; approximately 5 miles of various diameter petroleum pipeline in and around Martinez,
California; and the Diamondback pipeline. The maintenance of structural integrity includes a program of integrity
management by us or required by us that conforms to Federal and State regulations and follows industry periodic
inspection and testing guidelines. Beginning in 2002, PHMSA required internal inspections or other integrity testing of all
PHMSA-regulated crude oil and refined product pipelines that affect or could affect high consequence areas, or HCA’s. We
believe that the pipelines we own and manage meet or exceed all PHMSA inspection requirements for pipelines located in
the United States.
Maintenance facilities containing equipment for pipe repairs, spare parts, and trained response personnel are
located along all of these pipelines. Employees participate in simulated spill response and deployment exercises on a
regular basis. They also participate in actual spill response boom deployment exercises in planned spill scenarios in
accordance with Oil Pollution Act of 1990 requirements. We believe that the pipelines we own and manage have been
constructed and are maintained or are required to be maintained in all material respects in accordance with applicable
federal, state, and local laws and the regulations and standards prescribed by the American Petroleum Institute, PHMSA,
and accepted industry practice.
At our terminals, tanks designed for gasoline (or other high vapor pressure products) storage are equipped with
internal or external floating roofs or alternative vapor control devices designed to minimize emissions and prevent
potentially flammable vapor accumulation between fluid levels and the roof of the tank. Our terminal facilities have all
required facility response plans, spill prevention and control plans and other plans and programs to respond to emergencies.
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Many of our terminal loading racks are protected with fire protection systems activated by either heat sensors or
an emergency switch. Several of our terminals also are protected by foam systems that are activated in case of fire.
Title to Properties
The Razorback and Diamondback pipelines are generally constructed on easements and rights-of-way granted by
the apparent record owners of the property and in some instances these grants are revocable at the election of the grantor.
Several rights-of-way for the Razorback pipeline and other real property assets are shared with other pipelines and other
assets owned by third parties. In many instances, lands over which rights-of-way have been obtained are subject to prior
liens that have not been subordinated to the right-of-way grants. We have obtained permits from public authorities to cross
over or under, or to lay facilities in or along, watercourses, county roads, municipal streets, and state highways and, in
some instances, these permits are revocable at the election of the grantor. We have also obtained permits from railroad
companies to cross over or under lands or rights-of-way, many of which are also revocable at the grantor’s election. In
some cases, property for pipeline purposes was purchased in fee.
Some of the leases, easements, rights-of-way, permits, licenses and franchise ordinances transferred to us will
require the consent of the grantor to transfer these rights, which in some instances is a governmental entity. We have
obtained sufficient third-party consents, permits, and authorizations for the transfer of the facilities necessary for us to
operate our business in all material respects as described in this Annual Report. With respect to any consents, permits, or
authorizations that have not been obtained, we believe that these consents, permits, or authorizations will be obtained, or
that the failure to obtain these consents, permits, or authorizations would not have a material adverse effect on the
operation of our business.
We believe that we have satisfactory title to all of our assets. Although title to these properties is subject to
encumbrances in some cases, such as customary interests generally retained in connection with acquisition of real property,
liens that can be imposed in some jurisdictions for government-initiated action to cleanup environmental contamination,
liens for current taxes and other burdens, and easements, restrictions and other encumbrances to which the underlying
properties were subject at the time of our acquisition, we believe that none of these burdens should materially detract from
the value of these properties or from our interest in these properties or should materially interfere with their use in the
operation of our business.
Human Capital Management
Employees. As a result of the TMS Contribution, we have assumed the employees and operational activities
previously provided by TMS, except for our executive officers. Following the TMS Contribution, our executive officers
who provide services to the Company are employed by TMC, a wholly owned subsidiary of ArcLight, which also provides
services to certain other ArcLight affiliates. Nonetheless, TMS continues to provide certain payroll functions and maintains
all employee benefits programs on behalf of TMC pursuant to a services agreement between TMC and TMS. As of March
31, 2022, we had approximately 535 employees.
Attracting, Retaining and Developing Personnel. We face a competitive talent environment, including
having an aging workforce. Maintaining appropriate headcount levels is critical to the operation of our terminals and
other assets.
To attract and retain a successful workforce, we study market trends, benchmarking the attractiveness of our
employee value proposition, and analyzing retention data. We also focus on driving employee engagement, which is key
to increasing employee productivity, retention, and safety. We take a data-centric approach, including the use of quarterly
surveys among management employees, to identify new initiatives that will help boost engagement and drive business
results.
Employee Safety and Training. Employee health and safety and community safety are at the core of our
operating principles. We are continuously monitoring and seeking to improve our safety performance. We measure this
performance by tracking internal metrics such as incident rates. Our internal safety-audit program incorporates a risk
based, terminal specific design that helps to ensure our continuous compliance with safety regulations and industry
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standards. We provide terminal personnel with ongoing safety compliance training, and we recognize our terminal
employees with annual safety awards. All accident, incident, injury/lost-time and near-miss events are investigated and
reviewed by our dedicated safety and health department and reported to executive management and, as applicable, to
terminal managers, vendors, and employees. We use this investigation, review and reporting to translate events into
safety/operational enhancements, policy changes, training, or discipline, in each case as appropriate, to mitigate the
potential for recurrence. We have been recognized by the International Liquids Terminals Association (ILTA) multiple
times for safety excellence.
Employee Development and Retention. We also emphasize developing personnel in connection with
employee attraction and retainage efforts, as well as in connection with the efficient operation of our business. We
provide a range of developmental programs, opportunities, skills, and resources for our employees to work safely and
be successful in their careers. For example, we have a formalized terminal manager training and career advancement
process to develop and promote talent from within. We provide hands-on training and simulation training designed to
improve training effectiveness and safety outcomes. We also use modern learning and performance technologies to
offer robust professional growth opportunities. Through on-demand digital course offerings, custom-built learning
paths, and performance-management tools, our platforms deliver a contemporary, convenient, and inclusive approach
to professional development.
Finally, we are committed to recruiting the most qualified, talented, and diverse people. We strive to create a
diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where a wide range of perspectives and experiences are represented, valued,
and empowered to thrive. While our current workforce reflects a broad range of backgrounds and experiences, we
continue to focus on building an even more diverse workforce.
Available Information
We file annual, quarterly, and current reports, and other documents with the SEC under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934. The SEC maintains an Internet website that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other
information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. The public can obtain any documents that we file at
http://www.sec.gov.
In addition, our annual reports on Form 10-K, as well as our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on
Form 8-K and any amendments to all of the foregoing reports, are made available free of charge on or through the
“Investor” section of our website at www.transmontaignepartners.com as soon as reasonably practicable after such reports
are electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Our business, operations and financial condition are subject to various risks. You should carefully consider the
following risk factors together with all of the other information set forth in this Annual Report, including the matters
addressed under “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” in connection with any investment in
our securities. If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash
flows could be materially adversely affected, which could result in investors in our securities losing all or part of their
investment.
Risks Inherent in Our Business
We depend upon a relatively small number of customers for a substantial majority of our revenue. A
substantial reduction of revenue from one or more of these customers would have a material adverse effect on our
financial condition and results of operations.
We expect to derive a substantial majority of our revenue from several significant customers for the foreseeable
future. Events that adversely affect the business operations of any one or more of our significant customers may adversely
affect our financial condition or results of operations. Therefore, we are indirectly subject to the business risks of our
significant customers, many of which are similar to the business risks we face. For example, a material decline in
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refined petroleum product supplies available to our customers, or a significant decrease in our customers’ ability to
negotiate marketing contracts on favorable terms, could result in a material decline in the use of our tank capacity or
throughput of product at our terminal facilities, which would likely cause our revenue and results of operations to decline.
In addition, if any of our significant customers were unable to meet their contractual commitments to us for any reason,
then our revenue and cash flow would decline.
We are exposed to the credit risks of our significant customers which could affect our creditworthiness. Any
material nonpayment or nonperformance by such customers could also adversely affect our financial condition and
results of operations.
We have various credit terms with virtually all of our customers, and our customers have varying degrees of
creditworthiness. Although we evaluate the creditworthiness of each of our customers, we may not always be able to fully
anticipate or detect deterioration in their creditworthiness and overall financial condition, which could expose us to risks of
loss resulting from nonpayment or nonperformance by our significant customers. Some of our significant customers may
be highly leveraged and subject to their own operating and regulatory risks. Any material nonpayment or nonperformance
by our significant customers could require us to pursue substitute customers for our affected assets or provide alternative
services. There can be no assurance that any such efforts would be successful or would provide similar revenue. These
events could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
Our continued expansion programs may require access to additional capital. Tightened capital markets or
more expensive capital could impair our ability to maintain or grow our operations.
Our primary liquidity needs are to fund our approved capital projects and future expansion. Our revolving credit
facility provides for a maximum borrowing line of credit equal to $150 million. At December 31, 2021, our outstanding
borrowings were $nil. At December 31, 2021, the capital expenditures to complete the approved additional investments
and expansion capital projects are estimated to be approximately $35 million. We expect to fund our future investments and
expansion capital expenditures with cash flows from operations and borrowings under our revolving credit facility. If we
cannot obtain adequate financing to complete the approved investments and capital projects while maintaining our current
operations, we may not be able to continue to operate our business as it is currently conducted.
Moreover, our long term business strategies include acquiring additional energy-related terminaling and
transportation facilities and further expansion of our existing terminal capacity. We will need to raise additional funds to
grow our business and implement these strategies. We anticipate that such additional funds may be raised through equity
contributions from ArcLight or debt financings depending on the circumstances. Any equity contributions or debt
financing, if available at all, may not be on terms that are favorable to us. Limitations on our access to capital could result
from events or causes beyond our control, and could include, among other factors, significant increases in interest rates,
increases in the risk premium required by investors, generally or for investments in energy-related companies, decreases in
the availability of credit or the tightening of terms required by lenders. If we cannot obtain adequate financing, we may not
be able to fully implement our business strategies, and our business, results of operations and financial condition would be
adversely affected.
Our debt levels may limit our flexibility in obtaining additional financing and in pursuing other business
opportunities.
As of December 31, 2021, we had total long-term debt of $1.3 billion and we had an unused borrowing base
availability of $150 million under our revolving credit facility. Our level of debt could have important consequences to us.
For example our level of debt could:
● impair our ability to obtain additional financing, if necessary, for working capital, capital expenditures,
acquisitions or other purposes;
● require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow to make principal and interest payments on our
debt, reducing the funds that would otherwise be available for operations and future business opportunities;
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● make us more vulnerable to competitive pressures, changes in interest rates or a downturn in our business or
the economy generally; or
● limit our flexibility in responding to changing business and economic conditions.
If our operating results are not sufficient to service our current or future indebtedness, we will be forced to take
actions such as reducing or delaying our business activities, acquisitions, investments or capital expenditures, selling
assets, restructuring or refinancing our debt or seeking additional equity capital. We may not be able to affect any of these
actions on satisfactory terms, or at all.
Restrictive covenants in our senior secured term loan and revolving credit facility, the indenture governing our
senior notes and future debt instruments may limit our ability to respond to changes in market conditions or pursue
business opportunities.
Our senior secured term loan and revolving credit facility and the indenture governing our senior notes contain,
and the terms of any future indebtedness may contain, restrictive covenants that limit our ability to, among other things:
● incur or guarantee additional debt;
● make distributions under certain circumstances;
● make certain investments and acquisitions;
● incur certain liens or permit them to exist;
● enter into certain types of transactions with affiliates;
● merge or consolidate with another company or undergo a change in control; and
● transfer, sell or otherwise dispose of assets.
Our senior secured term loan and revolving credit facility also contains covenants requiring us to maintain certain
financial ratios and tests. Our ability to meet those financial ratios and tests can be affected by events beyond our control,
and there is no assurance that that we will meet any such ratios and tests.
The provisions of our senior secured term loan and revolving credit facility may affect our ability to obtain future
financing and pursue attractive business opportunities and our flexibility in planning for, and reacting to, changes in
business conditions. In addition, a failure to comply with the provisions of our debt agreements could result in a default or
an event of default that could enable our lenders to declare the outstanding principal of that debt, together with accrued and
unpaid interest, to be immediately due and payable. If the payment of our debt is accelerated, our assets may be insufficient
to repay such debt in full, and our security-holders could experience a partial or total loss of their investment. Please read
“Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital
Resources.”
We may incur substantial additional indebtedness, which could further exacerbate the risks that we may face.
Subject to the restrictions in the instruments governing our outstanding indebtedness, we may incur substantial
additional indebtedness (including secured indebtedness) in the future. Although the instruments governing our outstanding
indebtedness do contain restrictions on the incurrence of additional indebtedness, these restrictions will be subject to
waiver and a number of significant qualifications and exceptions, and indebtedness incurred in compliance with these
restrictions could be substantial. As of December 31, 2021, we had additional borrowing capacity of $150 million under
our revolving credit facility, all of which would be secured if borrowed.
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Any increase in our level of indebtedness will have several important effects on our future operations, including,
without limitation:
● we will have additional cash requirements in order to support the payment of interest on our outstanding
indebtedness;
● increases in our outstanding indebtedness and leverage will increase our vulnerability to adverse changes in
general economic and industry conditions, as well as to competitive pressure; and
● depending on the levels of our outstanding indebtedness, our ability to obtain additional financing for
working capital, capital expenditures and general company purposes may be limited.
The obligations of our customers under their terminaling services agreements may be reduced or suspended in
some circumstances, which would adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
Our agreements with our customers provide that, if any of a number of events occur, which we refer to as events
of force majeure, and the event renders performance impossible with respect to a facility, usually for a specified minimum
period of days, our customer’s obligations would be temporarily suspended with respect to that facility. Force majeure
events include, but are not limited to, wars, acts of enemies, embargoes, import or export restrictions, strikes, lockouts, acts
of nature, including fires, storms, floods, hurricanes, explosions and mechanical or physical failures of our equipment or
facilities or those of third parties. In the event of a force majeure, a significant customer’s minimum revenue commitment
may be reduced or the contract may be subject to termination. As a result, our revenue and results of operations could be
materially adversely affected.
A significant portion of our operations are conducted through joint ventures, over which we do not maintain
full control and which have unique risks.
A significant portion of our operations are conducted through joint ventures. We are entitled to appoint members
to the BOSTCO and Olympic Pipeline Company board of managers and maintain certain rights of approval over
significant changes to, or expansion of, BOSTCO’s or Olympic Pipeline Company’s business, however Kinder Morgan
serves as the operator of BOSTCO and is responsible for its day-to-day operations and an affiliate of BP serves as the
operator of Olympic Pipeline Company and is responsible for its day-to-day operations. Although we serve as the operator
of Frontera and SeaPort Midstream, and are responsible for the day-to-day operations of each, there are restrictions and
limitations on our authority to take certain material actions absent the consent of our joint venture partner.
With respect to our existing joint ventures, we share ownership with partners that may not always share our goals
and objectives. Differences in views among the partners may result in delayed decisions or failures to agree on major
matters, such as large expenditures or contractual commitments, the construction of assets or borrowing money, among
others. Delay or failure to agree may prevent action with respect to such matters, even though such action may not serve
our best interest or that of the joint venture. Accordingly, delayed decisions and disagreements could adversely affect the
business and operations of the joint ventures and, in turn, our business and operations. From time to time, our joint ventures
may be involved in disputes or legal proceedings which may negatively affect our investments. Accordingly, any such
occurrences could adversely affect our financial condition, operating results and cash flows.
Competition from other terminals and pipelines that are able to supply our customers with storage capacity at a
lower price could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
We face competition from other terminals and pipelines that may be able to supply our customers with integrated
terminaling services on a more competitive basis. We compete with national, regional and local terminal and pipeline
companies, including the major integrated oil companies, of widely varying sizes, financial resources and experience. Our
ability to compete could be harmed by factors we cannot control, including:
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● price competition from terminal and transportation companies, some of which are substantially larger than us
and have greater financial resources and control substantially greater product storage capacity, than we do;
● the perception that another company may provide better service; and
● the availability of alternative supply points or supply points located closer to our customers’ operations.
In addition, our affiliates, including ArcLight, may engage in competition with us. If we are unable to compete
with services offered by our competitors, including ArcLight and its affiliates, it could have a material adverse effect on
our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
Many of our terminal facilities are connected to, and rely on, pipelines owned and operated by third parties for
the receipt and distribution of refined petroleum products, and such pipeline operators may compete with us, make
changes to their transportation service offerings or their pipeline tariffs, or suffer outages or reduced product
transportation, which in each case would adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
Our Southeast facilities include 20 active product terminals located along the Plantation and Colonial pipeline
systems and primarily receive refined products from Plantation and Colonial on behalf of our customers. In addition, the
Collins terminal receives from, delivers to, and transfers refined petroleum products between the Plantation and Colonial
pipeline systems. In these instances, we depend on our terminals’ connections to such petroleum pipelines owned and
operated by third parties to supply our terminal facilities. Our ability to compete in a particular terminal market could be
harmed by factors we cannot control, including changes in pipeline service offerings at one or more of our terminals or
changes in pipeline tariffs that make alternative third party terminal locations or different transportation options more
attractive to our current or prospective customers.
The FERC regulates the rates the pipeline operators can charge, and the terms and conditions they can offer, for
interstate transportation service on refined products pipelines that connect to our terminals. Generally, petroleum products
pipelines may change their rates within prescribed levels, which could lead our current or prospective customers to seek
alternative delivery methods or destinations. Moreover, we cannot control or predict the amount of refined petroleum
products that our customers are able to transport on the third party pipelines connecting into our terminals. The level of
throughput on these pipelines can be impacted by a number of factors, including the quality or quantity of refined product
produced, pipeline outages or interruptions due to weather-related or other natural causes, competitive forces, testing, line
repair, damage, reduced operating pressures or other causes any of which could negatively impact our customers’
shipments to our terminals. As a result our revenue, results of operations and cash flows could be materially adversely
affected.
Expanding our business by constructing new facilities subjects us to risks that the project may not be completed
on schedule and that the costs associated with the project may exceed our estimates or budgeted costs, which could
adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
The construction of additions or modifications to our existing terminal and transportation facilities, and the
construction of new terminals and pipelines, involves numerous regulatory, environmental, political, legal and operational
uncertainties beyond our control and requires the expenditure of significant amounts of capital. If we undertake these
projects, they may not be completed on schedule or at all and may exceed the budgeted cost. If we experience material cost
overruns, we would have to finance these overruns using cash from operations, delaying other planned projects, incurring
additional indebtedness or obtaining additional equity. Any or all of these methods may not be available when needed or
may adversely affect our future results of operations and cash flows. Moreover, our revenue may not increase immediately
upon the expenditure of funds on a particular project. For instance, if we construct additional storage capacity, the
construction may occur over an extended period of time, and we will not receive any material increases in revenue until the
project is completed. Moreover, we may construct additional storage capacity to capture anticipated future growth in
consumption of products in a market in which such growth does not materialize. In addition, continuing supply chain issues
and recent inflationary pressure that emerged during the economic recovery
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following the COVID-19 pandemic are likely to impact the completion timetable and/or increase our costs for construction
materials.
Recent inflationary pressures could negatively impact our financial condition and results of operations.
The operation of our assets and the execution of expansion projects require significant expenditures for materials,
property, equipment, labor and services. The high inflationary pressures that emerged during the economic recovery
following the COVID-19 pandemic could result in higher operating expenses and project costs for us, as well as higher
interest rates, and we may not be able to pass these increased costs on to our customers in the form of higher fees for our
services. In response to rising inflation, we expect interest rates to increase, which will increase the interest expense
related to our variable interest rate debt. Changes in price levels that lead to decreases in our revenue or increases in the
prices we pay to operate, maintain and expand our assets could adversely affect our business.
Adverse economic conditions periodically result in weakness and volatility, or higher interest rates, in the
capital markets, that may limit, temporarily or for extended periods, the ability of one or more of our significant
customers to secure financing arrangements adequate to purchase their desired volume of product, which could reduce
use of our tank capacity and throughput volumes at our terminal facilities and adversely affect our financial condition
and results of operations.
Domestic and international economic conditions affect the functioning of capital markets and the availability of
credit. Adverse economic conditions periodically result in weakness and volatility in the capital markets, which in turn can
limit, temporarily or for extended periods, the credit available, and/or make such credit more costly, to various enterprises,
including those involved in the supply and marketing of products. As a result of these conditions, some of our customers
may suffer short or long-term reductions in their ability to finance their supply and marketing activities, or may voluntarily
elect to reduce their supply and marketing activities in order to preserve working capital. A significant decrease in our
customers’ ability to secure financing arrangements adequate to support their historic product throughput volumes could
result in a material decline in the use of our tank capacity or the throughput of product at our terminal facilities. We may
not be able to generate sufficient additional revenue from third parties to replace any shortfall in revenue from our current
customers, which would likely cause our revenue, results of operations and cash flows to decline.
Our business involves many hazards and operational risks, including adverse weather conditions, which could
cause us to incur substantial liabilities and increased operating costs.
Our operations are subject to the many hazards inherent in the terminaling and transportation of products,
including:
● leaks or accidental releases of products or other materials into the environment, whether as a result of human
error or otherwise;
● extreme weather conditions, such as hurricanes, tropical storms and rough seas, which are common along the
Gulf Coast, and earthquakes, which are common along the West Coast;
● explosions, fires, accidents, mechanical malfunctions, faulty measurement and other operating errors;
● epidemic or pandemic diseases; or
● acts of terrorism or vandalism.
If any of these events were to occur, we could suffer substantial losses because of personal injury or loss of life,
severe damage to and destruction of storage tanks, pipelines and related property and equipment, and pollution or other
environmental damage resulting in curtailment or suspension of our related operations and potentially substantial
unanticipated costs for the repair or replacement of property and environmental cleanup. In addition, if we suffer accidental
releases or spills of products at our terminals or pipelines, we could be faced with material third-party costs and liabilities,
including those relating to claims for damages to property and persons and governmental claims for natural resource
damages or fines or penalties for related violations of environmental laws or regulations. We are not
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fully insured against all risks to our business and if losses in excess of our insurance coverage were to occur, they could
have a material adverse effect on our operations. Furthermore, events like hurricanes can affect large geographical areas
which can cause us to suffer additional costs and delays in connection with subsequent repairs and operations because
contractors and other resources are not available, or are only available at substantially increased costs following
widespread catastrophes.
We are not fully insured against all risks incident to our business, and could incur substantial liabilities as a
result.
We may not be able to maintain or obtain insurance of the type and amount we desire at reasonable rates. As a
result of market conditions, premiums and deductibles for certain of our insurance policies have increased substantially,
and could escalate further. In some instances, certain insurance could become unavailable or available only for reduced
amounts of coverage. For example, our insurance carriers require broad exclusions for losses due to terrorist acts. If we
were to incur a significant liability for which we were not fully insured, it could have a material adverse effect on our
financial condition. In accordance with typical industry practice, we do not have any property or title insurance on the
Razorback and Diamondback pipelines.
Our insurance policies each contain caps on the insurer’s maximum liability under the policy, and claims made by
us are applied against the caps. In the event we reach the cap, we would seek to acquire additional insurance in the
marketplace; however, we can provide no assurance that such insurance would be available or if available, at a reasonable
cost.
A significant decrease in demand for refined products due to alternative fuel sources, new technologies or
adverse economic conditions, including rising fuel prices, may cause one or more of our significant customers to reduce
their use of our tank capacity and throughput volumes at our terminal facilities, which would adversely affect our
financial condition and results of operations.
Market uncertainties, adverse economic conditions or lack of consumer confidence, in each case, may result in
lower consumer spending on gasolines, distillates and travel, and higher prices of refined products could cause a reduction
in demand for refined products, which could result in a material decline in the use of our tank capacity or throughput of
product at our terminal facilities. Additionally, the volatility in the price of refined products may render our customers’
hedging activities ineffective, which could cause one or more of our significant customers to decrease their supply and
marketing activities in order to reduce their exposure to price fluctuations.
Additional factors that could lead to a decrease in market demand for refined products include:
● an increase in the market price of crude oil that leads to higher refined product prices;
● higher fuel taxes or other governmental or other regulatory actions that increase, directly or indirectly, the
cost of gasolines or other refined products;
● a shift by consumers to more fuel-efficient or alternative fuel vehicles or an increase in fuel economy,
whether as a result of technological advances by manufacturers, pending legislation proposing to mandate
higher fuel economy, rising fuel prices or otherwise;
● an increase in the use of alternative fuel sources, such as ethanol, biodiesel, fuel cells and solar, electric and
battery-powered engines (although, we do handle or would be capable of handling many renewable products
at most of our terminal facilities); or
● events that impact global market demand in a way that is not presently possible to predict, including impacts
from global or regional conflicts, and global health epidemics and concerns, such as the coronavirus
(COVID-19).
Mergers between our existing customers and our competitors could provide strong economic incentives for the
combined entities to utilize their existing systems instead of ours in those markets where the systems compete. As a
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result, we could lose some or all of the volumes and associated revenues from these customers and we could experience
difficulty in replacing those lost volumes and revenues.
Because most of our operating costs are fixed, any decrease in throughput volumes at our terminal facilities,
would likely result not only in a decrease in our revenue, but also a decline in cash flow of a similar magnitude, which
would adversely affect our results of operations, financial position and cash flows.
Cyber-attacks that circumvent our security measures and other breaches of our information technology
systems, or a failure of our critical information technology systems, could disrupt our operations and result in increased
costs.
We utilize information technology systems to operate our assets and manage our businesses. A cyber-attack or
other security breach of our information technology systems could result in a breach of critical operational or financial
controls and lead to a disruption of our operations, commercial activities or financial processes, including as a result of
attempts to seek ransom from the Company. Additionally, we rely on third-party systems that could also be subject to
cyber-attacks or security breaches, and the failure of which could have a significant adverse effect on the operation of our
assets. We and the operators of the third-party systems on which we depend may not have the resources or technical
sophistication to anticipate or prevent every emerging type of cyber-attack, and such an attack, or the additional security
measures undertaken to prevent such an attack, could adversely affect our results of operations, financial position or cash
flows.
In addition, we collect and store sensitive data, including our proprietary business information and information
about our customers, suppliers and other counterparties, and personally identifiable information of our employees and of
employees of TMC, on our information technology networks. Despite our security measures, our information technology
and infrastructure may be vulnerable to cyber-attacks or breached due to employee error, malfeasance or other disruptions.
Any such breach could compromise our networks and the information stored therein could be accessed, publicly
disseminated, lost or stolen. Any such access, dissemination or other loss of information could result in legal claims or
proceedings, liability under laws that protect the privacy of personal information, regulatory penalties or could disrupt our
operations, any of which could adversely affect our results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
We could also face attempts to obtain unauthorized access to our information technology systems, proprietary
business information, and information about our customers by targeting acts of deception against individuals with
legitimate access to physical locations or information. We regularly remind our officers and the employees providing
services to the Company of these risks, and we annually update our executive team as to current and evolving risks relating
to a variety of cyber-attacks; however, these efforts are not guaranteed to prevent the effectiveness of these cyber-attacks or
any losses that may arise as a result thereof.
In addition to a cyber-attack or other security breach of our information technology systems, a failure of one or
more of our critical information technology systems could result in a failure of critical operational or financial controls and
lead to a disruption of our operations, commercial activities or financial processes. Such failures could disrupt our
operations and/or adversely affect our business.
Because of our lack of asset diversification, adverse developments in our terminals or pipeline operations could
adversely affect our revenue and cash flows.
We rely exclusively on the revenue generated from our terminals and pipeline operations. Because of our lack of
diversification in asset type, an adverse development in these businesses would have a significantly greater impact on our
financial condition and results of operations than if we maintained more diverse assets.
Our operations are subject to governmental laws and regulations relating to the protection of the environment
that may expose us to significant costs and liabilities.
Our business is subject to the jurisdiction of numerous governmental agencies that enforce complex and stringent
laws and regulations with respect to a wide range of environmental, safety and other regulatory matters. We
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could be adversely affected by increased costs resulting from stricter pollution control requirements or liabilities resulting
from non-compliance with required operating or other regulatory permits. New environmental laws and regulations might
adversely impact our activities, including the transportation, storage and distribution of petroleum products. Federal, state
and local agencies also could impose additional safety requirements, any of which could affect our profitability.
Furthermore, our failure to comply with environmental or safety related laws and regulations also could result in the
assessment of administrative, civil and criminal penalties, the imposition of investigatory and remedial obligations and
even the issuance of injunctions that restrict or prohibit the performance of our operations.
Federal, state and local agencies also have the authority to prescribe specific product quality specifications of
refined products. Changes in product quality specifications or blending requirements could reduce our throughput volume,
require us to incur additional handling costs or require capital expenditures. For example, different product specifications
for different markets impact the fungibility of the products in our system and could require the construction of additional
storage. If we are unable to recover these costs through increased revenues, our cash flows could be adversely affected.
Terrorist attacks, and the threat of terrorist attacks, have resulted in increased costs to our business. Continued
hostilities in the Ukraine, Middle East or other sustained military campaigns may adversely impact our cash flows.
The long-term impact of terrorist attacks, such as the attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, and the threat
of future terrorist attacks, on the energy transportation industry in general, and on us in particular, is impossible to predict.
Increased security measures that we have taken as a precaution against possible terrorist attacks have resulted in increased
costs to our business. Uncertainty surrounding continued hostilities in the Ukraine, Middle East or other sustained military
campaigns may affect our operations in unpredictable ways, including the possibility that infrastructure facilities could be
direct targets of, or indirect casualties of, an act of terrorism.
Many of our storage tanks and portions of our pipeline system have been in service for several decades and
could require increased maintenance or remediation expenditures, which could adversely affect our results of
operations and our cash flows.
Our pipeline and storage assets are generally long-lived assets. As a result, some of those assets have been in
service for many decades. The age and condition of these assets could result in increased maintenance or remediation
expenditures. Any significant increase in these expenditures could adversely affect our results of operations, financial
position and cash flows.
Climate change legislation or regulations restricting emissions of “greenhouse gases” or setting fuel economy
or air quality standards could result in increased operating costs or reduced demand for the refined petroleum products
that we transport, store or otherwise handle in connection with our business.
In response to findings that emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases present an
endangerment to human health and the environment, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has adopted
regulations under existing provisions of the federal Clean Air Act that, among other things, establish pre-construction and
operating permit requirements for certain large stationary sources. The EPA has also adopted rules requiring the
monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from specified onshore and offshore natural gas and oil sources in
the United States on an annual basis.
Although Congress has from time to time considered legislation to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, there
has not been significant activity in the form of adopted legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the federal level
in recent years. In the absence of such federal climate change legislation, a number of states, including states in which we
operate, have enacted or passed measures to track and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, primarily through the planned
development of greenhouse gas emission inventories and regional greenhouse gas cap-and-trade programs. Most of these
cap-and-trade programs require major sources of emissions or major producers of fuels to acquire and surrender emission
allowances, with the number of allowances available for purchase reduced each year until the overall greenhouse gas
emission reduction goal is achieved.
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In addition, in December 2015, over 190 countries, including the United States, reached an agreement to reduce
global greenhouse gas emissions (the “Paris Agreement”). The Paris Agreement entered into force in November 2016 after
more than 170 nations, including the United States, ratified or otherwise indicated their intent to be bound by the
agreement. In June 2017, former President Trump announced that the United States intended to withdraw from the Paris
Agreement and to seek negotiations either to reenter the Paris Agreement on different terms or a separate agreement and in
November 2019, the United States formally initiated the withdrawal process. However, on January 20, 2021, President
Biden announced that the United States would rejoin the Paris Agreement. To the extent that the United States and other
countries implement this agreement or impose other climate change regulations on the oil and natural gas industry, it could
have an adverse effect on our business.
In particular, the adoption and implementation of regulations that require the reporting of greenhouse gases or
otherwise limit emissions of greenhouse gases from our equipment and operations could require us to incur costs to
monitor and report on greenhouse gas emissions or install new equipment to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases
associated with our operations. We may be unable to include some or all of these increased costs in the fees we charge to
our customers and any such recovery may depend on events beyond our control, including the provisions of any final
legislation or implementing regulations. Further, these regulatory initiatives could drive down demand for the refined
petroleum products, natural gas and other hydrocarbon products we transport, store or otherwise handle in connection with
our business by stimulating demand for alternative forms of energy that do not rely on the combustion of fossil fuels. Such
decreased demand could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash
flows.
In addition, some scientists have concluded that increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases in the earth’s
atmosphere may produce climate changes that have significant physical effects, such as increased frequency and severity of
storms, droughts, floods and other climate events. If any such effects were to occur, they could have an adverse effect on
our assets and operations.
Risks Inherent in an Investment in Us
ArcLight indirectly controls the conduct of our business and the management of our operations. ArcLight has
conflicts of interest with and limited fiduciary duties to us, which may permit them to favor their own interests to our
detriment.
ArcLight is our sole equity-holder. Therefore, conflicts of interest may arise between ArcLight and its affiliates
and subsidiaries, on the one hand, and us, on the other hand. In resolving those conflicts of interest, ArcLight may favor its
own interests and the interests of its affiliates over the interests of the Company.
These conflicts include, among others, the following potential conflicts of interest:
● ArcLight and its affiliates may engage in competition with us under certain circumstances;
● Neither our operating agreement nor any other agreement requires ArcLight or its affiliates to pursue a
business strategy that favors us. This entitles ArcLight to consider only the interests and factors that it
desires, and it has no duty or obligation to give any consideration to any interest of, or factors affecting, us,
our affiliates or any other security-holder. ArcLight’s directors and officers have fiduciary duties to make
decisions in the best interests of ArcLight, which may be contrary to our interests or the interests of our
customers;
● Our operating agreement does not restrict ArcLight from causing us to pay it or its affiliates for any services
rendered to us or entering into additional contractual arrangements with any of these entities on our behalf;
● ArcLight is allowed to take into account the interests of parties other than us, such as ArcLight, or its
affiliates, in resolving conflicts of interest. Specifically, in determining whether a transaction or resolution is
“fair and reasonable,” ArcLight may consider the totality of the relationships between the parties involved,
including other transactions that may be particularly advantageous or beneficial to us;
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● Our officers are officers of affiliates of Arclight, and we are managed by TLP Finance, our direct parent and
a controlled subsidiary of ArcLight, and also devote significant time to the business of these entities and are
compensated accordingly;
● ArcLight has limited its liability and reduced its fiduciary duties, and also has restricted the remedies
available to any party for actions that, without the limitations, might constitute breaches of fiduciary duty.
ArcLight will not have any liability to us for decisions made in its capacity as our sole equity-holder so long
as it acted in good faith, meaning it believed that its decision was in the best interests of our company;
● ArcLight determines the amount and timing of acquisitions and dispositions, capital expenditures,
borrowings, issuance of additional securities, and reserves, each of which can affect our cash flows;
● ArcLight determines the amount and timing of any capital expenditures by our company and whether a
capital expenditure is a maintenance capital expenditure, which reduces operating surplus, or an expansion
capital expenditure, which does not reduce operating surplus, which can affect our cash flows;
● ArcLight and its officers and directors will not be liable for monetary damages to us, our security-holders or
assignees for any acts or omissions unless there has been a final and non-appealable judgment entered by a
court of competent jurisdiction determining that ArcLight or those other persons acted in bad faith or
engaged in fraud or willful misconduct; or
● ArcLight decides whether to retain separate counsel, accountants or others to perform services on our behalf.
ArcLight and its affiliates may compete with us and do not have any obligation to present business
opportunities to us.
Neither our operating agreement nor any other agreement will prohibit ArcLight or its affiliates from owning
assets or engaging in businesses that compete directly or indirectly with us. In addition, ArcLight and its affiliates may
acquire, construct or dispose of midstream assets or other assets in the future without any obligation to offer us the
opportunity to purchase any of those assets. ArcLight and its affiliates are large, established participants in the energy
industry and may have greater resources than we have, which may make it more difficult for us to compete with these
entities with respect to commercial activities as well as for acquisition opportunities. As a result, competition from
ArcLight and its affiliates could materially adversely impact our results of operations and cash flows.
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General Risks
We could be negatively impacted by the continuing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
In light of the uncertain and continually evolving situation relating to the coronavirus (COVID-19) and its
variants, including Omicron, this public health concern could pose a continuing risk to our employees, our customers, our
vendors and the communities in which we operate, which could negatively impact our business. The extent to which the
coronavirus (COVID-19) may impact our business will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and
cannot be predicted at this time. We may experience, among other impacts, (a) future customer shutdowns to prevent
spread of the virus, which could, among other things, have an impact on any excess throughput or ancillary services we
might otherwise provide for our customers, and (b) limitations on our ability to execute on our business plan, including as a
result of employee impacts from illness or school closures and other community response measures, all of which could
adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. We continue to monitor the situation, have
actively implemented policies and practices to address the situation, and may adjust our current policies and practices as
more information and guidance become available. In addition, recent economic conditions in the wake of the COVID-19
pandemic have included inflationary pressure, which could result in higher operating expenses and project costs for us, as
well as higher interest rates.
Any acquisitions we make are subject to substantial risks, which could adversely affect our financial condition
and results of operations.
Any acquisition involves potential risks, including risks that we may:
● fail to realize anticipated benefits, such as cost-savings or cash flow enhancements;
● decrease our liquidity by using a significant portion of our available cash or borrowing capacity to finance
acquisitions;
● significantly increase our interest expense or financial leverage if we incur additional debt to finance
acquisitions;
● encounter difficulties operating in new geographic areas or new lines of business;
● be unable to secure adequate customer commitments to use the acquired systems or facilities;
● incur or assume unanticipated liabilities, losses or costs associated with the business or assets acquired for
which we are not indemnified or for which the indemnity is inadequate;
● be unable to hire, train or retain qualified personnel to manage and operate our growing business and assets;
● be unable to successfully integrate the assets or businesses we acquire;
● less effectively manage our historical assets because of the diversion of management’s attention; or
● incur other significant charges, such as impairment of goodwill or other intangible assets, asset devaluation
or restructuring charges.
If any acquisitions we ultimately consummate result in one or more of these outcomes, our financial condition and
results of operations may be adversely affected.
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.
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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We are party to various legal, regulatory and other matters arising from the day-to-day operations of our business
that may result in claims against us. While the ultimate impact of any proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, our
management believes that the resolution of any of our pending legal proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on
our business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
Part II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT’S COMMON UNITS, RELATED UNITHOLDER MATTERS AND
ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
MARKET FOR COMMON UNITS
As a result of the Take-Private Transaction, TransMontaigne Partners common units ceased to be publicly traded,
and the TransMontaigne Partner’s common units are no longer listed on the NYSE.
ITEM 6.
Reserved.
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis of the results of operations and financial condition should be read in
conjunction with the accompanying consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report.
OVERVIEW
We are a terminaling and transportation company with assets and operations in the United States along the Gulf
Coast, in the Midwest, in Houston and Brownsville, Texas, along the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, in the Southeast and
along the West Coast. We provide integrated terminaling, storage, transportation and related services for customers
engaged in the distribution and marketing of light refined petroleum products, heavy refined petroleum products,
renewable products, crude oil, chemicals, fertilizers and other liquid products. In addition, our Tacoma, Washington
terminal sells refined and renewable products to major fuel producers and marketers in the Pacific Northwest. Light refined
products include gasolines, diesel fuels, heating oil and jet fuels. Heavy refined products include residual fuel oils and
asphalt. Renewable products include ethanol, biodiesel, renewable diesel and relevant feedstocks. Our direct exposure to
changes in commodity prices is limited to product sales out of our Tacoma, Washington terminal and the value of product
gains and losses arising from terminaling services agreements with certain customers, which accounts for a small portion of
our revenue.
We use our owned and operated terminaling facilities to, among other things: receive refined products and
renewable products from the pipeline, ship, barge or railcar making delivery on behalf of our customers and transfer those
products to the tanks located at our terminals; store the products in our tanks for our customers; monitor the volume of the
products stored in our tanks; distribute the products out of our terminals in vessels, railcars or truckloads using truck racks
and other distribution equipment located at our terminals, including pipelines; and heat residual fuel oils and asphalt stored
in our tanks. We also continue to provide ethanol logistics services and other services to the growing renewable products
market, as well as to engage in blending activities related to the throughput process.
Following the consummation of our Take-Private Transaction in February of 2019, we are wholly owned by TLP
Finance Holdings, LLC, an indirect controlled subsidiary of ArcLight Energy Partners Fund VI, L.P.
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NATURE OF ASSETS
Gulf Coast Operations. Our Gulf Coast terminals consist of eight active product terminals and comprise the
largest terminal network in Florida. These terminals have approximately 6.9 million barrels of aggregate active storage
capacity in ports including Port Everglades, Miami and Cape Canaveral, which are among the busiest cruise ship ports in
the nation. At our Gulf Coast terminals, we handle refined and renewable products on behalf of, and provide integrated
terminaling services to, customers engaged in the distribution and marketing of products and crude oil. Our Gulf Coast
terminals receive products from vessels on behalf of our customers. In addition, our Jacksonville terminal also receives
asphalt by rail, and our Port Everglades (North) terminal also receives product by truck. We distribute by truck or barge at
all of our Gulf Coast terminals. In addition, we distribute products by pipeline at our Port Everglades and Tampa terminals.
A major oil company retains an ownership interest, ranging from 25% to 50%, in specific tank capacity at our Port
Everglades (South) terminal. We manage and operate the Port Everglades (South) terminal, and we are reimbursed by the
major oil company for its proportionate share of our operating and maintenance costs.
Midwest Terminals. In Missouri and Arkansas, we own the Razorback pipeline and terminals in Mount Vernon,
Missouri, at the origin of the pipeline and in Rogers, Arkansas, at the terminus of the pipeline. We refer to these two
terminals collectively as the Razorback terminals. The Razorback pipeline is a 67-mile, 8-inch diameter interstate common
carrier pipeline that transports light refined product from our terminal at Mount Vernon, where it is interconnected with a
pipeline system owned by a third party, to our terminal at Rogers. The Razorback pipeline has a capacity of approximately
30,000 barrels per day. The Razorback terminals have approximately 0.4 million barrels of aggregate active storage
capacity. Effective January 1, 2021, a third party leases the capacity, and assumed operatorship, of the Razorback pipeline
and the terminals in Mount Vernon, Missouri and in Rogers, Arkansas. Our Rogers facility is the only products terminal
located in Northwest Arkansas.
We lease land in Cushing, Oklahoma and constructed storage tanks and associated infrastructure on the property
for the receipt of crude oil by truck and pipeline, the blending of crude oil and the storage of approximately 1.0 million
barrels of crude oil.
We also own and operate a terminal facility in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma with approximately 0.2 million barrels
of aggregate active storage capacity. Our Oklahoma City terminal receives gasolines and diesel fuels from pipeline systems
owned by a third parties for delivery via our truck rack for redistribution to locations throughout the Oklahoma City region.
Brownsville, Texas Operations. We own and operate a product terminal with approximately 1.6 million barrels of
aggregate active storage capacity and related ancillary facilities in Brownsville independent of the Frontera joint venture,
as well as the Diamondback pipeline which handles liquid product movements between south Texas and Mexico. At our
Brownsville terminal we handle refined petroleum products, chemicals, vegetable oils, naphtha, and wax on behalf of, and
provide integrated terminaling services to, customers engaged in the distribution and marketing of petroleum products. Our
Brownsville facilities receive products on behalf of our customers from a pipeline system owned by a third party, vessels,
by truck or railcar.
The Diamondback pipeline consists of an 8” pipeline that previously transported propane approximately 16 miles
from our Brownsville facilities to the U.S./Mexico border and a 6” pipeline, which runs parallel to the 8” pipeline that can
be used by us in the future to transport additional refined products to Matamoros, Mexico. Operations on the Diamondback
pipeline were shut down in the first quarter of 2018; however, we expect to recommission the Diamondback Pipeline and
resume operations on both the 8” pipeline, providing gasoline service thereon, and the previously idle 6” pipeline,
providing diesel service thereon, in the second half of 2022, and have previously filed revised tariffs with the FERC to
support such activities.
River Operations. Our River terminals are composed of 11 active product terminals located along the Mississippi
and Ohio Rivers with approximately 2.2 million barrels of aggregate active storage capacity. Our River operations also
include a dock facility in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, which is the only direct waterborne connection between the Colonial
pipeline and Mississippi River waterborne transportation. At our River terminals, we handle renewable fuels, renewable
fuel feedstocks, gasolines, diesel fuels, heating oil, chemicals and fertilizers on behalf of, and
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provide integrated terminaling services to, customers engaged in the distribution and marketing of products and industrial
and commercial end-users. Our River terminals receive products from vessels, barges and trucks on behalf of our
customers and distribute products primarily to trucks and barges.
Southeast Operations. Our Southeast terminals consist of 20 active product terminals located along the Colonial
and Plantation pipelines in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia with an aggregate
active storage capacity of approximately 12.3 million barrels. At our Southeast terminals, we handle gasolines, diesel fuels,
ethanol, biodiesel, jet fuel and heating oil on behalf of, and provide integrated terminaling services to, customers engaged
in the distribution and marketing of refined products. Our Southeast terminals primarily receive products from the Colonial
and Plantation pipelines on behalf of our customers and distribute products primarily to trucks with the exception of the
Collins terminal. The Collins terminal is the only independent terminal capable of storing and redelivering product to, from
and between the Colonial and Plantation pipelines.
West Coast Operations. Our West Coast terminals consist of three active product terminals with approximately
6.9 million barrels of aggregate active storage capacity. Our two California terminals are well positioned with pipeline
connections to three of the five local refineries and marine access to all five refineries in the San Francisco Bay area and
direct connection to the Northern California products pipeline distribution system. Our Tacoma, Washington terminal is
connected via pipeline to the four largest refineries in Washington and by marine to all five Washington refineries. The
Tacoma terminal is the only independent terminal in the Puget Sound area with a unit train facility. The Tacoma terminal
sells refined and renewable products to major fuel producers and marketers in the Pacific Northwest. At our West Coast
terminals, we handle crude oil, gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, gasoline blend stocks, fuel oil, Avgas, ethanol and other renewable
products and feedstocks on behalf of, and provide integrated terminaling services to, customers engaged in the distribution
and marketing of products. Our West Coast terminals primarily receive products from vessels, pipeline and rail facilities on
behalf of our customers and distribute products primarily via vessel, pipeline, truck and rail facilities.
Investment in BOSTCO. On December 20, 2012, we acquired a 42.5% Class A ownership interest in
Battleground Oil Specialty Terminal Company LLC (“BOSTCO”), from Kinder Morgan Battleground Oil, LLC, a wholly
owned subsidiary of Kinder Morgan. BOSTCO is a terminal facility on the Houston Ship Channel designed to handle
residual fuel, feedstocks, distillates and other black oils. BOSTCO currently has fully subscribed capacity of approximately
7.1 million barrels. Our investment in BOSTCO entitles us to appoint a member to the Board of Managers of BOSTCO, to
vote our proportionate ownership share on general governance matters and to certain rights of approval over significant
changes in, or expansion of, BOSTCO’s business. Kinder Morgan is responsible for managing BOSTCO’s day-to-day
operations. Our 42.5% Class A ownership interest does not allow us to control BOSTCO, but does allow us to exercise
significant influence over its operations. Accordingly, we account for our investment in BOSTCO under the equity method
of accounting.
Investment in Olympic Pipeline Company. As part of the Pacific Northwest Contribution on November 17, 2021,
we acquired a 30% ownership interest in the Olympic Pipeline Company LLC joint venture (“Olympic Pipeline
Company”), which owns the Olympic Pipeline between Blaine, Washington and Portland, Oregon and the Bayview,
Washington terminal with approximately 0.5 million barrels of aggregate active storage capacity. The Olympic Pipeline is a
400-mile FERC regulated pipeline that serves as the primary refined product distribution pipeline in the Pacific Northwest.
ARCO Midcon LLC, an affiliate of BP, owns the remaining 70% interest and operates both the Olympic Pipeline and the
Bayview terminal. BP is responsible for managing Olympic Pipeline Company’s day-to-day operations. Our investment in
Olympic Pipeline Company entitles us to appoint one member, out of two, to the Management Committee of Olympic
Pipeline Company, to vote our proportionate ownership share on general governance matters and to certain rights of
approval over significant changes in, or expansion of, Olympic Pipeline Company’s business. Our 30% ownership interest
does not allow us to control Olympic Pipeline Company but does allow us to exercise significant influence over its
operations. Accordingly, we account for our investment in Olympic Pipeline Company under the equity method of
accounting.
Investment in SeaPort Midstream. As part of the Pacific Northwest Contribution on November 17, 2021, we
acquired a 51% ownership interest in the SeaPort Midstream Partners, LLC joint venture (“SeaPort Midstream”), which
owns two terminals in Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon with approximately 1.3 million barrels of aggregate
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active storage capacity. Each terminal is connected to the Olympic Pipeline and has multimodal connectivity, including rail,
barge, tanker and truck. BP Mariner Holding Company LLC owns the remaining 49% interest in SeaPort Midstream. We
operate the SeaPort Midstream assets under an operating and administrative agreement between us and SeaPort Midstream.
Our investment in SeaPort Midstream entitles us to appoint two, out of four, of the members to the Board of Managers, to
vote our proportionate ownership share on general governance matters and to certain rights of approval over significant
changes in, or expansion of, SeaPort Midstream’s business. Our ownership interest does not allow us to control SeaPort
Midstream but does allow us to exercise significant influence over its operations. Accordingly, we account for our
investment in SeaPort Midstream under the equity method of accounting.
Investment in Frontera. On April 1, 2011, we contributed approximately 1.5 million barrels of light petroleum
product storage capacity, as well as related ancillary facilities, to the Frontera Brownsville, LLC joint venture (“Frontera”),
in exchange for a cash payment of approximately $25.6 million and a 50% ownership interest in the Frontera joint venture.
An affiliate of PEMEX, Mexico’s state owned petroleum company, acquired the remaining 50% ownership interest in
Frontera for a cash payment of approximately $25.6 million. We operate the Frontera assets under an operations and
reimbursement agreement between us and Frontera. Frontera has approximately 1.7 million barrels of aggregate active
storage capacity. Our 50% ownership interest does not allow us to control Frontera but does allow us to exercise significant
influence over its operations. Accordingly, we account for our investment in Frontera under the equity method of
accounting.
Central Services. Our Central services segment primarily represents the costs of employees performing operating
oversight functions, engineering, health, safety and environmental services to our terminals and terminals that we operate.
In addition, Central services represent the cost of employees at standalone affiliate terminals that we operate or manage.
We receive a fee from these affiliates based on our costs incurred.
NATURE OF REVENUE AND EXPENSES
We generate revenue from our terminal and pipeline transportation operations by charging fees for providing
integrated terminaling, transportation and related services. In addition, our Tacoma, Washington terminal sells refined and
renewable products to major fuel producers and marketers in the Pacific Northwest. We have several significant customer
relationships, our top 10 customers made up approximately 60% of the total revenue for the year ended December 31,
2021.
The fees we charge, our other sources of revenue and our direct costs and expenses are described below.
Terminaling services fees. Our terminaling services agreements are structured as either throughput agreements or
storage agreements. Our throughput agreements contain provisions that require our customers to make minimum payments,
which are based on contractually established minimum volume of throughput of the customer’s product at our facilities
over a stipulated period of time. Due to this minimum payment arrangement, we recognize a fixed amount of revenue from
the customer over a certain period of time, even if the customer throughputs less than the minimum volume of product
during that period. In addition, if a customer throughputs a volume of product exceeding the minimum volume, we would
recognize additional revenue on this incremental volume. Our storage agreements require our customers to make minimum
payments based on the volume of storage capacity available to the customer under the agreement, which results in a fixed
amount of recognized revenue. We refer to the fixed amount of revenue recognized pursuant to our terminaling services
agreements as being “firm commitments.” Revenue recognized in excess of firm commitments and revenue recognized
based solely on the volume of product distributed or injected are referred to as “ancillary.” In addition, ancillary revenue
also includes fees received from ancillary services including heating and mixing of stored products, product transfer, railcar
handling, butane blending, proceeds from the sale of product gains, wharfage and vapor recovery.
Pipeline transportation fees. We earned pipeline transportation fees at our Diamondback pipeline under a
capacity reservation agreement that ended on May 26, 2021. Revenue associated with the capacity reservation agreement
was recognized ratably over the respective term, regardless of whether the capacity was actually utilized. We earned
pipeline transportation fees at our Razorback pipeline based on an allocation of the aggregate fees charged under the
capacity agreement with our customer who was contracted for 100% of our Razorback system through December 31, 2020.
Effective January 1, 2021, our customer has leased 100% of our Razorback system and assumed operatorship of
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the Razorback pipeline and the terminals in Mount Vernon, Missouri and in Rogers, Arkansas. Beginning in 2021, the fees
associated with this lease agreement are recognized as terminaling services fees.
Management fees. We manage and operate certain tank capacity at our Port Everglades South terminal for a major
oil company and receive a reimbursement of its proportionate share of operating and maintenance costs. We manage and
operate the Frontera joint venture and receive a management fee based on our costs incurred. We lease land under
operating leases as the lessor or sublessor with third parties and affiliates. We manage and operate rail sites at certain
Southeast terminals on behalf of a major oil company and receive reimbursement for operating and maintenance costs. We
manage and operate SeaPort Midstream and receive a management fee based on our costs incurred. We also manage
additional terminal facilities that are owned by affiliates of ArcLight, including Lucknow-Highspire Terminals, LLC,
which operates terminals throughout Pennsylvania encompassing approximately 9.9 million barrels of storage capacity, and
prior to July 1, 2019, a terminal in Baltimore, Maryland for Pike Baltimore Terminals, LLC (the “Baltimore Terminal”),
and receive a management fee based on our costs incurred. Our management of the Baltimore Terminal ended on July 1,
2019.
Product sales. Our product sales revenue refers to the sale of refined and renewable products at our Tacoma,
Washington terminal. Product sales revenue pricing is contractually specified and is recognized at a point in time when our
customers take control and legal title of the commodities purchased. Product sales revenue is recorded gross of cost of
product sales, which includes product supply and transportation costs.
Operating costs and expenses. The operating costs and expenses of our operations include wages and employee
benefits, utilities, communications, repairs and maintenance, rent, property taxes, vehicle expenses, environmental
compliance costs, materials and supplies needed to operate our terminals and pipelines.
General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses cover the costs of corporate functions
such as legal, accounting, treasury, insurance administration and claims processing, information technology, human
resources, credit, payroll, taxes and other corporate services. General and administrative expenses also include third party
accounting costs associated with annual and quarterly reports and tax return preparation and distribution, and legal fees.
Insurance expenses. Insurance expenses include charges for insurance premiums to cover costs of insuring
activities such as property, casualty, pollution, automobile, directors’ and officers’ liability, and other insurable risks.
SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS SINCE THE FILING OF OUR PRIOR YEAR FORM 10-K
Contribution of Pacific Northwest assets. On November 17, 2021, Arclight contributed Pike West Coast
Holdings, LLC (“Pike West Coast”) a portfolio company of ArcLight Energy Partners Fund VI, L.P. to the Company. Pike
West Coast is an infrastructure company with significant operations across the renewable fuels supply chain in the U.S.
Pacific Northwest (the “Pacific Northwest Contribution”).
Pike West Coast owns a 100% ownership interest in SeaPort Financing, LLC. SeaPort Financing, LLC owns a
100% ownership interest in SeaPort Sound Terminal, LLC, which owns a refined and renewable products terminal in
Tacoma, Washington, a 51% ownership interest in SeaPort Midstream, which owns refined and renewable products
terminals in both Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon, and a 30% ownership interest in Olympic Pipeline Company,
which owns the Olympic Pipeline between Blaine, Washington and Portland, Oregon and a refined and renewable products
terminal in Bayview, Washington.
The Pacific Northwest Contribution has been recorded at carryover basis as a reorganization of entities under
common control. As such, prior periods include the assets, liabilities, and results of operations of the Pacific Northwest
Contribution for all periods presented.
COVID-19. The ongoing pandemic involving COVID-19, a highly transmissible and pathogenic coronavirus, has
resulted in restrictions on, and a public response with respect to, travel and economic activity that have reduced demand for
crude oil, refined petroleum products, renewable products, and other products that we handle.
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Since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020, we have taken proactive and sustained measures to deliver
our services safely and reliably with limited negative impacts to our business. At the outset of the pandemic, we activated
an Incident Support Team to execute our Infectious Disease Control Policy, and to focus on a number of priorities,
including: (i) implement basic infection prevention techniques and other workplace protections in our business operations;
(ii) identify and isolate individuals suspected of being infected by COVID-19; (iii) identify risk factors in our workforce
that may increase the possibility of exposure to COVID-19; and (iv) develop a contingency plan for the possibility that a
serious outbreak does occur in the area of any of our terminals. We continue to follow recommendations from public health
authorities and maintain actions to help prevent our employees’ exposure to the spread of COVID-19, including, where
practical, work-at-home plans enacted in March 2020 and the implementation of business continuity plans to enable the
integrity of our operations and protect the health of our employees.
To date, our operations and employees have not been materially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, thereby
allowing our customers continued access and utilization of our strategic terminal network. We continue to employ all safety
processes and procedures in the normal course. We provide an essential service across our markets, which has been
recognized in most relevant regulatory guidance regarding COVID-19. Further, we have not experienced any material
instance of our customers failing to meet their contractual commitments to us as a result of these recent developments.
While many States and municipalities have recently reduced or eliminated COVID-19 related restrictions and policies,
there continue to be many variables and uncertainties regarding COVID-19 — including the continued spread of the virus,
or new variants thereof, the duration and severity of the outbreak and the potential for future travel restrictions and business
closures, and medical advancements in treating and vaccinating against the disease and the availability and the resulting
economic impact of any such advancements or vaccinations — to reasonably predict the potential longer-term impact of
COVID-19 on our business and operations. We continue to monitor the situation, have actively implemented policies and
practices to address the situation and actively protect our employees, and may adjust our current policies and practices as
more information and guidance become available. In addition, recent economic conditions in the wake of the COVID-19
pandemic have included inflationary pressure, which could result in higher operating expenses and project costs for us, as
well as higher interest rates.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
A summary of the significant accounting policies that we have adopted and followed in the preparation of our
historical consolidated financial statements is detailed in Note 1 of Notes to consolidated financial statements. Certain of
these accounting policies require the use of estimates. In management’s opinion, the estimate of useful lives of our plant
and equipment are subjective in nature, require the exercise of judgment and involve complex analyses. These estimates
are based on our knowledge and understanding of current conditions and actions we may take in the future. Changes in
these estimates will occur as a result of the passage of time and the occurrence of future events. Subsequent changes in
these estimates may have a significant impact on our financial condition and results of operations (see Note 1 of Notes to
consolidated financial statements).
Useful lives of plant and equipment. We calculate depreciation using the straight-line method, based on
estimated useful lives of our assets. These estimates are based on various factors including age (in the case of acquired
assets), manufacturing specifications, technological advances and historical data concerning useful lives of similar assets.
Uncertainties that impact these estimates include changes in laws and regulations relating to restoration, economic
conditions and supply and demand in the area. When assets are put into service, we make estimates with respect to useful
lives that we believe to be reasonable. However, subsequent events could cause us to change our estimates, thus impacting
the future calculation of depreciation. Estimated useful lives are 15 to 25 years for terminals and pipelines and 3 to 25 years
for furniture, fixtures and equipment.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS—YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021, 2020 AND 2019
The Pacific Northwest Contribution has been recorded at carryover basis as a reorganization of entities under
common control. As such, prior periods set forth herein and under Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data”
of this Annual Report, include the assets, liabilities, and results of operations of the Pacific Northwest Contribution for all
periods presented.
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We operate our business and report our results of operations in seven principal business segments: (i) Gulf Coast
terminals, (ii) Midwest terminals, (iii) Brownsville terminals including management of Frontera, (iv) River terminals,
(v) Southeast terminals, (vi) West Coast terminals and (vii) Central services. Our Central services segment primarily
represents the costs of employees performing operating oversight functions, engineering, health, safety and environmental
services to our terminals and terminals that we operate. In addition, Central services represent the cost of employees at
standalone affiliate terminals that we operate or manage. We receive a fee from these affiliates based on our costs incurred.
ANALYSIS OF REVENUE
Terminal revenue. The majority of our revenue is derived from our terminal and pipeline transportation
operations by charging fees for providing integrated terminaling, transportation and related services.
The terminal revenue by category was as follows (in thousands):
Terminaling services fees
Management fees
Pipeline transportation fees
Terminal revenue
Year ended
Year ended
Terminal Revenue by Category
Year ended
December 31, December 31, December 31,
2020
$ 279,672
10,942
3,519
$ 294,133
2019
$ 264,878
11,445
3,457
$ 279,780
2021
$ 276,481
12,322
638
$ 289,441
Product sales, gross margin. Our product sales revenue refers to the sale of refined and renewable products at our
Tacoma, Washington terminal in our West Coast Segment. Product sales revenue pricing is contractually specified and is
recognized at a point in time when our customers take control and legal title of the commodities purchased. Product sales
revenue is recorded gross of cost of product sales, which includes product supply and transportation costs.
The product sales, gross margin was as follows (in thousands):
Product Sales, Gross Margin
Year ended
Year ended Year ended
Product sales
Cost of product sales
Product sales, gross margin
December 31, December 31, December 31,
2020
$ 183,555
(171,727)
$ 11,828
2021
$ 231,239
(218,395)
$ 12,844
2019
$ 249,711
(238,596)
$ 11,115
The change in product sales and cost of product sales for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, is
primarily a result of the COVID-19 impact on product prices in 2020.
Included in product sales, gross margin for each of the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 are fees
charged to affiliates of approximately $nil.
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The terminal revenue by business segment is presented and further analyzed below by category of revenue.
Gulf Coast terminals
Midwest terminals
Brownsville terminals
River terminals
Southeast terminals
West Coast terminals
Central services
Terminal revenue
Year ended
Year ended
Terminal Revenue by Business Segment
Year ended
December 31, December 31, December 31,
2020
$ 76,907
10,267
21,969
11,700
89,520
79,133
4,637
$ 294,133
2019
$ 73,416
11,655
18,953
10,233
88,777
72,124
4,622
$ 279,780
2021
$ 77,115
10,504
23,490
13,998
78,123
80,332
5,879
$ 289,441
Terminaling services fees. Our terminaling services agreements are structured as either throughput agreements or
storage agreements. Our throughput agreements contain provisions that require our customers to make minimum payments,
which are based on contractually established minimum volume of throughput of the customer’s product at our facilities
over a stipulated period of time. Due to this minimum payment arrangement, we recognize a fixed amount of revenue from
the customer over a certain period of time, even if the customer throughputs less than the minimum volume of product
during that period. In addition, if a customer throughputs a volume of product exceeding the minimum volume, we would
recognize additional revenue on this incremental volume. Our storage agreements require our customers to make minimum
payments based on the volume of storage capacity available to the customer under the agreement, which results in a fixed
amount of recognized revenue.
We refer to the fixed amount of revenue recognized pursuant to our terminaling services agreements as being
“firm commitments.” Revenue recognized in excess of firm commitments and revenue recognized based solely on the
volume of product distributed or injected are referred to as “ancillary.” In addition, “ancillary” revenue also includes fees
received from ancillary services including heating and mixing of stored products, product transfer, railcar handling, butane
blending, proceeds from the sale of product gains, wharfage and vapor recovery.
The terminaling services fees by business segments were as follows (in thousands):
Gulf Coast terminals
Midwest terminals
Brownsville terminals
River terminals
Southeast terminals
West Coast terminals
Central services
Terminaling services fees
Year ended
Year ended
Terminaling Services Fees
by Business Segment
Year ended
December 31, December 31, December 31,
2020
$ 76,875
8,358
15,071
11,700
88,573
79,095
—
$ 279,672
2019
$ 73,380
9,804
11,560
10,233
87,813
72,088
—
$ 264,878
2021
$ 77,061
10,504
17,595
13,998
77,031
80,292
—
$ 276,481
The increase in terminaling services fees at our Gulf Coast terminals for the year ended December 31, 2020 is
primarily a result of recontracting capacity at higher rates.
The increase in terminaling services fees at our Midwest terminals for the year ended December 31, 2021 is due to
our customer leasing 100% of our Razorback system and assuming operatorship of the Razorback pipeline and the
terminals in Mount Vernon, Missouri and in Rogers, Arkansas effective January 1, 2021. The fees associated with this lease
agreement are recognized as terminaling services fees. Prior to January 1, 2021, we earned pipeline transportation
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fees at our Razorback pipeline based on an allocation of the aggregate fees charged under a capacity agreement with our
customer who was contracted for 100% of our Razorback system through December 31, 2020. The decrease in terminaling
services fees at our Midwest terminals for the year ended December 31, 2020 is primarily a result of our capacity in
Cushing, Oklahoma being off-contract in the first quarter of 2020.
The increase in terminaling services fees at our Brownsville terminals for the years ended December 31, 2021 and
2020 is primarily a result of placing into service approximately 0.2 million barrels of new tank capacity and construction of
gasoline railcar loading capabilities during the first quarter of 2021 and placing into service approximately 0.6 million
barrels of new tank capacity in various stages throughout 2019.
The increase in terminaling services fees at our River terminals for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020
is primarily a result of contracting available capacity.
The decrease in terminaling services fees at our Southeast terminals for the year ended December 31, 2021 is
primarily due to a customer terminating its terminaling services agreement effective December 31, 2020 at our Collins,
Mississippi terminal. During the second and third quarters of 2021 we re-contracted a portion of the available capacity. We
are currently in the process of identifying potential parties to re-contract the remaining available capacity.
The increase in terminaling services fees at our West Coast terminals for the years ended December 31, 2021 and
2020 is primarily a result of contracting available capacity, re-contracting capacity at higher rates and placing into service
approximately 0.1 million barrels of new tank capacity in the first quarter of 2019.
Included in terminaling services fees for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 are fees charged to
affiliates of approximately $12.5 million, $11.3 million and $11.2 million, respectively.
The “firm commitments” and “ancillary” revenue included in terminaling services fees were as follows (in
thousands):
Firm commitments
Ancillary
Terminaling services fees
Firm Commitments and Ancillary Terminaling Services Fees
Year ended
December 31,
2021
222,760
53,721
276,481
$
$
Year ended
December 31,
2020
229,362
50,310
279,672
$
$
Year ended
December 31,
2019
204,658
60,220
264,878
$
$
The remaining terms on the terminaling services agreements that generated “firm commitments” for the year
ended December 31, 2021 were as follows (in thousands):
Less than 1 year remaining
1 year or more, but less than 3 years remaining
3 years or more, but less than 5 years remaining
5 years or more remaining (1)
Total firm commitments for the year ended December 31, 2021
$ 46,903
120,453
9,774
45,630
$ 222,760
21%
54%
4%
21%
(1) We have a terminaling services agreement with a third party relating to our Southeast terminals that will continue
unless and until the third party provides at least 24 months’ prior notice of its intent to terminate the agreement.
Effective at any time from and after July 31, 2040, we have the right to terminate the agreement by providing at least
24 months’ prior notice of our intent to terminate the agreement. We do not believe the third party will terminate the
agreement prior to July 31, 2040; therefore we have presented the firm commitments related to this terminaling
services agreement in the 5 years or more remaining category in the table above.
Management fees. We manage and operate certain tank capacity at our Port Everglades South terminal for a major
oil company and receive a reimbursement of its proportionate share of operating and maintenance costs. We
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manage and operate the Frontera joint venture and receive a management fee based on our costs incurred. We lease land
under operating leases as the lessor or sublessor with third parties and affiliates. We manage and operate rail sites at certain
Southeast terminals on behalf of a major oil company and receive reimbursement for operating and maintenance costs. We
manage and operate SeaPort Midstream and receive a management fee based on our costs incurred. We also manage
additional terminal facilities that are owned by affiliates of ArcLight, including Lucknow-Highspire Terminals, LLC,
which operates terminals throughout Pennsylvania encompassing approximately 9.9 million barrels of storage capacity, and
prior to July 1, 2019, a terminal in Baltimore, Maryland for Pike Baltimore Terminals, LLC (the “Baltimore Terminal”),
and receive a management fee based on our costs incurred. Our management of the Baltimore Terminal ended on July 1,
2019.
The management fees by business segments were as follows (in thousands):
Management Fees
by Business Segment
Year ended Year ended Year ended
December 31, December 31, December 31,
2020
2019
2021
Gulf Coast terminals
Midwest terminals
Brownsville terminals
River terminals
Southeast terminals
West Coast terminals
Central services
Management fees
$
54
$
—
32
$
—
5,257
—
1,092
40
5,879
$ 12,322
5,288
—
947
38
4,637
$ 10,942
36
—
5,787
—
964
36
4,622
$ 11,445
Included in management fees for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 are fees charged to affiliates
of approximately $11.2 million, $9.9 million and $10.4 million, respectively.
Pipeline transportation fees. We earned pipeline transportation fees at our Diamondback pipeline under a
capacity reservation agreement that ended on May 26, 2021. Revenue associated with the capacity reservation agreement
was recognized ratably over the respective term, regardless of whether the capacity was actually utilized. We earned
pipeline transportation fees at our Razorback pipeline based on an allocation of the aggregate fees charged under the
capacity agreement with our customer who was contracted for 100% of our Razorback system through December 31, 2020.
Effective January 1, 2021, our customer has leased 100% of our Razorback system and assumed operatorship of the
Razorback pipeline and the terminals in Mount Vernon, Missouri and in Rogers, Arkansas. Beginning in 2021, the fees
associated with this lease agreement are recognized as terminaling services fees.
The pipeline transportation fees by business segments were as follows (in thousands):
Pipeline Transportation Fees
by Business Segment
Year ended
December 31, December 31, December 31,
2020
Year ended
Year ended
2019
2021
Gulf Coast terminals
Midwest terminals
Brownsville terminals
River terminals
Southeast terminals
West Coast terminals
Central services
Pipeline transportation fees
$
$
— $
—
638
—
—
—
—
638
$
— $
1,909
1,610
—
—
—
—
3,519
$
—
1,851
1,606
—
—
—
—
3,457
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Included in pipeline transportation fees for each of the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 are fees
charged to affiliates of approximately $nil.
ANALYSIS OF COSTS AND EXPENSES
The operating costs and expenses of our operations include wages and employee benefits, utilities,
communications, repairs and maintenance, rent, property taxes, vehicle expenses, environmental compliance costs,
materials and supplies needed to operate our terminals and pipelines. Consistent with historical trends across our
terminaling and transportation facilities, repairs and maintenance expenses can vary from period to period based on project
maintenance schedules and other factors such as weather. The operating costs and expenses of our operations were as
follows (in thousands):
Operating Costs and Expenses
Wages and employee benefits
Utilities and communication charges
Repairs and maintenance
Office, rentals and property taxes
Vehicles and fuel costs
Environmental compliance costs
Contract services
Other
Operating costs and expenses
Year ended Year ended Year ended
December 31, December 31, December 31,
2020
$ 48,786
11,035
15,935
16,061
1,089
3,939
2,435
8,737
$ 108,017
2019
$ 48,108
12,035
15,454
15,832
1,127
3,540
2,371
9,664
$ 108,131
2021
$ 51,062
11,185
13,347
18,503
1,087
5,283
2,538
8,096
$ 111,101
The operating costs and expenses of our business segments were as follows (in thousands):
Operating Costs and Expenses
by Business Segment
Year ended Year ended Year ended
Gulf Coast terminals
Midwest terminals
Brownsville terminals
River terminals
Southeast terminals
West Coast terminals
Central services
Operating costs and expenses
$
December 31, December 31, December 31,
2020
$ 20,946
2,942
9,749
5,777
23,498
31,281
13,824
$ 108,017
2019
22,196
3,443
9,053
6,040
23,500
27,999
15,900
$ 108,131
2021
$ 22,541
2,222
9,310
6,328
24,319
31,732
14,649
$ 111,101
General and administrative expenses cover the costs of corporate functions such as legal, accounting, treasury,
insurance administration and claims processing, information technology, human resources, credit, payroll, taxes and other
corporate services. General and administrative expenses also include third party accounting costs associated with annual
and quarterly reports and tax return preparation and distribution, and legal fees. The general and administrative expenses
for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 were approximately $24.8 million, $23.1 million and
$25.5 million, respectively. The increase in general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2021 is
primarily attributable to higher incentive compensation costs. The decrease in general and administrative expenses for the
year ended December 31, 2020 is primarily attributable to one-time costs associated with the Take-Private Transaction in
the prior years.
Insurance expenses include charges for insurance premiums to cover costs of insuring activities such as property,
casualty, pollution, automobile, directors’ and officers’ liability, and other insurable risks. For the years ended December
31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, insurance expense was approximately $6.3 million, $5.8 million and $5.5 million, respectively.
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Deferred compensation expense includes expense associated with awards granted to certain employees who
provide service to us that vest over future service periods. The expense associated with deferred compensation awards was
approximately $15.8 million, $2.2 million and $2.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019,
respectively. The increase in deferred compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2021 is primarily
attributable to our indirect parent company, Pike Petroleum Holdings, LLC, repurchasing and cancelling class B units that
were granted by Pike West Coast Holdings, LLC prior to the Pacific Northwest Contribution for approximately $12.5
million. The cash payment for the repurchase and cancellation of the class B units was made by Pike Petroleum Holdings,
LLC, accordingly we have accounted for this as a non-cash transaction in our consolidated statements of equity and
consolidated statements of cash flows.
Depreciation and amortization expenses for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 was
approximately $68.5 million, $66.0 million and $60.5 million, respectively. The increase in depreciation and amortization
expense for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 is primarily attributable to placing terminal expansion projects in
service.
Interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 was approximately $42.7 million, $46.1
million and $53.0 million, respectively. The decrease in interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 is
primarily attributable to decreases in LIBOR based interest rates.
ANALYSIS OF INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES
At December 31, 2021 and 2020, our investments in unconsolidated affiliates include a 42.5% Class A ownership
interest BOSTCO, a 30% ownership interest in Olympic Pipeline Company, a 51% ownership interest in SeaPort
Midstream and a 50% ownership interest in Frontera. BOSTCO is a terminal facility located on the Houston Ship Channel
that encompasses approximately 7.1 million barrels of distillate, residual and other black oil product storage. Class A and
Class B ownership interests in BOSTCO share in cash distributions on a 96.5% and 3.5% basis, respectively. Class B
ownership interests do not have voting rights and are not required to make capital investments. Olympic Pipeline Company
is a 400-mile interstate refined petroleum products pipeline system running from Blaine, Washington to Portland, Oregon
and a refined and renewable products terminal in Bayview, Washington. SeaPort Midstream is two terminal facilities
located in Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon that encompasses approximately 1.3 million barrels of refined and
renewable product storage. Frontera is a terminal facility located in Brownsville, Texas that encompasses approximately
1.7 million barrels of light petroleum product storage, as well as related ancillary facilities.
The following table summarizes our investments in unconsolidated affiliates:
Percentage of
ownership
December 31,
2021
December 31,
2020
Carrying value
(in thousands)
December 31, December 31,
2021
BOSTCO
Olympic Pipeline Company
SeaPort Midstream
Frontera
Total investments in unconsolidated affiliates
42.5 %
30 %
51 %
50 %
42.5 % $ 200,301
80,941
29,136
22,314
$ 332,692
30 %
51 %
50 %
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$ 201,912
77,485
28,551
24,036
$ 331,984
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Earnings from investments in unconsolidated affiliates were as follows (in thousands):
BOSTCO
Olympic Pipeline Company
SeaPort Midstream
Frontera
Total earnings from investments in unconsolidated affiliates
Year ended
$
$
Year ended
Year ended
December 31, December 31, December 31,
2020
3,933
1,766
1,592
2,565
9,856
2021
5,248
8,055
585
1,858
$ 15,746
2019
2,356
2,113
1,995
2,538
9,002
$
$
$
The increase in earnings from our investment in Olympic Pipeline Company for the year ended December 31,
2021 is attributable to increased tariff rates and volumes shipped on the pipeline and less spend on repairs.
Additional capital investments in unconsolidated affiliates were as follows (in thousands):
BOSTCO
Olympic Pipeline Company
SeaPort Midstream
Frontera
Additional capital investments in unconsolidated affiliates
Year ended
$
$
Year ended
Year ended
December 31, December 31, December 31,
2020
7,257
—
—
—
$
2021
4,051
—
—
—
$
2019
4,707
—
510
225
5,442
4,051
7,257
$
$
Cash distributions received from unconsolidated affiliates were as follows (in thousands):
BOSTCO
Olympic Pipeline Company
SeaPort Midstream
Frontera
Cash distributions received from unconsolidated affiliates
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Year ended
Year ended
Year ended
December 31, December 31, December 31,
2020
$ 11,021
2,785
—
2,211
$ 16,017
2021
$ 10,910
4,599
—
3,580
$ 19,089
2019
8,325
5,098
—
3,107
16,530
$
$
Our primary liquidity needs are to fund our debt service obligations, working capital requirements and capital
projects, including additional investments and expansion, development and acquisition opportunities. We expect to fund
any additional investments, capital projects and future expansion, development and acquisition opportunities with cash
flows from operations and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities, investing activities and financing activities were as follows (in
thousands):
Net cash provided by operating activities
Net cash used in investing activities
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
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Year ended Year ended Year ended
December 31, December 31, December 31,
2019
2020
2021
$ 125,480
$ 118,682
$ 134,401
$ (334,939) $ (81,906) $ (97,219)
$ (59,126) $ (12,518)
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The approximately $8.9 million decrease in net cash provided by operating activities for the year ended December
31, 2021 is primarily related to timing of distributions from our unconsolidated affiliates and working capital requirements.
The approximately $15.7 million increase in net cash provided by operating activities for the year ended December 31,
2020 is primarily related to increased revenue from recontracting activity, placing into service new tank capacity at our
Brownsville and West Coast terminals and the timing of working capital requirements.
The approximately $253.0 million increase in net cash used in investing activities for the year ended December
31, 2021, includes a distribution to Arclight of approximately $256.3 million for the Pacific Northwest Contribution and
the termination of a $10.2 million short-term loan from the Company to an ArcLight affiliate in contemplation of the
contribution. This was partially offset by an approximately $11.5 million decrease in construction spend in 2021. The
approximately $15.3 million decrease in net cash used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2020 is
primarily related to a decrease in construction spend in 2020.
Additional investments and expansion capital projects at our terminals have been approved and currently are, or
will be, under construction with estimated completion dates throughout 2022. At December 31, 2021, the remaining
expenditures to complete the approved projects are estimated to be approximately $35 million. These expenditures
primarily relate to the construction costs associated with the expansion of our Brownsville and West Coast operations.
As discussed below, the Company entered into an agreement for a $1 billion senior secured term loan on
November 17, 2021. A portion of the proceeds from the $1 billion senior secured term loan were used for the repayment of
debt of approximately $549.9 million, distributions to TLP Finance for debt service of approximately $174.2 million, and
approximately $21.5 million of debt issuance costs. This resulted in an approximately $271.4 million change in net cash
provided by (used in) financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2021. The $46.6 million change in net cash used
in financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2020 includes a decrease of approximately $45.0 million in net
borrowings under our revolving credit facility primarily due to increased cash flows from operations and less spend on
growth capital projects in 2020.
Credit agreement. On November 17, 2021, the Company and TransMontaigne Operating Company L.P., our
wholly owned subsidiary, entered into the Credit Agreement (“Credit Agreement”) for a $1 billion senior secured term loan
and a $150 million revolving credit facility, with a letter of credit subfacility of $35 million. The senior secured term loan
will mature on November 17, 2028 and the revolving credit facility will terminate (a) on November 14, 2025 in the event
our 6.125% senior notes due in 2026 are not refinanced on or prior to such date or (b) in the event the senior notes have
been refinanced on or prior to November 14, 2025, the earlier of (i) the new maturity date of the refinanced senior notes
and (ii) November 17, 2026. Our obligations under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by the Company, TransMontaigne
Operating Company L.P. and all of its subsidiaries, and secured by a first priority security interest in favor of the lenders in
substantially all of the Company’s, TransMontaigne Operating Company L.P.’s and all of its subsidiaries’ assets, including
our investments in unconsolidated affiliates.
Proceeds from the $1 billion senior secured term loan were used as follows (in thousands):
Repayment of revolving credit facility
Payment for contribution of Pacific Northwest
Repayment of SeaPort Financing term loan
Distribution to TLP Finance for debt service
Deferred debt issuance costs
Proceeds from senior secured term loan
$
351,700
256,300
198,200
174,200
19,600
$ 1,000,000
We may elect to have loans under the Credit Agreement bear interest, at either an adjusted LIBOR rate (subject to a
0.50% floor) plus an applicable margin of 3.50% or an alternate base rate plus an applicable margin of 2.50% per annum.
We are also required to pay (i) a letter of credit fee of 3.50% per annum on the aggregate face amount of all outstanding
letters of credit, (ii) to the issuing lender of each letter of credit, a fronting fee of no less than 0.125% per annum on the
outstanding amount of each such letter of credit and (iii) commitment fees of 0.50% per annum on the daily unused amount
of the revolving credit facility, in each case quarterly in arrears.
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The Credit Agreement contains various covenants, including, but not limited to, limitations on the incurrence of
indebtedness, permitted investments, liens on assets, making distributions, transactions with affiliates, mergers,
consolidations, dispositions of assets and other provisions customary in similar types of agreements. The Credit Agreement
requires compliance with (a) a debt service coverage ratio of no less than 1.1 to 1.0 and (b) if the aggregate outstanding
amount of all revolving loans and drawn letters of credit exceeds an amount equal to 35% of the aggregate revolving
commitments, a senior secured net leverage ratio of no greater than 6.75 to 1.00. We were in compliance with all financial
covenants as of and during the year ended December 31, 2021.
If we were to fail a financial performance covenant, or any other covenant contained in the Credit Agreement, we
would seek a waiver from our lenders under such facility. If we were unable to obtain a waiver from our lenders and the
default remained uncured after any applicable grace period, we would be in breach of the Credit Agreement, and the
lenders would be entitled to declare all outstanding borrowings immediately due and payable.
The Credit Agreement replaces, in its entirety, the Third Amended and Restated Senior Secured Credit Facility,
dated March 13, 2017, which provided for a maximum borrowing line of credit equal to $850 million and was set to mature
in March 2022.
Senior notes. On February 12, 2018, the Company and TLP Finance Corp., our wholly owned subsidiary, issued
at par $300 million of 6.125% senior notes, due in 2026. The senior notes remain outstanding and the Company is
voluntarily filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the covenants contained in the senior notes.
The senior notes contain customary covenants (including those relating to our voluntary filing of this report and certain
restrictions and obligations with respect to types of payments we may make, indebtedness we may incur, transactions we
may pursue, or changes in our control) and customary events of default (including those relating to monetary defaults,
covenant defaults, cross defaults and bankruptcy events). We may, at any time and from time to time, seek to retire or
purchase our outstanding debt through cash purchases, open-market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or
otherwise. Such repurchases, if any, will be upon such terms and at such prices as we may determine, and will depend on
prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors. The amounts involved
may be material.
Contractual obligations and contingencies. See Note 11 for information regarding our debt obligations and Note
13 for information regarding our leases and other commitments.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISKS
Market risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices. A principal market risk to
which we are exposed is interest rate risk associated with borrowings under our senior secured term loan and revolving
credit facility. Borrowings under our senior secured term loan and revolving credit facility bear interest at either an adjusted
LIBOR rate (subject to a 0.50% floor) plus an applicable margin of 3.50% or an alternate base rate plus an applicable
margin of 2.50% per annum. We have historically, on occasion, managed a portion of our interest rate risk with interest rate
swaps, which reduced our exposure to changes in interest rates by converting variable interest rates to fixed interest rates.
At December 31, 2021 and 2020, our derivative instruments were limited to interest rate swap agreements with an
aggregate notional amount of $nil and $100 million, respectively. The interest rate swap agreements ended in November
2021. Pursuant to the terms of the interest rate swap agreements, we paid a blended fixed rate and received interest
payments based on the one-month LIBOR. The net difference to be paid or received under the interest rate swap
agreements was settled monthly and was recognized as an adjustment to interest expense. The fair value of our interest rate
swap agreements was determined using a pricing model based on the LIBOR swap rate and other observable market data.
At December 31, 2021, we had outstanding borrowings of $1 billion under our senior secured term loan and $nil under our
revolving credit facility. Based on the outstanding balance of our variable-interest-rate debt at December 31, 2021,
assuming market interest rates increase or decrease by 100 basis points, the potential annual increase or decrease in interest
expense is approximately $10 million.
Our Tacoma, Washington terminal sells refined and renewable products to major fuel producers and marketers in
the Pacific Northwest. Our direct exposure to changes in commodity prices is limited to product sales out of our Tacoma,
Washington terminal and the value of product gains and losses arising from terminaling services agreements
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with certain customers, which accounts for a small portion of our revenue. We do not use derivative commodity
instruments to manage the commodity risk associated with the product we may own at any given time. Generally, to the
extent we are entitled to retain product pursuant to terminaling services agreements with our customers, we sell the product
to our customers on a contractually established periodic basis; the sales price is based on industry indices.
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
The following consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included elsewhere in this Annual Report.
TransMontaigne Partners LLC and Subsidiaries:
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID No. 34)
Consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2021 and 2020
Consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
Consolidated statements of equity for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
Consolidated statements of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
Notes to consolidated financial statements
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Management of TransMontaigne Partners LLC
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of TransMontaigne Partners LLC and
subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the related consolidated statements of
income, partners' equity, and cash flows, for each of the three years in the period ended December 31,
2021, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the
financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of
December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years
in the period ended December 31, 2021, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on the Company's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting
firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are
required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws
and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB and in accordance with auditing
standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of
material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we
engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are
required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of
expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial
statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such
procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Emphasis of Matter
As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, effective November 17, 2021, Arclight contributed Pike
West Coast Holdings, LLC (“Pike West Coast”) a portfolio company of ArcLight Energy Partners Fund VI, L.P.
to the Company (the “Pacific Northwest Contribution”) and was recorded at carryover basis as a
reorganization of entities under common control. As such, all prior periods presented include the assets,
liabilities, and results of operations of the Pacific Northwest Contribution for all periods presented.
Critical Audit Matters
Critical audit matters are matters arising from the current-period audit of the financial statements that were
communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relate to accounts or
disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging,
subjective, or complex judgments. We determined that there are no critical audit matters.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Denver, Colorado
March 31, 2022
We have served as the Company's auditor since 2012
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Consolidated balance sheets
(in thousands)
ASSETS
December 31, December 31,
2021
2020
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
Trade accounts receivable
Due from affiliates
Inventory
Other current assets
Total current assets
Property, plant and equipment, net
Goodwill
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates
Right-of-use assets, operating leases
Other assets, net
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable
Operating lease liabilities
Accrued liabilities
Current debt
Total current liabilities
Deferred revenue
Long-term operating lease liabilities
Long-term debt
Total liabilities
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)
Equity:
Predecessor
Member interest
Total equity
$
18,273
20,028
2,397
5,333
6,492
52,523
851,483
18,586
332,692
48,522
53,146
$ 1,356,952
$
14,568
3,665
37,751
10,000
65,984
3,334
46,643
1,263,940
1,379,901
$
15,479
12,471
1,626
4,829
6,560
40,965
854,870
18,586
331,984
33,880
59,503
$ 1,339,788
$
15,802
3,284
38,203
2,095
59,384
4,820
32,418
834,609
931,231
(22,949)
(22,949)
$ 1,356,952
—
73,264
335,293
408,557
$ 1,339,788
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. Prior periods have been recast as a result of the
Pacific Northwest Contribution (see Note 3 of Notes to consolidated financial statements).
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Consolidated statements of operations
(in thousands)
Revenue:
Terminal revenue
Product sales
Total revenue
Costs and expenses:
Cost of product sales
Operating
General and administrative
Insurance
Deferred compensation
Depreciation and amortization
Total costs and expenses
Earnings from unconsolidated affiliates
Gain from insurance proceeds
Operating income
Other expenses:
Interest expense
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs
Total other expenses
Net earnings
Year ended
December 31,
2021
Year ended
December 31,
2020
Year ended
December 31,
2019
$ 289,441
231,239
520,680
$ 294,133
183,555
477,688
$ 279,780
249,711
529,491
(218,395)
(111,101)
(24,790)
(6,260)
(15,763)
(68,484)
(444,793)
15,746
—
91,633
(171,727)
(108,017)
(23,147)
(5,837)
(2,173)
(66,034)
(376,935)
9,856
—
110,609
(238,596)
(108,131)
(25,533)
(5,454)
(2,539)
(60,477)
(440,730)
9,002
3,351
101,114
(42,661)
(10,637)
(53,298)
38,335
$
(46,056)
(3,694)
(49,750)
60,859
(52,999)
(3,821)
(56,820)
44,294
$
$
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. Prior periods have been recast as a result of the
Pacific Northwest Contribution (see Note 3 of Notes to consolidated financial statements).
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Consolidated statements of equity
(in thousands)
Balance December 31, 2018
Distributions to unitholders
Purchase of common units and conversion to member
interest
Reclassification of outstanding equity-based compensation
to liability
Contributions from parent entities
Equity-based compensation
Distributions to TLP Finance for debt service
Distributions to parent entities
Net earnings (loss) for year ended December 31, 2019
Balance December 31, 2019
Contributions from parent entities
Distributions to TLP Finance for debt service
Distributions to parent entities
Net earnings (loss) for year ended December 31, 2020
Balance December 31, 2020
Contributions from parent entities
Distributions to TLP Finance for debt service
Contribution of Pacific Northwest at carryover basis
Net earnings for year ended December 31, 2021
Balance December 31, 2021
Predecessor
$ 95,829
—
Common
units
$ 285,095
(13,064)
General
partner
interest
$ 53,490
(4,186)
Member
interest
Total
$
— $ 434,414
(17,250)
—
—
(279,895)
(51,978)
331,873
—
—
—
—
—
(20,449)
(1,620)
73,760
—
—
(7)
(489)
73,264
—
—
(84,697)
11,433
$
— $
—
4,829
45
—
—
2,990
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
— $
(6,199)
491
—
—
(6,199)
—
5,320
—
45
—
(42,328)
—
(20,449)
2,674
44,294
—
397,847
—
313
—
(50,455)
—
(7)
—
60,859
—
408,557
—
15,124
—
(218,491)
—
(266,474)
38,335
—
— $ (22,949) $ (22,949)
(42,328)
—
40,250
324,087
313
(50,455)
—
61,348
335,293
15,124
(218,491)
(181,777)
26,902
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. Prior periods have been recast as a result of the
Pacific Northwest Contribution (see Note 3 of Notes to consolidated financial statements).
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Consolidated statements of cash flows
(in thousands)
Year ended
Year ended
Year ended
December 31, December 31, December 31,
2020
2021
2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
Earnings from unconsolidated affiliates
Distributions from unconsolidated affiliates
Equity-based compensation
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs
Amortization of deferred revenue
Unrealized (gain) loss on derivative instruments
Gain from insurance proceeds
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade accounts receivable
Due from affiliates
Inventory
Other current assets
Long-term customer receivables
Right-of-use assets, operating leases
Other assets, net
Trade accounts payable
Accrued liabilities
Operating lease liabilities
Net cash provided by operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities:
Payment for contribution of Pacific Northwest
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates
SeaPort Midstream member loan
Capital expenditures
Proceeds from insurance claims
Net cash used in investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of SeaPort Financing term loan
Proceeds from senior secured term loan
Borrowings under revolving credit facility
Repayments under revolving credit facility
Senior notes repurchase
Debt issuance costs
Distributions paid to unitholders
Contributions from parent entities
Distributions to TLP Finance for debt service
Distributions to parent entities
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest
Property, plant and equipment acquired with accounts payable
Additions to right-of-use assets obtained from new operating lease liabilities
Conversion of Olympic Pipeline member loan to equity
Non-cash contributions from parent entities
$
38,335
$
60,859
$
44,294
68,484
(15,746)
19,089
13,410
10,637
(1,486)
(1,825)
—
(7,557)
(771)
(504)
(15)
811
3,276
—
1,281
1,373
(3,312)
125,480
(266,474)
(4,051)
—
(64,414)
—
(334,939)
(199,063)
1,000,000
142,200
(492,600)
—
(21,507)
—
1,714
(218,491)
—
212,253
2,794
15,479
18,273
$
66,034
(9,856)
16,017
—
3,694
(170)
(426)
—
8,165
381
4,205
667
(1,130)
2,816
437
(13,471)
(986)
(2,835)
134,401
—
(7,257)
1,291
(75,940)
—
(81,906)
(8,577)
—
99,400
(99,700)
(100)
—
—
313
(50,455)
(7)
(59,126)
(6,631)
22,110
15,479
$
43,680
6,967
17,918
$
$
$
— $
15,124
$
46,475
9,565
$
$
— $
— $
313
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
60,477
(9,002)
16,530
45
3,821
347
2,394
(3,351)
3,851
(27)
211
(642)
207
2,235
1,270
(342)
(1,578)
(2,058)
118,682
—
(5,442)
(510)
(96,255)
4,988
(97,219)
(1,950)
20,000
174,900
(130,200)
—
(561)
(17,250)
5,320
(42,328)
(20,449)
(12,518)
8,945
13,165
22,110
51,339
17,184
—
20,250
5,320
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. Prior periods have been recast as a result of the
Pacific Northwest Contribution (see Note 3 of Notes to consolidated financial statements).
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
(1) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(a) Nature of business
TransMontaigne Partners LLC (“we,” “us,” “our,” “the Company”) provides integrated terminaling, storage,
transportation and related services for companies engaged in the trading, distribution and marketing of light refined
petroleum products, heavy refined petroleum products, renewables products, crude oil, chemicals, fertilizers and other
liquid products. We conduct our operations in the United States along the Gulf Coast, in the Midwest, in Houston and
Brownsville, Texas, along the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, in the Southeast and along the West Coast.
We were originally formed as TransMontaigne Partners L.P. (“the Partnership”) in February 2005 as a Delaware
limited partnership. Through February 26, 2019, the Partnership’s common units were listed and publicly traded on the
New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “TLP”. The Partnership was controlled by a general partner, TransMontaigne
GP L.L.C. (“TransMontaigne GP”), which was an indirect, controlled subsidiary of ArcLight Energy Partners Fund VI,
L.P. (“ArcLight”). TransMontaigne GP also held the Partnership’s incentive distribution rights, which were non-voting
limited partner interests with the rights set forth in the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of
the Partnership, dated as of May 27, 2005, as amended from time to time.
On February 26, 2019, an affiliate of ArcLight acquired all of the Partnership’s outstanding publicly traded
common units not already held by ArcLight and its affiliates by way of our merger (the “Merger”) with a wholly owned
subsidiary of TLP Finance Holdings, LLC (“TLP Finance”), an indirect controlled subsidiary of Arclight. At the effective
time of the Merger, each of the Partnership’s general partner units issued and outstanding immediately prior to the
acquisition effective time was converted into (i)(a) one Partnership common unit, and (b) in aggregate, a non-economic
general partner interest in the Partnership, (ii) each of the Partnership’s incentive distribution rights issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the acquisition effective time was converted into 100 Partnership common units, (iii) our general
partner distributed its common units in the Partnership (the “Transferred GP Units”) to TLP Acquisition Holdings, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (“TLP Holdings”), and TLP Holdings contributed the Transferred GP Units to TLP
Finance, (iv) the Partnership converted into the Company (a Delaware limited liability company) pursuant to Section 17-
219 of the Delaware Limited Partnership Act and changed its name to “TransMontaigne Partners LLC”, and all of our
common units owned by TLP Finance were converted into limited liability company interests (“member interest”), (v) the
non-economic interest in the Company owned by our general partner was automatically cancelled and ceased to exist and
our general partner merged with and into the Company with the Company surviving, and (vi) the Company became 100%
owned by TLP Finance (the transactions described in the foregoing clauses (i) through (vi), collectively with the Merger,
the “Take-Private Transaction”).
As a result of the Take-Private Transaction, our common units ceased to be publicly traded, and our common units
are no longer listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Our 6.125% senior unsecured notes due in 2026 remain outstanding,
and we are voluntarily filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the covenants contained in those
notes.
Effective June 1, 2019, TLP Finance contributed all of the issued and outstanding equity of its wholly owned
subsidiary, TLP Management Services LLC (“TMS” and such interest, the “TMS Interest”) to the Company, and the
Company immediately contributed the TMS Interest to its 100% owned operating company subsidiary TransMontaigne
Operating Company L.P. (the “TMS Contribution”). Prior to the TMS Contribution, we had no employees and all of our
management and operational activities were provided by TMS. Further, TMS provided all payroll programs and maintained
all employee benefits programs on behalf of our company with respect to applicable TMS employees (as well as on behalf
of certain other Arclight affiliates). As a result of the TMS Contribution, we have assumed the employees and operational
activities previously provided by TMS, except for our executive officers as further described below. The TMS Contribution
has been recorded at carryover basis as a reorganization of entities under common control.
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Notes to consolidated financial statements (continued)
Years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
As a result of the TMS Contribution, the omnibus agreement in place in various forms since the inception of the
Partnership, and immediately prior to the TMS Contribution between TMS and us, which, among other things, governed
the provision of management and operational services provided for us by TMS, is no longer relevant and was terminated.
Following the TMS Contribution, the executive officers who provide services to the Company are employed by
TransMontaigne Management Company, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of ArcLight, which also provides services to
certain other ArcLight affiliates. As a result, we do not directly employ any of the persons responsible for the executive
management of our business. Nonetheless, TMS continues to provide certain payroll functions and maintains all employee
benefits programs on behalf of TransMontaigne Management Company pursuant to a services agreement between
TransMontaigne Management Company and TMS.
On November 17, 2021, Arclight contributed Pike West Coast Holdings, LLC (“Pike West Coast”) a portfolio
company of ArcLight Energy Partners Fund VI, L.P. to the Company. Pike West Coast is an infrastructure company with
significant operations across the renewable fuels supply chain in the U.S. Pacific Northwest (the “Pacific Northwest
Contribution”).
Pike West Coast owns a 100% ownership interest in SeaPort Financing, LLC. SeaPort Financing, LLC owns a
100% ownership interest in SeaPort Sound Terminal, LLC, which owns a refined and renewable products terminal in
Tacoma, Washington, a 51% ownership interest in SeaPort Midstream Partners, LLC (“Seaport Midstream”), which owns
refined and renewable products terminals in both Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon, and a 30% ownership interest
in Olympic Pipeline Company, LLC (“Olympic Pipeline Company”), which owns the Olympic Pipeline between Blaine,
Washington and Portland, Oregon and a refined and renewable products terminal in Bayview, Washington.
The Pacific Northwest Contribution has been recorded at carryover basis as a reorganization of entities under
common control. As such, prior periods include the assets, liabilities, and results of operations of the Pacific Northwest
Contribution for all periods presented (see Note 3 of Notes to consolidated financial statements).
(b) Basis of presentation and use of estimates
Our accounting and financial reporting policies conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America (“GAAP”). The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of
TransMontaigne Partners LLC and its controlled subsidiaries. Investments where we do not have the ability to exercise
control, but do have the ability to exercise significant influence, are accounted for using the equity method of accounting.
All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in the preparation of the accompanying consolidated
financial statements. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal
and recurring accruals) considered necessary to present fairly our financial position as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 and
our results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions
that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the
financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. In management’s
opinion, the estimate of useful lives of our plant and equipment are subjective in nature, require the exercise of judgment
and involve complex analyses. Changes in these estimates and assumptions will occur as a result of the passage of time and
the occurrence of future events. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
(c) Accounting for terminal and pipeline operations
Effective January 1, 2019, we adopted Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 842, Leases and the
series of related Accounting Standards Updates that followed (collectively referred to as “ASC 842”). The most significant
changes under the new guidance include clarification of the definition of a lease, and the requirements for lessees to
recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for all qualifying leases in the consolidated balance sheets.
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Years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
Further, under ASC 842, additional disclosures are required to meet the objective of enabling users of financial statements
to assess the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases (see Note 13 of Notes to consolidated
financial statements).
We generate revenue from terminaling services fees, pipeline transportation fees, management fees and product
sales. Under Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”) and ASC 842, we recognize revenue over
time or at a point in time, depending on the nature of the performance obligations contained in the respective contract with
our customer. The contract transaction price is allocated to each performance obligation and recognized as revenue when,
or as, the performance obligation is satisfied. The following is an overview of our significant revenue streams, including a
description of the respective performance obligations and related method of revenue recognition.
Terminaling services fees. Our terminaling services agreements are structured as either throughput agreements or
storage agreements. Our throughput agreements contain provisions that require our customers to make minimum payments,
which are based on contractually established minimum volumes of throughput of the customer’s product at our facilities,
over a stipulated period of time. Due to this minimum payment arrangement, we recognize a fixed amount of revenue from
the customer over a certain period of time, even if the customer throughputs less than the minimum volume of product
during that period. In addition, if a customer throughputs a volume of product exceeding the minimum volume, we would
recognize additional revenue on this incremental volume. Our storage agreements require our customers to make minimum
payments based on the volume of storage capacity available to the customer under the agreement, which results in a fixed
amount of recognized revenue. We refer to the fixed amount of revenue recognized pursuant to our terminaling services
agreements as being “firm commitments.”
Our terminaling services agreements include revenue recognized in accordance with ASC 606 and ASC 842. At
the time of contract inception, we evaluate each contract to determine whether the contract contains a lease. Significant
assumptions used in this process include the determination of whether substantive substitution rights exist based on the
terms of the contract and available capacity at the terminal at the time of contract inception or modification. Our
terminaling services agreements do not allow our customers to purchase the underlying asset and vary in terms and
conditions with respect to extension or termination options. If a contract is accounted for as a lease under ASC 842, we
recognize the minimum payments as lease revenue and revenue recognized in excess of firm commitments as a variable
payment of the lease. All other components of the contracts accounted for as a lease are treated as non-lease components
(ancillary revenue) and are accounted for in accordance with ASC 606. The majority of our firm commitments under our
terminaling services agreements are accounted for as lease revenue in accordance with ASC 842 (“ASC 842 revenue”).
The remaining firm commitments under our terminaling services agreements not accounted for as lease revenue are
accounted for in accordance with ASC 606 (“ASC 606 revenue”), where the minimum payment arrangement in each
contract is considered a single performance obligation that is primarily satisfied over time through the contract term.
Revenue recognized in excess of firm commitments and revenue recognized based solely on the volume of
product distributed or injected are referred to as ancillary. The ancillary revenue associated with terminaling services
include volumes of product throughput that exceed the contractually established minimum volumes, injection fees based on
the volume of product injected with additive compounds, heating and mixing of stored products, product transfer, railcar
handling, butane blending, proceeds from the sale of product gains, wharfage and vapor recovery. The revenue generated
by these services is required to be estimated under ASC 606 for any uncertainty that is not resolved in the period of the
service. We account for the majority of ancillary revenue at individual points in time when the services are delivered to the
customer. The majority of our ancillary revenue is recognized in accordance with ASC 606 (see Note 15 of Notes to
consolidated financial statements).
Pipeline transportation fees. We earned pipeline transportation fees at our Diamondback pipeline under a
capacity reservation agreement that ended on May 26, 2021. Revenue associated with the capacity reservation agreement
was recognized ratably over the respective term, regardless of whether the capacity was actually utilized. We earned
pipeline transportation fees at our Razorback pipeline based on an allocation of the aggregate fees charged under the
capacity agreement with our customer who was contracted for 100% of our Razorback system through December 31,
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Years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
2020. Effective January 1, 2021, our customer has leased 100% of our Razorback system and assumed operatorship of the
Razorback pipeline and the terminals in Mount Vernon, Missouri and in Rogers, Arkansas. Beginning in 2021, the fees
associated with this lease agreement are recognized as terminaling services fees. Pipeline transportation revenue is
primarily accounted for in accordance with ASC 842.
Management fees. We manage and operate certain tank capacity at our Port Everglades South terminal for a major
oil company and receive a reimbursement of its proportionate share of operating and maintenance costs. We manage and
operate the Frontera joint venture and receive a management fee based on our costs incurred. We lease land under
operating leases as the lessor or sublessor with third parties and affiliates. We manage and operate rail sites at certain
Southeast terminals on behalf of a major oil company and receive reimbursement for operating and maintenance costs. We
manage and operate SeaPort Midstream and receive a management fee based on our costs incurred. We also manage
additional terminal facilities that are owned by affiliates of ArcLight, including Lucknow-Highspire Terminals, LLC,
which operates terminals throughout Pennsylvania encompassing approximately 9.9 million barrels of storage capacity, and
prior to July 1, 2019, a terminal in Baltimore, Maryland for Pike Baltimore Terminals, LLC (the “Baltimore Terminal”),
and receive a management fee based on our costs incurred. Our management of the Baltimore Terminal ended on July 1,
2019.
Management fee revenue is recognized at individual points in time as the services are performed or as the costs
are incurred and is primarily accounted for in accordance with ASC 606. Management fees related to lease revenue are
accounted for in accordance with ASC 842.
Product sales. Our product sales revenue refers to the sale of refined and renewable products at our Tacoma,
Washington terminal. Product sales revenue pricing is contractually specified, and we have determined that each
transaction represents a separate performance obligation. Product sales revenue is recognized at a point in time when our
customers take control and legal title of the commodities purchased. Product sales revenue is recorded gross of cost of
product sales, which includes product supply and transportation costs, as we are responsible for fulfilling the promise in the
sales contract and maintain inventory risk. Product sales revenue is accounted for in accordance with ASC 606.
(d) Cash and cash equivalents
We consider all short-term investments with a remaining maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase
to be cash equivalents.
(e) Inventory
Inventory represents refined and renewable products held for resale and are recorded at the lower of cost or net
realizable value. Cost is determined by using the average cost method.
(f) Property, plant and equipment
Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method. Estimated useful lives are 15 to 25 years for terminals
and pipelines and 3 to 25 years for furniture, fixtures and equipment. All items of property, plant and equipment are carried
at cost. Expenditures that increase capacity or extend useful lives are capitalized. Repairs and maintenance are expensed as
incurred.
We evaluate long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the
carrying value of an asset group may not be recoverable based on expected undiscounted future cash flows attributable to
that asset group. If an asset group is impaired, the impairment loss to be recognized is the excess of the carrying amount of
the asset group over its estimated fair value. We did not recognize any impairment charges for each of the years ended
December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019.
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Years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
(g) Investments in unconsolidated affiliates
We account for our investments in unconsolidated affiliates, which we do not control but do have the ability to
exercise significant influence over, using the equity method of accounting. Under this method, the investment is recorded at
acquisition cost, increased by our proportionate share of any earnings and additional capital contributions and decreased by
our proportionate share of any losses, distributions received and amortization of any excess investment. Excess investment
is the amount by which our total investment exceeds our proportionate share of the book value of the net assets of the
investment entity. We evaluate our investments in unconsolidated affiliates for impairment whenever events or
circumstances indicate there is a loss in value of the investment that is other than temporary. In the event of impairment, we
would record a charge to earnings to adjust the carrying amount to estimated fair value. We did not recognize any
impairment charges for each of the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019.
(h) Environmental obligations
We accrue for environmental costs that relate to existing conditions caused by past operations when probable and
reasonably estimable (see Note 10 of Notes to consolidated financial statements). Environmental costs include initial site
surveys and environmental studies of potentially contaminated sites, costs for remediation and restoration of sites
determined to be contaminated and ongoing monitoring costs, as well as fines, damages and other costs, including direct
legal costs. Liabilities for environmental costs at a specific site are initially recorded, on an undiscounted basis, when it is
probable that we will be liable for such costs, and a reasonable estimate of the associated costs can be made based on
available information. Such an estimate includes our share of the liability for each specific site and the sharing of the
amounts related to each site that will not be paid by other potentially responsible parties, based on enacted laws and
adopted regulations and policies. Adjustments to initial estimates are recorded, from time to time, to reflect changing
circumstances and estimates based upon additional information developed in subsequent periods. Estimates of our ultimate
liabilities associated with environmental costs are difficult to make with certainty due to the number of variables involved,
including the early stage of investigation at certain sites, the lengthy time frames required to complete remediation,
technology changes, alternatives available and the evolving nature of environmental laws and regulations. We periodically
file claims for insurance recoveries of certain environmental remediation costs with our insurance carriers under our
comprehensive liability policies (see Note 5 of Notes to consolidated financial statements).
In connection with our acquisition of the Florida (other than Pensacola), Midwest, Brownsville, Texas, River,
Southeast, and Pensacola, Florida terminal and facilities, a third party agreed to indemnify us against certain potential
environmental claims, losses and expenses. Based on our current knowledge, we expect that the active remediation projects
subject to the benefit of this indemnification obligation are winding down and will not involve material additional claims,
losses, and expenses. Nonetheless, the forgoing environmental indemnification obligations of a third party to us remain in
place and were not affected by the Take-Private Transaction.
(i) Asset retirement obligations
Asset retirement obligations are legal obligations associated with the retirement of long-lived assets that result
from the acquisition, construction, development or normal use of the asset. GAAP requires that the fair value of a liability
related to the retirement of long-lived assets be recorded at the time a legal obligation is incurred. Once an asset retirement
obligation is identified and a liability is recorded, a corresponding asset is recorded, which is depreciated over the
remaining useful life of the asset. After the initial measurement, the liability is adjusted to reflect changes in the asset
retirement obligation. If and when it is determined that a legal obligation has been incurred, the fair value of any liability is
determined based on estimates and assumptions related to retirement costs, future inflation rates and interest rates. Our
long-lived assets consist of above-ground storage facilities and underground pipelines. We are unable to predict if and
when these long-lived assets will become completely obsolete and require dismantlement. We have not recorded an asset
retirement obligation, or corresponding asset, because the future dismantlement and removal dates of our long-lived assets
is indeterminable and the amount of any associated costs are believed to be insignificant. Changes in our assumptions and
estimates may occur as a result of the passage of time and the occurrence of future events.
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(j) Accounting for derivative instruments
Generally accepted accounting principles require us to recognize all derivative instruments at fair value in the
consolidated balance sheets as assets or liabilities. Changes in the fair value of our derivative instruments are recognized in
the consolidated statements of operations.
At December 31, 2021 and 2020, our derivative instruments were limited to interest rate swap agreements with an
aggregate notional amount of $nil and $100 million, respectively. The interest rate swap agreements ended in November
2021. Pursuant to the terms of the interest rate swap agreements, we paid a blended fixed rate and received interest
payments based on the one-month LIBOR. The net difference to be paid or received under the interest rate swap
agreements was settled monthly and was recognized as an adjustment to interest expense. The fair value of our interest rate
swap agreements was determined using a pricing model based on the LIBOR swap rate and other observable market data.
(k) Income taxes
No provision for U.S. federal income taxes has been reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial
statements because we are treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. As a partnership, all income, gains,
losses, expenses, deductions and tax credits generated by us flow up to our owners.
(l) Comprehensive income
Entities that report items of other comprehensive income have the option to present the components of net
earnings and comprehensive income in either one continuous financial statement, or two consecutive financial statements.
As we have no components of comprehensive income other than net earnings, no statement of comprehensive income has
been presented.
(m) Recent accounting pronouncements
In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform—Facilitation of the Effects of
Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. Further, in January 2021, the FASB issued Update No. 2021-01, Reference
Rate Reform (Topic 848), which clarifies the scope of Topic 848 so that derivatives affected by the discounting transition
are explicitly eligible for certain optional expedients and exceptions in Topic 848. This ASU provides temporary optional
expedients and exceptions to GAAP guidance on contract modifications and hedge accounting to ease the financial
reporting burdens of the expected market transition from LIBOR and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference
rates, such as the Secured Overnight Financing Rate. Entities can elect not to apply certain modification accounting
requirements to contracts affected by this reference rate reform, if certain criteria are met. An entity that makes this election
would not have to re-measure the contracts at the modification date or reassess a previous accounting determination.
Entities can also elect various optional expedients that would allow them to continue applying hedge accounting for
hedging relationships affected by reference rate reform, if certain criteria are met. The guidance is effective upon issuance
and generally can be applied through December 31, 2022. We are currently reviewing the effect of this ASU on our
financial statements.
(n) Going concern assessment and management’s plan
Pursuant to FASB ASC 205-40, Presentation of Financial Statements – Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40):
Disclosure of Uncertainties About an Entity's Ability to Continue as a Going Concern, we are required to assess our ability
to continue as a going concern for a period of one year from the date of the issuance of these consolidated financial
statements. Substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern exists when relevant conditions and
events, considered in the aggregate, indicate that it is probable that the entity will be unable to meet its
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obligations as they become due within one year from the financial statement issuance date. We had a revolving credit
facility that was set to mature in March 2022. On November 17, 2021, we entered into the Credit Agreement (“Credit
Agreement”) for a $1 billion senior secured term loan and a $150 million revolving credit facility that replaced the
revolving credit facility set to mature in March 2022. With the execution of the Credit Agreement all substantial doubt
about our ability to continue as a going concern has been resolved (see Note 11 of Notes to consolidated financial
statements).
(2) TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Operations and reimbursement agreement—Frontera. We have a 50% ownership interest in the Frontera
Brownsville LLC joint venture (“Frontera”). We operate Frontera, in accordance with an operations and reimbursement
agreement executed between us and Frontera, for a management fee that is based on our costs incurred. Our agreement
with Frontera stipulates that we may resign as the operator at any time with the prior written consent of Frontera, or that we
may be removed as the operator for good cause, which includes material noncompliance with laws and material failure to
adhere to good industry practice regarding health, safety or environmental matters. For the years ended December 31,
2021, 2020 and 2019 we recognized approximately $5.3 million, $5.3 million and $5.8 million, respectively, of revenue
related to this operations and reimbursement agreement.
Terminaling services agreements—Brownsville terminals. We have three terminaling services agreements with
Frontera relating to our Brownsville, Texas facility that have or will expire in January 2022, June 2022 and June 2023,
subject to automatic renewals unless terminated by either party upon 90 days’ to 180 days’ prior notice. In exchange for its
minimum throughput commitments, we have agreed to provide Frontera with approximately 412,000 barrels of storage
capacity. For the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 we recognized revenue related to this agreement of
approximately $3.5 million, $2.6 million and $2.6 million, respectively.
Terminaling services agreement—Gulf Coast terminals. We have a terminaling services agreement with
Associated Asphalt Marketing, LLC, a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of ArcLight relating to our Gulf Coast terminals.
The agreement will expire in April 2026, subject to a five-year automatic renewal unless terminated by either party upon
180 days’ prior notice, after which the agreement is subject to two-year automatic renewals unless terminated by either
party upon 180 days’ prior notice. In exchange for its minimum throughput commitment, we have agreed to provide
Associated Asphalt Marketing, LLC with approximately 750,000 barrels of storage capacity. For the years ended
December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 we recognized revenue related to this agreement with Associated Asphalt Marketing,
LLC of approximately $9.0 million, $8.6 million and $8.5 million, respectively.
Operating and administrative agreement—SeaPort Midstream—Central services. We have a 51% ownership
interest in SeaPort Midstream. We operate SeaPort Midstream in accordance with an operating and administrative
agreement executed between us and SeaPort Midstream, for a management fee that is based on our costs incurred. The
operating and administrative agreement will expire in November 2023, subject to two-year automatic renewals unless
terminated by either party upon no less than twelve months’ notice prior to the end of the initial term or any successive
term. Our agreement with SeaPort Midstream stipulates that we may resign as the operator at any time with the prior
written consent of SeaPort Midstream, or that we may be removed as the operator for good cause, which includes material
noncompliance with laws and material failure to adhere to good industry practice regarding health, safety or environmental
matters. For the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 we recognized revenue related to this operations and
administrative agreement of approximately $3.8 million, $3.3 million and $3.4 million, respectively.
Other affiliates—Central services. We manage additional terminal facilities that are owned by affiliates of
ArcLight, including Lucknow-Highspire Terminals, LLC, and, prior to July 1, 2019, the Baltimore Terminal. For the years
ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 we recognized revenue related to reimbursements from these affiliates of
approximately $2.1 million, $1.3 million and $1.2 million, respectively. Our management of the Baltimore Terminal
terminated on July 1, 2019.
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Services agreement—TransMontaigne Management Company. Our executive officers who provide services to
the Company are employed by TransMontaigne Management Company, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of ArcLight,
which also provides services to certain other ArcLight affiliates. Pursuant to a services agreement between TMS and
TransMontaigne Management Company, TMS continues to provide certain payroll functions and maintains all employee
benefits programs on behalf of TransMontaigne Management Company. TransMontaigne Management Company is
reimbursed for the payroll and benefits expenses related to the executive officers, plus a 1% administration fee. For the
years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 aggregate fees paid by us to TransMontaigne Management Company with
respect to the services agreement was approximately $3.2 million, $2.7 million and $0.8 million, respectively.
See also Note 1(a) of Notes to consolidated financial statements, Nature of business, for information regarding the
TMS Contribution.
(3) CONTRIBUTION OF TERMINAL ASSETS
Contribution of Pacific Northwest assets. On November 17, 2021, Arclight contributed Pike West Coast
Holdings, LLC (“Pike West Coast”), a portfolio company of ArcLight Energy Partners Fund VI, L.P. to the Company in
exchange for payments to certain lenders of SeaPort Financing, LLC (a wholly owned subsidiary of Pike West Coast) in
the amount of approximately $198.2 million and a distribution to Arclight in the amount of approximately $256.3 million.
In addition, a $10.2 million short-term loan from the Company to an ArcLight affiliate was terminated in contemplation of
the contribution. Pike West Coast is an infrastructure company with significant operations across the renewable fuels
supply chain in the U.S. Pacific Northwest (the “Pacific Northwest Contribution”).
Pike West Coast owns a 100% ownership interest in SeaPort Financing, LLC. SeaPort Financing, LLC owns a
100% ownership interest in SeaPort Sound Terminal, LLC, which owns a refined and renewable products terminal in
Tacoma, Washington, a 51% ownership interest in SeaPort Midstream, which owns refined and renewable products
terminals in both Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon, and a 30% ownership interest in Olympic Pipeline Company,
which owns the Olympic Pipeline between Blaine, Washington and Portland, Oregon and a refined and renewable products
terminal in Bayview, Washington.
The Pacific Northwest Contribution has been recorded at carryover basis as a reorganization of entities under
common control. As such, prior periods include the assets, liabilities, and results of operations of the Pacific Northwest
Contribution for all periods presented. We recorded the assets at their net book value of $84.7 million with the remaining
consideration paid of $181.8 million recorded as a reduction to member equity interest. The difference between the
consideration we paid and the carryover basis of the net assets purchased has been reflected in the accompanying
consolidated balance sheets and statement of equity as a decrease to the member interest.
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Our basis in the assets and liabilities of the Pacific Northwest Contribution at the time of the contribution was as
follows (in thousands):
Cash
Trade accounts receivable
Inventory
Other current assets
Property, plant and equipment, net
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates
Goodwill
Other assets, net
Trade accounts payable
Senior secured term loan
Accrued and other liabilities
Equity
$
$
19,078
8,174
3,145
671
120,215
108,691
9,158
14,689
(6,062)
(191,510)
(1,552)
84,697
(4) CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK AND TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Our primary market areas are located in the United States along the Gulf Coast, in the Southeast, in Brownsville,
Texas, along the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, in the Midwest and along the West Coast. We have a concentration of trade
receivable balances due from companies engaged in the trading, distribution and marketing of refined products, renewable
products and crude oil. These concentrations of customers may affect our overall credit risk in that the customers may be
similarly affected by changes in economic, regulatory or other factors. Our customers’ historical financial and operating
information is analyzed prior to extending credit. We manage our exposure to credit risk through credit analysis, credit
approvals, credit limits and monitoring procedures, and for certain transactions we may request letters of credit,
prepayments or guarantees. We maintain allowances for potentially uncollectible accounts receivable.
Trade accounts receivable, net consists of the following (in thousands):
Trade accounts receivable
December 31, December 31,
2021
20,028
$
2020
12,471
$
The following table presents a roll forward of our allowance for credit losses (in thousands):
Balance at
Balance at
2021
2020
2019
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beginning Charged to
end of
of period expenses Deductions period
— $ —
— $
(127) $ —
— $
127
$
18
$ — $
$
127
$
$
109
$
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The following customers accounted for at least 10% of our consolidated revenue in at least one of the periods
presented in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations:
Chevron Corporation
Marathon Petroleum
Pilot Flying J
Par Hawaii Refining
(5) OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
Other current assets are as follows (in thousands):
Prepaid insurance
Additive detergent
Amounts due from insurance companies
Deposits and other assets
Year ended
December 31,
2021
Year ended
December 31,
2020
Year ended
December 31,
2019
11 %
10 %
9 %
— %
7 %
9 %
9 %
10 %
7 %
11 %
10 %
11 %
December 31, December 31,
2021
2020
$
$
1,913
1,055
414
3,110
6,492
$
$
2,283
1,585
668
2,024
6,560
Amounts due from insurance companies. We periodically file claims for recovery of environmental remediation
costs with our insurance carriers under our comprehensive liability policies. We recognize our insurance recoveries in the
period that we assess the likelihood of recovery as being probable (i.e., likely to occur). At December 31, 2021 and 2020,
we have recognized amounts due from insurance companies of approximately $0.4 million and $0.7 million, respectively,
representing our best estimate of our probable insurance recoveries. During the year ended December 31, 2021, we
received reimbursements from insurance companies of approximately $0.3 million.
(6) PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET
Property, plant and equipment, net is as follows (in thousands):
Land
Terminals, pipelines and equipment
Furniture, fixtures and equipment
Construction in progress
Less accumulated depreciation
December 31, December 31,
2021
104,647
$
1,266,086
16,986
32,997
1,420,716
(569,233)
851,483
$
2020
104,647
$
1,213,042
16,769
24,662
1,359,120
(504,250)
854,870
$
At December 31, 2021 and 2020, property, plant and equipment, net utilized by our customers in revenue
operating lease arrangements consisted of approximately $597.9 million and $621.7 million, respectively, of terminals,
pipelines and equipment. The terminals, pipelines and equipment primarily relates to our storage tanks and associated
internal piping.
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(7) GOODWILL
Goodwill is as follows (in thousands):
Brownsville terminals
West Coast terminals
December 31, December 31,
2021
8,485
10,101
18,586
$
$
2020
8,485
10,101
18,586
$
$
Goodwill is required to be tested for impairment annually unless events or changes in circumstances indicate it is
more likely than not that an impairment loss has been incurred at an interim date. Our annual test for the impairment of
goodwill is performed as of December 31. The impairment test is performed at the reporting unit level. Our reporting units
are our operating segments (see Note 16 of Notes to consolidated financial statements). The fair value of each reporting
unit is determined on a stand-alone basis from the perspective of a market participant and represents an estimate of the
price that would be received to sell the unit as a whole in an orderly transaction between market participants at the
measurement date. If the fair value of a reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount, goodwill of the reporting unit is not
considered to be impaired.
At December 31, 2021 and 2020 our Brownsville and West Coast terminals contained goodwill. Our estimate of
the fair value of our Brownsville and West Coast terminals at December 31, 2021 and 2020 substantially exceeded the
carrying amount. Accordingly, we did not recognize any goodwill impairment charges for each of the years ended
December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019. However, an increase in the assumed market participants’ weighted average cost of
capital, the loss of a significant customer, the disposition of significant assets, or an unforeseen increase in the costs to
operate and maintain the Brownsville and West Coast terminals, could result in the recognition of an impairment charge in
the future.
(8) INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES
At December 31, 2021 and 2020, our investments in unconsolidated affiliates include a 42.5% Class A ownership
interest in Battleground Oil Specialty Terminal Company LLC (“BOSTCO”), a 30% ownership interest in Olympic
Pipeline Company, a 51% ownership interest in SeaPort Midstream and a 50% ownership interest in Frontera. BOSTCO is
a terminal facility located on the Houston Ship Channel that encompasses approximately 7.1 million barrels of distillate,
residual and other black oil product storage. Class A and Class B ownership interests share in cash distributions on a 96.5%
and 3.5% basis, respectively. Class B ownership interests do not have voting rights and are not required to make capital
investments. Olympic Pipeline Company is a 400-mile interstate refined petroleum products pipeline system running from
Blaine, Washington to Portland, Oregon and a refined and renewable products terminal in Bayview, Washington. SeaPort
Midstream is two terminal facilities located in Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon that encompasses approximately
1.3 million barrels of refined and renewable product storage. Frontera is a terminal facility located in Brownsville, Texas
that encompasses approximately 1.7 million barrels of light petroleum product storage, as well as related ancillary
facilities.
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The following table summarizes our investments in unconsolidated affiliates:
Percentage of
ownership
December 31,
2021
December 31,
2020
BOSTCO
Olympic Pipeline Company
SeaPort Midstream
Frontera
Total investments in unconsolidated affiliates
42.5 %
30 %
51 %
50 %
42.5 % $ 200,301
80,941
29,136
22,314
$ 332,692
30 %
51 %
50 %
Carrying value
(in thousands)
December 31, December 31,
2021
2020
$ 201,912
77,485
28,551
24,036
$ 331,984
At December 31, 2021 and 2020, our investment in BOSTCO includes approximately $6.2 million and
$6.4 million, respectively, of excess investment related to a one time buy-in fee to acquire our 42.5% interest and
capitalization of interest on our investment during the construction of BOSTCO amortized over the useful life of the assets.
Excess investment is the amount by which our investment exceeds our proportionate share of the book value of the net
assets of the BOSTCO entity.
At December 31, 2021 and 2020, our investment in Olympic Pipeline Company includes approximately $6.0
million and $6.3 million, respectively, of excess investment related to property, plant and equipment being amortized over
the useful life of the assets. Excess investment is the amount by which our investment exceeds our proportionate share of
the book value of the net assets of the Olympic Pipeline Company entity.
Earnings from investments in unconsolidated affiliates were as follows (in thousands):
Year ended
Year ended
Year ended
December 31, December 31, December 31,
2020
2019
2021
BOSTCO
Olympic Pipeline Company
SeaPort Midstream
Frontera
Total earnings from investments in unconsolidated affiliates
$
$
5,248
8,055
585
1,858
15,746
$
$
3,933
1,766
1,592
2,565
9,856
$
$
2,356
2,113
1,995
2,538
9,002
Additional capital investments in unconsolidated affiliates were as follows (in thousands):
Year ended
Year ended
Year ended
December 31, December 31, December 31,
2020
2019
2021
BOSTCO
Olympic Pipeline Company
SeaPort Midstream
Frontera
Additional capital investments in unconsolidated affiliates
$
$
4,051
—
—
—
4,051
$
$
7,257
—
—
—
7,257
$
$
4,707
—
510
225
5,442
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Cash distributions received from unconsolidated affiliates were as follows (in thousands):
BOSTCO
Olympic Pipeline Company
SeaPort Midstream
Frontera
Cash distributions received from unconsolidated affiliates
Year ended
$
$
2019
Year ended
Year ended
December 31, December 31, December 31,
2020
11,021
2,785
—
2,211
16,017
2021
10,910
4,599
—
3,580
19,089
8,325
5,098
—
3,107
16,530
$
$
$
$
The summarized combined financial information of our unconsolidated affiliates was as follows (in thousands):
Balance sheets:
Current assets
Long-term assets
Current liabilities
Long-term liabilities
Net assets
Statements of income:
Revenue
Expenses
Net income
(9) OTHER ASSETS, NET
$
December 31,
2021
57,797
760,169
(38,701)
(44,144)
$ 735,121
December 31,
2020
47,327
762,256
(34,339)
(47,042)
728,202
$
$
Year ended
Year ended
Year ended
December 31, December 31, December 31,
2020
$ 167,912
(142,838)
25,074
$
2019
$ 176,072
(153,913)
22,159
$
2021
$ 193,533
(148,250)
45,283
$
Other assets, net are as follows (in thousands):
Customer relationships, net of accumulated amortization of $14,913 and $11,718,
respectively
SeaPort Midstream member loan
Long-term customer receivables
Revolving credit facility unamortized deferred debt issuance costs
Deposits and other assets
December 31, December 31,
2021
2020
$
$
50,617
1,259
536
—
734
53,146
$
$
53,812
1,259
1,347
2,351
734
59,503
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Customer relationships. Other assets, net include certain customer relationships at our West Coast terminals.
These customer relationships are being amortized on a straight-line basis over approximately ten to twenty years.
Amortizable intangible assets are only evaluated for impairment upon a significant change in the operating environment. If
an evaluation of the undiscounted cash flows indicates impairment, the asset is written down to its estimated fair value,
which is generally based on discounted future cash flows. We have not taken an impairment on customer relationships in
the years presented. Expected future amortization expense for the customer relationships as of December 31, 2021 is as
follows (in thousands):
Amortization expense
Years ending December 31,
2022
$ 3,195
2023
$ 3,195
2024
$ 3,195
2025
$ 3,195
2026
$ 3,195
Thereafter
$ 34,642
SeaPort Midstream member loan. We are party to a member revolving loan agreement with a total borrowing
capacity of $5.0 million with Seaport Midstream due December 31, 2025. We are responsible for our proportionate share of
51% of this loan. At both December 31, 2021 and 2020, the total outstanding borrowings were $2.5 million. Accordingly,
we have recorded a loan receivable of approximately $1.3 million, representing our proportionate share of the outstanding
borrowings.
Long-term customer receivables. Long-term customer receivables include amounts due under long-term
terminaling services agreements, with certain of our customers, that provide for minimum annual throughput commitments.
Interim billings are billed to our customers based on actual throughput volumes, whereas revenue is recognized for the
minimum annual throughput commitment on a straight-line basis over the terms of the respective agreements.
Revolving credit facility unamortized deferred debt issuance costs. Deferred debt issuance costs are amortized
using the effective interest method over the term of the revolving credit facility. On November 17, 2021, our revolving
credit facility that was set to mature in March 2022 was replaced with a new credit agreement. Accordingly, the remaining
unamortized deferred debt issuance costs were recognized as amortization of deferred debt issuance costs in our
consolidated statements of operations (see Note 11 of Notes to consolidated financial statements).
(10) ACCRUED LIABILITIES
Accrued liabilities are as follows (in thousands):
Accrued compensation expense
Customer advances and deposits
Interest payable
Accrued property taxes
Unrealized loss on derivative instrument
Accrued environmental obligations
Accrued expenses and other
December 31, December 31,
2021
12,497
10,572
8,605
2,346
—
1,812
1,919
37,751
$
$
2020
12,283
10,689
7,619
3,018
1,825
1,211
1,558
38,203
$
$
Accrued compensation expense. Accrued compensation expense includes our bonus, payroll, and savings and
retention plan awards accruals.
Customer advances and deposits. Customer advances and deposits represents payments received for terminaling
services in advance of the terminaling services being provided.
Accrued environmental obligations. At December 31, 2021 and 2020, we have accrued environmental
obligations of approximately $1.8 million and $1.2 million, respectively, representing our best estimate of our
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remediation obligations. Changes in our estimates of our future environmental remediation obligations may occur as a
result of the passage of time and the occurrence of future events.
The following table presents a roll forward of our accrued environmental obligations (in thousands):
Balance at
Increase Balance at
2021
2020
2019
(11) LONG-TERM DEBT
Long-term debt is as follows (in thousands):
Senior secured term loan outstanding
Revolving credit facility outstanding
6.125% senior notes due in 2026
Unamortized deferred debt issuance costs (1)
Total debt
Current portion of senior secured term loan
Long-term debt
beginning
(decrease)
end of
of period Payments in estimate period
$ 1,812
(73) $ 1,211
$ 1,841
646
(860) $ 1,461
(557) $
(671) $
$ 1,211
$ 1,841
$ 1,866
$
$
$
December 31, December 31,
2021
$ 1,000,000
—
299,900
(25,960)
1,273,940
(10,000)
$ 1,263,940
2020
$ 199,063
350,400
299,900
(12,659)
836,704
(2,095)
$ 834,609
(1)
Deferred debt issuance costs are amortized using the effective interest method over the applicable term of the
senior secured term loan and senior notes.
Credit agreement. On November 17, 2021, the Company and TransMontaigne Operating Company L.P., our
wholly owned subsidiary, entered into the Credit Agreement (“Credit Agreement”) for a $1 billion senior secured term loan
and a $150 million revolving credit facility, with a letter of credit subfacility of $35 million. The senior secured term loan
will mature on November 17, 2028 and the revolving credit facility will terminate (a) on November 14, 2025 in the event
the 6.125% senior notes due in 2026 are not refinanced on or prior to such date or (b) in the event the senior notes have
been refinanced on or prior to November 14, 2025, the earlier of (i) the new maturity date of the refinanced senior notes
and (ii) November 17, 2026. Our obligations under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by the Company, TransMontaigne
Operating Company L.P. and all of its subsidiaries, and secured by a first priority security interest in favor of the lenders in
substantially all of the Company’s, TransMontaigne Operating Company L.P.’s and all of its subsidiaries’ assets, including
our investments in unconsolidated affiliates.
Proceeds from the $1 billion senior secured term loan were used as follows (in thousands):
Repayment of revolving credit facility
Payment for contribution of Pacific Northwest
Repayment of SeaPort Financing term loan
Distribution to TLP Finance for debt service
Deferred debt issuance costs
Proceeds from senior secured term loan
$
351,700
256,300
198,200
174,200
19,600
$ 1,000,000
We may elect to have loans under the Credit Agreement bear interest, at either an adjusted LIBOR rate (subject to a
0.50% floor) plus an applicable margin of 3.50% or an alternate base rate plus an applicable margin of 2.50% per
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annum. We are also required to pay (i) a letter of credit fee of 3.50% per annum on the aggregate face amount of all
outstanding letters of credit, (ii) to the issuing lender of each letter of credit, a fronting fee of no less than 0.125% per
annum on the outstanding amount of each such letter of credit and (iii) commitment fees of 0.50% per annum on the daily
unused amount of the revolving credit facility, in each case quarterly in arrears.
The Credit Agreement contains various covenants, including, but not limited to, limitations on the incurrence of
indebtedness, permitted investments, liens on assets, making distributions, transactions with affiliates, mergers,
consolidations, dispositions of assets and other provisions customary in similar types of agreements. The Credit Agreement
requires compliance with (a) a debt service coverage ratio of no less than 1.1 to 1.0 and (b) if the aggregate outstanding
amount of all revolving loans and drawn letters of credit exceeds an amount equal to 35% of the aggregate revolving
commitments, a senior secured net leverage ratio of no greater than 6.75 to 1.00. We were in compliance with all financial
covenants as of and during the year ended December 31, 2021.
The Credit Agreement replaces, in its entirety, our revolving credit facility, which provided for a maximum
borrowing line of credit equal to $850 million and was set to mature in March 2022.
For the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, the weighted average interest rate on borrowings was
approximately 4.6%, 5.6% and 6.4%, respectively. At December 31, 2021 and 2020, our outstanding letters of credit were
$1.7 million and $1.3 million, respectively.
Senior notes. On February 12, 2018, the Company and TLP Finance Corp., our wholly owned subsidiary, issued
at par $300 million of 6.125% senior notes. Net proceeds, after $8.1 million of issuance costs, were used to repay
indebtedness under our revolving credit facility. The senior notes are due in 2026 and are guaranteed on a senior unsecured
basis by each of our 100% owned domestic subsidiaries that guarantee obligations under our revolving credit facility.
TransMontaigne Partners LLC has no independent assets or operations unrelated to its investments in its consolidated
subsidiaries. TLP Finance Corp. has no assets or operations. Our operations are conducted by subsidiaries of
TransMontaigne Partners LLC through our 100% owned operating company subsidiary, TransMontaigne Operating
Company L.P. None of the assets of TransMontaigne Partners LC or a guarantor represent restricted net assets pursuant to
the guidelines established by the SEC.
(12) DEFERRED COMPENSATION EXPENSE
We have a savings and retention plan to compensate certain employees who provide services to the Company. The
purpose of the savings and retention plan is to provide for the reward and retention of participants by providing them with
awards that vest over future service periods. Awards under the plan with respect to individuals providing services to the
Company generally become vested as to 50% of a participant’s annual award as of the first day of the month that falls
closest to the second anniversary of the grant date, and the remaining 50% as of the first day of the month that falls closest
to the third anniversary of the grant date, subject to earlier vesting upon a participant’s attainment of the age and length of
service thresholds, retirement, death or disability, involuntary termination without cause, or termination of a participant’s
employment following a change in control of the Company as specified in the plan. The awards are increased for the value
of any accrued growth based on underlying investments deemed made with respect to the awards. The awards (including
any accrued growth relating thereto) are subject to forfeiture until the vesting date. A person will satisfy the age and length
of service thresholds of the plan upon the attainment of the earliest of (a) age sixty, (b) age fifty-five and ten years of
service as an officer of the Company or any of its affiliates or predecessors, or (c) age fifty and twenty years of service as
an employee of the Company or any of its affiliates or predecessors.
We have the intent and ability to settle the savings and retention plan awards in cash, and accordingly, we account
for the awards as accrued liabilities. For savings and retention plan awards to employees, approximately $2.4 million, $2.2
million and $2.5 million is included in deferred compensation expense for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and
2019, respectively.
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On December 30, 2021, our indirect parent, Pike Petroleum Holdings, LLC, repurchased and cancelled class B
units that were granted by Pike West Coast Holdings, LLC prior to the Pacific Northwest Contribution for approximately
$12.5 million. The cancellation of the class B units was treated as a modification, where no cumulative expense was
recognized prior to the cancellation, as the grant date fair value of the class B units at the time of issuance was $nil. The
approximately $12.5 million repurchase and cancellation of the class B units was recognized as deferred compensation
expense in our consolidated statements of operations on the cancelation date as there is no future service or performance
criteria. The cash payment for the repurchase and cancellation of the class B units was made by Pike Petroleum Holdings,
LLC. Accordingly, we have accounted for this as a non-cash contribution from parent entities in our consolidated
statements of equity and non-cash equity-based compensation in our consolidated statements of cash flows.
On December 31, 2021, an indirect parent of the Company modified existing class B units in the indirect parent of
the Company to the officers of TMC. For the year ended December 31, 2021, we recognized approximately $0.9 million of
deferred compensation expense in our consolidated statements of operations, non-cash contribution from parent entities in
our consolidated statements of equity and non-cash equity-based compensation in our consolidated statements of cash
flows related to the portion of the class B units that vested on December 31, 2021.
(13) COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Lessee operating lease commitments. Effective January 1, 2019, we adopted Accounting Standards Codification
(“ASC”) Topic 842, Leases and the series of related Accounting Standards Updates that followed (collectively referred to
as “ASC 842”), using the modified retrospective transition method applied at the effective date of the standard. By electing
this optional transition method, information prior to January 1, 2019 has not been restated and continues to be reported
under the accounting standards in effect for that period (ASC 840).
The Company elected the following practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance within the new
standard: 1) the option to carry forward the historical lease classifications and assessment of initial direct costs; 2) the
option to not include leases with an initial term of less than twelve months in the lease assets and liabilities; and 3) the
option to account for lease and non-lease components as a single lease component.
We lease property including corporate offices, vehicles and land. We determine if an arrangement is a lease at
inception and evaluate identified leases for operating or finance lease treatment at lease commencement. Operating or
finance lease right-of-use assets and liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of
lease payments over the lease term. Our leases have remaining lease terms of less than one year to 49 years, some of
which have options to extend or terminate the lease. For purposes of calculating operating lease liabilities, lease terms may
be deemed to include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that option.
The impact of ASC 842 on our consolidated balance sheet beginning January 1, 2019 was the recognition of right-
of-use assets and lease liabilities for operating leases. Unamortized lease incentives were reclassified into right-of-use
assets on January 1, 2019. No impact was recorded to the consolidated statement of operations or beginning equity for
ASC 842.
Beginning January 1, 2019, operating right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized based on the
present value of lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. Operating leases in effect prior to January 1,
2019 were recognized at the present value of the remaining payments on the remaining lease term as of January 1, 2019.
The additions to right-of-use assets obtained from new operating lease liabilities during the year ended December 31, 2021
of approximately $17.9 million are treated as non-cash transactions that do not impact the consolidated statements of cash
flows. The Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date in
determining the present value of lease payments. We determined our incremental borrowing rate using the borrowing rate
of our debt agreements. The terms of our corporate offices, vehicles and land leases are in line with the Credit Agreement,
our primary finance mechanism. We have certain land and vehicle lease
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agreements with lease and non-lease components, which are accounted for separately. Non-lease components include
payments for taxes and other operating and maintenance expenses incurred by the lessor but payable by us in connection
with the leasing arrangement. During the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 the Company was party to
certain subleasing arrangements whereby the Company, as the primary obligor on the lease, has recognized sublease
income for lease payments made by affiliates to the lessor.
Following are components of our lease costs (in thousands):
Year ended
Year ended
December 31, December 31, December 31,
2020
Year ended
2021
2019
Operating leases
Variable lease costs (including insignificant short-term
leases)
Sublease income as primary obligor
Total lease costs
$
5,300
$
4,723
$
4,548
1,150
(999)
5,451
$
849
(1,000)
4,572
$
892
(992)
4,448
$
Other information related to our operating leases was as follows (in thousands, except lease term and discount
rate):
Year ended Year ended Year ended
December 31, December 31, December 31,
2020
2021
2019
Cash outflows for operating leases
Weighted average remaining lease term (years)
Weighted average discount rate
$
$
5,334
29.26
4.7%
$
4,742
18.35
5.2%
4,371
18.79
5.2%
Undiscounted cash flows owed by the Company to lessors pursuant to contractual agreements in effect as of
December 31, 2021 and related imputed interest was as follows (in thousands):
Years ending December 31:
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Thereafter
Total lease payments
Less imputed interest
Present value of operating lease liabilities
$
$
5,536
4,937
4,427
3,968
2,653
69,932
91,453
(41,145)
50,308
Contract commitments. At December 31, 2021, we have contractual commitments of approximately $23.8
million for the supply of services, labor and materials related to capital projects that currently are under development. We
expect that these contractual commitments will primarily be paid within a year.
Legal proceedings. We are party to various legal, regulatory and other matters arising from the day-to-day
operations of our business that may result in claims against us. While the ultimate impact of any proceedings cannot be
predicted with certainty, our management believes that the resolution of any of our pending legal proceedings will not have
a material adverse effect on our business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
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(14) DISCLOSURES ABOUT FAIR VALUE
GAAP defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair
value measurements. GAAP also establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the use of higher-level inputs for
valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are: (1) Level 1 inputs, which
are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; (2) Level 2 inputs, which are inputs other
than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and
(3) Level 3 inputs, which are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.
The fair values of the following financial instruments represent our best estimate of the amounts that would be
received to sell those assets or that would be paid to transfer those liabilities in an orderly transaction between market
participants at that date. Our fair value measurements maximize the use of observable inputs. However, in situations where
there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date, the fair value measurement reflects
our judgments about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best
information available in the circumstances. The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of
financial instruments at December 31, 2021 and 2020. There were no transfers between the three levels of the fair value
hierarchy during the year ended December 31, 2021.
Cash equivalents. The carrying amount approximates fair value because of the short-term maturity of these
instruments. The fair value is categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
Derivative instruments. The carrying amount of our interest rate swaps was determined using a pricing model
based on the LIBOR swap rate and other observable market data. The fair value is categorized in Level 2 of the fair value
hierarchy.
Debt. The estimated fair value of our $1 billion senior secured term loan at December 31, 2021 was approximately
$1 billion based on observable market trades. The estimated fair value of our $299.9 million publicly traded senior notes at
December 31, 2021 was approximately $296.5 million based on observable market trades. The carrying amount of our
revolving credit facility debt approximates fair value since borrowings under the facility bear interest at current market
interest rates. The fair value of our debt is categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
(15) REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS
The majority of our terminaling services agreements contain minimum payment arrangements, resulting in a fixed
amount of revenue recognized, which we refer to as “firm commitments” and are accounted for in accordance with ASC
842, Leases (“ASC 842 revenue”). The remainder is recognized in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue From Contracts
With Customers (“ASC 606 revenue”).
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The following table provides details of our revenue disaggregated by category of revenue (in thousands):
Year ended Year ended Year ended
December 31, December 31, December 31,
2020
2019
2021
Terminaling services fees:
Firm commitments (ASC 842 revenue)
Firm commitments (ASC 606 revenue)
Total firm commitments revenue
Ancillary revenue (ASC 606 revenue)
Ancillary revenue (ASC 842 revenue)
Total ancillary revenue
Total terminaling services fees
Product sales (ASC 606 revenue)
Pipeline transportation fees (ASC 842 revenue)
Management fees (ASC 606 revenue)
Management fees (ASC 842 revenue)
Total management fees
Total revenue
$ 184,082
38,678
222,760
51,787
1,934
53,721
276,481
231,239
638
10,870
1,452
12,322
$ 520,680
$ 198,165
31,197
229,362
46,307
4,003
50,310
279,672
183,555
3,519
9,731
1,211
10,942
$ 477,688
$ 178,214
26,444
204,658
55,772
4,448
60,220
264,878
249,711
3,457
9,646
1,799
11,445
$ 529,491
The following table includes our estimated future revenue associated with our firm commitments under
terminaling services fees which is expected to be recognized as ASC 606 revenue in the specified period related to our
future performance obligations as of the end of the reporting period (in thousands):
Estimated Future ASC 606 Revenue by Segment
Gulf Coast Midwest
Brownsville
River
Southeast West Coast
Central
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Thereafter
Total estimated future ASC 606 revenue
$
$
$
Terminals Terminals Terminals Terminals Terminals Terminals Services Total
1,107
533
—
—
—
—
1,640
— $ 25,625
8,281
—
1,815
—
1,651
—
404
—
—
—
— $ 37,776
14,013
5,051
164
—
—
—
19,228
4,126
781
—
—
—
—
4,907
4,270
233
—
—
—
—
4,503
1,651
1,651
1,651
1,651
404
—
7,008
458
32
—
—
—
—
490
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Our estimated future ASC 606 revenue, for purposes of the tabular presentation above, excludes estimates of
future rate changes due to changes in indices or contractually negotiated rate escalations and is generally limited to
contracts that have minimum payment arrangements. The balances disclosed include the full amount of our customer
commitments accounted for as ASC 606 revenue as of December 31, 2021 through the expiration of the related contracts.
The balances disclosed exclude all performance obligations for which the original expected term is one year or less, the
term of the contract with the customer is open and cannot be estimated, the contract includes options for future purchases
or the consideration is variable.
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Estimated future ASC 606 revenue in the table above excludes revenue arrangements accounted for in accordance
with ASC 842. The following table includes our estimated future revenue associated with our firm commitments under
terminaling services fees which is expected to be recognized as ASC 842 revenue in the specified period (in thousands):
Years ending December 31:
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Thereafter
Total estimated future ASC 842 revenue
BALANCE SHEET DISCLOSURES
$
$
164,473
135,799
77,187
54,759
49,299
449,229
930,746
Contract assets. Our contract assets include trade accounts receivable and long-term customer receivables. We
have long-term terminaling services agreements with certain of our customers that provide for minimum annual throughput
commitments that are billed to the customers based on actual throughput volume whereas revenue is recognized under
ASC 606 and ASC 842 on a straight-line basis over the terms of the respective agreements. The difference between the
amount billed and revenue recognized is a contract asset. This asset is presented as other assets, net in our consolidated
balance sheets (see Note 9 of Notes to consolidated financial statements).
The following tables present our contract assets resulting from contracts with customers (in thousands):
Trade accounts receivable at December 31, 2020
Trade accounts receivable at December 31, 2021
Long-term customer receivables at December 31, 2020
Long-term customer receivables at December 31, 2021
Contracts under
ASC 606
$
7,070
$ 12,792
ASC 842
5,401
7,236
$
$
Total
$ 12,471
$ 20,028
Contracts under
ASC 606
94
$
— $
ASC 842
1,253
536
$
$
Total
1,347
536
$
$
Revenue recognized during the year ended December 31, 2021, from amounts included in long-term customer
receivables at December 31, 2020, was $nil for contracts under ASC 606 and approximately $1.0 million for contracts
under ASC 842.
Contract liabilities. Our contract liabilities include deferred revenue and customer advances and deposits. We
have long-term terminaling services agreements with certain of our customers that provide for advance minimum
payments. We recognize the advance minimum payments as revenue on a straight-line basis over the term of the respective
agreements. In addition, pursuant to certain terminaling services agreements with our customers, we agreed to undertake
certain capital projects. Upon completion of the projects, our customers have paid us amounts that will be recognized as
revenue on a straight-line basis over the remaining term of the agreements. Collectively, the differences between amounts
billed and revenue recognized under ASC 606 and ASC 842 are recorded as contract liabilities. These liabilities are
presented as deferred revenue in our consolidated balance sheets. We record customer advances and deposits when
payments are received from customers in advance of the terminaling services being provided, resulting in a contract
liability accounted for under ASC 606 and ASC 842. This liability is presented as accrued liabilities in our consolidated
balance sheets (see Note 10 of Notes to consolidated financial statements).
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The following table presents our contract liabilities resulting from contracts with customers (in thousands):
Contract liabilities at December 31, 2020
Contract liabilities at December 31, 2021
Contracts under
ASC 606
1,044
1,301
$
$
ASC 842
$ 14,465
$ 12,605
Total
$ 15,509
$ 13,906
Revenue recognized during the year ended December 31, 2021, from amounts included in contract liabilities at
December 31, 2020, was approximately $1.0 million for contracts under ASC 606 and approximately $13.1 million for
contracts under ASC 842.
(16) BUSINESS SEGMENTS
We provide integrated terminaling, storage, transportation and related services to companies engaged in the
trading, distribution and marketing of refined petroleum products, renewable products, crude oil, chemicals, fertilizers and
other liquid products. In addition, our Tacoma, Washington terminal sells refined and renewable products to producers and
marketers in the Pacific Northwest. Our chief operating decision maker is the Company’s chief executive officer. The
Company’s chief executive officer reviews the financial performance of our business segments using disaggregated
financial information about “net margins” for purposes of making operating decisions and assessing financial performance.
“Net margins” is composed of revenue less cost of product sales and operating costs and expenses. Accordingly, we present
“net margins” for each of our business segments: (i) Gulf Coast terminals, (ii) Midwest terminals, (iii) Brownsville
terminals including management of the Frontera joint venture, (iv) River terminals, (v) Southeast terminals, (vi) West Coast
terminals and (vii) Central services. Our Central services segment primarily represents the costs of employees performing
operating oversight functions, engineering, health, safety and environmental services to our terminals and terminals that we
operate. In addition, Central services represent the cost of employees at standalone affiliate terminals that we operate or
manage. We receive a fee from these affiliates based on our costs incurred.
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The financial performance of our business segments is as follows (in thousands):
Year ended Year ended
Year ended
December 31, December 31, December 31,
2020
2019
2021
Gulf Coast Terminals:
Terminaling services fees
Management fees
Revenue
Operating costs and expenses
Net margins
Midwest Terminals:
Terminaling services fees
Pipeline transportation fees
Revenue
Operating costs and expenses
Net margins
Brownsville Terminals:
Terminaling services fees
Pipeline transportation fees
Management fees
Revenue
Operating costs and expenses
Net margins
River Terminals:
Terminaling services fees
Revenue
Operating costs and expenses
Net margins
Southeast Terminals:
Terminaling services fees
Management fees
Revenue
Operating costs and expenses
Net margins
West Coast Terminals:
Product sales
Terminaling services fees
Management fees
Revenue
Cost of product sales
Operating costs and expenses
Costs and expenses
Net margins
Central Services:
Management fees
Revenue
Operating costs and expenses
Net margins
Total net margins
General and administrative
Insurance
Deferred compensation
Depreciation and amortization
Earnings from unconsolidated affiliates
Gain from insurance proceeds
Operating income
Other expenses (interest and debt issuance cost amortization)
Net earnings
$
75
$
$
77,061
54
77,115
(22,541)
54,574
$
76,875
32
76,907
(20,946)
55,961
10,504
—
10,504
(2,222)
8,282
17,595
638
5,257
23,490
(9,310)
14,180
13,998
13,998
(6,328)
7,670
77,031
1,092
78,123
(24,319)
53,804
231,239
80,292
40
311,571
(218,395)
(31,732)
(250,127)
61,444
5,879
5,879
(14,649)
(8,770)
191,184
(24,790)
(6,260)
(15,763)
(68,484)
15,746
—
91,633
(53,298)
38,335
$
8,358
1,909
10,267
(2,942)
7,325
15,071
1,610
5,288
21,969
(9,749)
12,220
11,700
11,700
(5,777)
5,923
88,573
947
89,520
(23,498)
66,022
183,555
79,095
38
262,688
(171,727)
(31,281)
(203,008)
59,680
4,637
4,637
(13,824)
(9,187)
197,944
(23,147)
(5,837)
(2,173)
(66,034)
9,856
—
110,609
(49,750)
60,859
$
73,380
36
73,416
(22,196)
51,220
9,804
1,851
11,655
(3,443)
8,212
11,560
1,606
5,787
18,953
(9,053)
9,900
10,233
10,233
(6,040)
4,193
87,813
964
88,777
(23,500)
65,277
249,711
72,088
36
321,835
(238,596)
(27,999)
(266,595)
55,240
4,622
4,622
(15,900)
(11,278)
182,764
(25,533)
(5,454)
(2,539)
(60,477)
9,002
3,351
101,114
(56,820)
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Supplemental information about our business segments is summarized below (in thousands):
Year ended December 31, 2021
Gulf Coast Midwest
River
Terminals Terminals Terminals Terminals Terminals Terminals Services
Southeast West Coast
Brownsville
Central
Revenue:
Terminal revenue
Product sales
Revenue
Capital expenditures
Identifiable assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates
Other
Total assets
$
77,115
—
77,115
$
$
9,045
$ 137,204
$
$
$
$
10,504
—
10,504
360
16,825
$
$
$
$
23,490
—
23,490
10,748
111,714
$ 13,998
—
$ 13,998
$
4,915
$ 49,060
$
78,123
—
78,123
$
$
10,720
$ 243,684
$
80,332
231,239
$ 311,571
$
28,471
$ 433,867
$ 5,879
—
$ 5,879
$
155
$ 9,165
Year ended December 31, 2020
Gulf Coast Midwest
River
Terminals Terminals Terminals Terminals Terminals Terminals Services
Southeast West Coast
Brownsville
Central
Total
$
289,441
231,239
520,680
$
$
64,414
$ 1,001,519
18,273
332,692
4,468
$ 1,356,952
Total
Revenue:
Terminal revenue
Product sales
Revenue
$
76,907
—
76,907
$
$
9,491
$ 122,218
$
$
$
$
10,267
—
10,267
933
18,193
$
$
$
$
Capital expenditures
Identifiable assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates
Revolving credit facility unamortized deferred debt issuance costs, net
Other
21,969
—
21,969
22,116
108,903
$ 11,700
—
$ 11,700
$
9,314
$ 50,337
$
89,520
—
89,520
$
$
22,091
$ 254,497
$
79,133
183,555
$ 262,688
$
10,841
$ 419,909
$
4,637
—
4,637
$
$
1,154
$ 11,508
$
$
$
$
294,133
183,555
477,688
75,940
985,565
15,479
331,984
2,351
4,409
$ 1,339,788
Total assets
Revenue:
Terminal revenue
Product sales
Revenue
Capital expenditures
Year ended December 31, 2019
Gulf Coast Midwest
Brownsville
River
Southeast West Coast
Central
Terminals Terminals Terminals Terminals Terminals Terminals Services Total
$
$
$
73,416
—
73,416
7,697
$
$
$
11,655
—
11,655
722
$
$
$
18,953
—
18,953
27,068
$ 10,233
—
$ 10,233
2,978
$
$ 88,777
—
$ 88,777
$ 39,947
$
72,124
249,711
$ 321,835
15,690
$
$
$
$
4,622
—
4,622
2,153
$ 279,780
249,711
$ 529,491
96,255
$
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TransMontaigne Partners LLC and Subsidiaries
Notes to consolidated financial statements (continued)
Years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
(17) FINANCIAL RESULTS BY QUARTER (UNAUDITED)
Three months ended
Year ended
March 31,
2021
June 30,
2021
September 30, December 31, December 31,
2021
2021
2021
(in thousands)
Revenue:
Terminal revenue
Product sales
Total revenue
Cost of product sales
Operating
General and administrative
Insurance
Deferred compensation
Depreciation and amortization
Earnings from unconsolidated affiliates
Operating income
Interest expense
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs
Net earnings
Revenue:
Terminal revenue
Product sales
Total revenue
Cost of product sales
Operating
General and administrative
Insurance
Deferred compensation
Depreciation and amortization
Earnings from unconsolidated affiliates
Operating income
Interest expense
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs
Net earnings
(18) SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
$
$
$
$
73,108
29,438
102,546
(26,616)
(29,035)
(5,541)
(1,519)
(861)
(16,945)
3,617
25,646
(10,087)
(963)
14,596
March 31,
2020
72,707
44,549
117,256
(44,183)
(28,185)
(6,702)
(1,325)
(977)
(15,756)
2,271
22,399
(14,608)
(935)
6,856
$
$
$
$
71,341
68,651
139,992
(65,380)
(26,982)
(5,609)
(1,574)
(356)
(17,138)
4,427
27,380
(10,378)
(971)
16,031
$
$
72,301
70,083
142,384
(65,769)
(26,738)
(7,425)
(1,580)
(355)
(17,149)
3,791
27,159
(10,249)
(982)
15,928
$
$
$
72,691
63,067
135,758
(60,630)
(28,346)
(6,215)
(1,587)
(14,191)
(17,252)
3,911
11,448
(11,947)
(7,721)
(8,220) $
289,441
231,239
520,680
(218,395)
(111,101)
(24,790)
(6,260)
(15,763)
(68,484)
15,746
91,633
(42,661)
(10,637)
38,335
Three months ended
June 30,
2020
September 30,
2020
December 31,
2020
December 31,
2020
Year ended
(in thousands)
71,681
41,221
112,902
(37,854)
(26,589)
(5,599)
(1,409)
(456)
(16,408)
1,940
26,527
(10,702)
(863)
14,962
$
$
74,395
59,939
134,334
(54,475)
(26,670)
(5,254)
(1,690)
(398)
(16,848)
3,727
32,726
(10,386)
(943)
21,397
$
$
75,350
37,846
113,196
(35,215)
(26,573)
(5,592)
(1,413)
(342)
(17,022)
1,918
28,957
(10,360)
(953)
17,644
$
$
294,133
183,555
477,688
(171,727)
(108,017)
(23,147)
(5,837)
(2,173)
(66,034)
9,856
110,609
(46,056)
(3,694)
60,859
On March 30, 2022, the Company and TransMontaigne Operating Company L.P., our wholly owned subsidiary,
made a $25 million intercompany loan to our indirect parent, Pike Petroleum Holdings, LLC (“PPH”). PPH is authorized to
use the proceeds of the loan to cash collateralize a letter of credit facility and/or the operations of its subsidiary Gulf
Operating, LLC. The outstanding principal amount of the loan will bear interest at a market rate calculated in accordance
with our Credit Agreement, plus 15%. Any unpaid interest will be added to the outstanding principal at the end of each
month. The outstanding principal plus any unpaid interest can be repaid at any time and becomes immediately due upon a
change in control, a sale of the Company or sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets. With this loan we have
reached our maximum allowable loans to affiliates under the Credit Agreement.
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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be
disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit to the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by
the Commission’s rules and forms, and that information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including
our executive and principal financial officer (whom we refer to as the Certifying Officers), as appropriate to allow timely
decisions regarding required disclosure. The management of our sole equity-holder (TLP Finance Holdings, LLC)
evaluated, with the participation of the Certifying Officers, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of
December 31, 2021, pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act. Based upon that evaluation, the Certifying
Officers concluded that, as of December 31, 2021, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable
assurance level. In addition, our Certifying Officers concluded that there were no changes in our internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2021 that have materially affected, or are
reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
The management of our sole equity-holder is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal
control over financial reporting. Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
Internal control over financial reporting cannot provide absolute assurance of achieving financial reporting
objectives because of its inherent limitations. Internal control over financial reporting is a process that involves human
diligence and compliance and is subject to lapses in judgment and breakdowns resulting from human failures. Internal
control over financial reporting also can be circumvented by collusion or improper management override. Because of such
limitations, there is a risk that material misstatements may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by internal
control over financial reporting. However, these inherent limitations are known features of the financial reporting process.
Therefore, it is possible to design into the process safeguards to reduce, though not eliminate, this risk.
The management of our sole equity-holder has used the framework set forth in the report entitled “Internal Control
—Integrated Framework (2013)” published by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission
(“COSO”) to evaluate the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. Based on that evaluation, the
management of our sole equity-holder has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of
December 31, 2021.
March 31, 2022
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ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
No information was required to be disclosed in a report on Form 8-K, but not so reported, for the quarter ended
December 31, 2021.
ITEM 9C. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS
None.
Part III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
TLP Finance Holdings, LLC (“TLP Finance”) is our sole equity-holder and manages our operations and activities.
Further, our company’s executive officers are employees of an affiliate of ArcLight, TransMontaigne Management
Company, LLC (“TMC”). As a result, our management activities are entirely conducted by affiliates of ArcLight. As we
are managed by our sole equity- holder, TLP Finance, we do not have a board of directors and the decisions of TLP
Finance are not governed by any specific policies. TLP Finance may adopt certain policies governing its decision-making
processes with respect to our management in the future.
Corporate Governance Guidelines; Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
To address governance changes in connection with our being wholly owned by an indirect controlled subsidiary of
ArcLight following the Take-Private Transaction, the Company adopted a Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers,
which includes substantially similar terms to the policies in place for our general partner prior to the Take-Private
Transaction. The Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers applies to the senior financial officers of the Company,
including the chief executive officer, the chief financial officer, the chief accounting officer, the chief operating officer and
the president or persons performing similar functions.
In addition, to address governance changes in connection with our being wholly owned by an indirect controlled
subsidiary of ArcLight following the Take-Private Transaction, the Company adopted a Code of Business Conduct and
Ethics, which applies to all employees providing services to the Company and all officers of the Company.
Management of the Company and Officers
TLP Finance, our sole equity-holder, manages and oversees our operations. As part of its oversight function, TLP
Finance monitors how management operates the Company. When granting authority to management, approving strategies
and receiving management reports, TLP Finance considers, among other things, the risks and vulnerabilities we face.
As of the date of this report, the Company does not have its own board of directors. In connection with the Take-
Private Transaction, on February 26, 2019, TransMontaigne GP L.L.C., the general partner of the Partnership prior to its
conversion to a Delaware limited liability company, merged with and into the Company, with the Company surviving. In
addition, as a result of the Take-Private Transaction, and the adoption of our limited liability company agreement on
February 26, 2019, management of the Company was vested in TLP Finance, an indirect controlled subsidiary of ArcLight.
Accordingly, the board of directors of TransMontaigne GP L.L.C. was dissolved, and each of our former independent
directors, Jay A. Wiese, Steven A. Blank, and Barry E. Welch resigned from the board of directors of TransMontaigne GP
L.L.C. Each of Messrs. Wiese, Blank and Welch resigned without any claims for compensation (or otherwise), or any
disagreements with any matter relating to the operations, internal controls, policies, or practices of the Partnership, the
general partner, or the board of directors of the general partner, and the resignation of each was solely as a result of the
Take-Private Transaction. In addition, as a result of the Take-Private Transaction and our management by TLP Finance
following the effective-time thereof, none of Daniel R. Revers, Kevin M. Crosby, Lucius H. Taylor, or Theodore D. Burke,
each of whom previously sat on the board of directors of TransMontaigne GP L.L.C. and are employees of ArcLight,
continue to serve in such capacity.
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Executive Officers
The following table sets forth the names, ages and titles of the executive officers of the Company, each of whom is
an employee of an ArcLight affiliate, as of March 31, 2022:
Name
Frederick W. Boutin
James F. Dugan
Robert T. Fuller
Mark S. Huff
Matthew B. White
Age
66
64
52
62
49
Position
Chief Executive Officer
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
President
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Frederick W. Boutin has served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and prior to the Take-Private
Transaction, our general partner and its subsidiaries since November of 2014. Prior to then he served as Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer beginning in January 2008. Mr. Boutin also managed business development and
commercial contracting activities from December 2007 to July 2010 and from August 2013 to January 2015. Prior to
February 1, 2016, Mr. Boutin also served in various other capacities at our general partner and its subsidiaries, and
TransMontaigne and its predecessors, since 1995. Prior to his affiliation with TransMontaigne, Mr. Boutin was a Vice
President at Associated Natural Gas Corporation, and its successor Duke Energy Field Services, and a certified public
accountant with Peat Marwick. Mr. Boutin holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and an M.S. in Accounting from
Colorado State University.
James F. Dugan has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, and prior to
the Take-Private Transaction, our general partner and its subsidiaries since August 30, 2017. Mr. Dugan previously served
as Executive Vice President, Engineering and Operations of our general partner and its subsidiaries from June 30, 2017 to
August 30, 2017 and served as the Senior Vice President, Engineering and Operations of our general partner and its
subsidiaries from January 2008 to June 30, 2017. Mr. Dugan joined TransMontaigne Inc. as Engineering Manager in 1998.
He has over 16 years of experience in senior leadership positions overseeing domestic and international petroleum marine
terminals, pipelines and engineering divisions. Mr. Dugan began his career as a Project Engineer for Gulf Interstate Energy
in 1983 and in 1993 he joined Louis Dreyfus Energy as a Project Engineer. He has served on the Board of Directors for the
International Liquid Terminals Association (ILTA) since 2011, and he holds certification through the American Petroleum
Institute.
Robert T. Fuller has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company,
and prior to the Take-Private Transaction, our general partner and its subsidiaries since November of 2014. Prior to
November of 2014, Mr. Fuller served as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of our general partner and its
subsidiaries since January 2011 and as its Assistant Treasurer since February 2012. Prior to his affiliation with
TransMontaigne, Mr. Fuller spent 13 years as a certified public accountant with KPMG LLP. Mr. Fuller has a B.A. in
Political Science from Fort Lewis College and a M.S. in Accounting from the University of Colorado. Mr. Fuller is
licensed as a certified public accountant in Colorado.
Mark S. Huff has served as President of the Company, and prior to the Take-Private Transaction, our general
partner and its subsidiaries since August 2017. Mr. Huff served as Executive Vice President, Commercial Operations of our
general partner and its subsidiaries from September 2016 to August 2017 and prior thereto as Senior Vice President,
Commercial Operations since returning to the Partnership in January 2015. Prior thereto he served as Director of Business
Development with Colonial Pipeline from November 2012 to January 2015 and as Managing Director of Vecenergy from
2008 to 2012. Mr. Huff was previously employed with a former affiliate of the Partnership from 1996 to 2007 where he
was responsible at various times for the business development and product marketing activities of TransMontaigne Partners
and its affiliates. Mr. Huff holds a B.S. in Nautical Science from the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings
Point, NY.
Matthew B. White has served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company and its
subsidiaries since September 2021 when he replaced Michael A. Hammell, who had served as Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary since October 2012. Mr. White served as the Senior Vice President, Assistant
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General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of each of TransMontaigne entities from March 2021 to September 2021; as Vice
President, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary from March 2017 to March 2021; and as Vice President and
Assistant Secretary from March 2015 to March 2017. Prior to joining TransMontaigne, Mr. White served as in-house
counsel to Oracle America Inc. and practiced at the law firm of Morrison & Foerster LLP. Mr. White received a B.S. in
Civil Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point and a J.D. and M.B.A. from the University of
Denver.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) requires the executive
officers and directors of our general partner, and persons who own more than ten percent of a registered class of our equity
securities (collectively, “Reporting Persons”) to file with the SEC and the NYSE initial reports of ownership and reports of
changes in ownership of our common units and our other equity securities. No Section 16(a) filings were required during
the relevant time period.
Committees of the Board of Directors and Management following the Take-Private Transaction
Prior to the Take-Private Transaction, the board of directors of our general partner had three standing committees:
an audit committee, a conflicts committee and a compensation committee. Following the Take-Private Transaction, we no
longer have a board of directors and are instead managed by our sole equity-holder. The Company is not required to have,
and does not have, a separately designated standing audit committee composed of independent directors, as its securities
are not listed on a national securities exchange that requires such independence. The Company has determined that it is not
necessary to designate, and has not designated, an “audit committee financial expert” as it is privately held and solely a
voluntary filer with the Securities and Exchange Commission following the Take-Private Transaction as required by the
covenants contained in the Company’s outstanding senior notes. As we do not have a board of directors, there are no
applicable board nomination procedures to report.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
We do not directly employ any of the persons responsible for the executive-level management of our business.
Instead, we are managed by ArcLight, and our executive officers are employees of an affiliate of ArcLight, TMC, which
also provides services to other ArcLight affiliates. As a result, we do not incur any direct compensation costs for our
executive officers. Prior to the TMS Contribution, in accordance with the Omnibus Agreement, we paid ArcLight and its
affiliates, an annual administration fee intended to compensate ArcLight and its affiliates for providing services related to
the management of our business, including services provided to us by our executive officers. Following the TMS
Contribution, pursuant to a services agreement, we pay TMC a fee intended to reimburse TMC for the services provided to
us by our executive officers (each of whom are employed by TMC). For additional information, refer to the discussion
under the heading “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence Relationship and
Agreements With our Affiliates—TMS Contribution and TMC Services Agreement.”
Employment and Other Agreements
We have not entered into any employment agreements with any of our officers.
Compensation Committee Report
Following the Take-Private Transaction, we do not have a compensation committee.
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
Following the Take-Private Transaction, we are managed by our sole equity-holder, TLP Finance, and we do not
have a board of directors.
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Prior to the Take-Private Transaction, employees of our general partner or its affiliates (including employees of
ArcLight and its affiliates) who also served as directors of our general partner did not receive additional compensation.
Pursuant to our independent director annual compensation program in place prior to the Take-Private Transaction, the
independent directors received annual compensation consisting of: (i) $60,000 annual cash retainer; paid quarterly in
arrears, and (ii) common units valued at $90,000 and issued pursuant to the TLP Management Services long-term incentive
plan, which common units were immediately vested and were not subject to forfeiture. For each annual award of common
units issued to the independent directors under the TLP Management Services long-term incentive plan prior to the Take-
Private Transaction, the awards were made on the third Friday of October (or the next trading day if the NYSE is closed),
based on the closing sales price during normal trading hours of the common units on the NYSE. In addition, each director
was reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses in connection with attending meetings of the board of directors or committees.
In 2019, and as a result of the Take-Private Transaction closing on February 26, 2019, we paid the independent directors (i)
a pro rata portion of the annual cash retainer and (ii) the pro rata portion of the $90,000 compensation previously settled by
issuing common units pursuant to the TLP Management Services long-term incentive plan, settled in cash, in each case for
their services prior to the closing of the Take-Private Transaction. In addition, each of our independent directors received
additional compensation in connection with their review, evaluation, regulation, and approval of the Take-Private
Transaction, as duly approved by the board of directors of our general partner on July 27, 2018. For their additional
services in the fourth quarter of 2018 (paid in 2019) and 2019, Messrs. Blank and Wiese received an additional $144,055,
and Mr. Welch received an additional $166,555. No additional consideration was paid to the independent directors for
service on any committee of the board of directors of our general partner or for service as a committee chairperson unless
approved by the board in advance for a specific engagement or transaction.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
Following the Take-Private Transaction, we do not have a compensation committee.
SAVINGS AND RETENTION PLAN
On February 26, 2016, the board of directors approved the savings and retention program, which constituted a
“program” under, and be subject to, the TLP Management Services long-term incentive plan in place prior to the Take-
Private Transaction, for employees who provide services with respect to our business. TLP Management Services LLC
(“TMS”) adopted an amended and restated savings and retention plan on February 25, 2019, which, among other items,
accounted for the closing of the Take-Private Transaction. The purpose of the plan is to provide for the reward and
retention of participants by providing them with awards that vest over future service periods. Following the Take-Private
Transaction, our executive officers, other than Matthew B. White who was appointed as our Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary in September 2021, no longer receive awards under the plan. Awards under the plan vest as
to 50% of a participant’s annual award on the first day of the month containing the second anniversary of the grant date and
the remaining 50% on the first day of the month containing the third anniversary of the grant date, subject to earlier vesting
upon a participant’s attainment of certain age or length of service thresholds as specified in the plan. Awards are payable as
to 50% of a participant’s annual award in the month containing the second anniversary of the grant date, and the remaining
50% in the month containing the third anniversary of the grant date, subject to earlier payment upon the participant’s
retirement after achieving the age or service thresholds, death or disability, involuntary termination without cause or
termination of a participant’s employment following a change in control, each as specified in the plan. The awards are
increased for the value of any accrued growth based on underlying “investments” deemed made with respect to the awards.
The awards (including any accrued growth relating thereto) are subject to forfeiture until the vesting date. The Take-Private
Transaction did not accelerate the vesting of any of the awards.
Pursuant to the provisions of the plan, once participating employees of TMS reach the age and length of service
thresholds set forth below, awards are immediately vested and become payable as set forth above, and such vested awards
remain subject to forfeiture as specified in the plan. A person will satisfy the age and length of service thresholds of the
plan upon the attainment of the earliest of (a) age sixty, (b) age fifty-five and ten years of service as an officer of TMS or
its affiliates, including us, or (c) age fifty and twenty years of service as an employee of TMS or its affiliates. Generally,
only senior level management employees of TMS receive awards under the savings and retention plan. Although no assets
are segregated or otherwise set aside with respect to a participant’s account, the amount ultimately
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payable to a participant shall be the amount credited to such participant’s account as if such account had been invested in
some or all of the investment funds selected by the plan administrator.
As a result of the TMS Contribution, we have assumed the employees and operational activities previously
provided by TMS, including liabilities with respect to awards granted under the savings and retention plan. In connection
with the Take-Private Transaction, the awards that were previously allocated to the common units fund (tracking the
performance of the Partnership’s common units on the New York Stock Exchange) were reallocated to a different
investment fund and will be settled in cash, rather than via the issuance of common units. For the vested awards paid in
2019, as a result of the Take-Private Transaction, the Company did not issue common units; instead the plan paid out an
aggregate cash amount of approximately $2.7 million, which included $467,087 for Mr. Boutin, $225,839 for Mr. Fuller,
$236,867 for Mr. Dugan, $204,917 for Mr. Hammell (who served as our Executive Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary until September 2021) and $381,636 for Mr. Huff. Following the Take-Private Transaction and the TMS
Contribution, we index our award obligations to other forms of investments set forth in the plan and pay them out in cash.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND
RELATED UNITHOLDER MATTERS
As a result of the Take-Private Transaction, TLP Finance is the beneficial owner of 100 percent of our outstanding
equity interests.
EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION
Following the Take-Private Transaction, the Company does not have an equity compensation plan.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENCE
RELATIONSHIP AND AGREEMENTS WITH OUR AFFILIATES
Following the Take-Private Transaction, TLP Finance, an indirect controlled subsidiary of ArcLight, has acquired
100 percent of the equity interests in the Company, and the Company is no longer listed on the NYSE and our equity is no
longer publicly traded. Certain related party agreements and other related party transactions, in each case with ArcLight,
are set forth below.
TMS Contribution and TMC Services Agreement. Effective June 1, 2019, TLP Finance contributed all of the
issued and outstanding equity of its wholly owned subsidiary, TLP Management Services LLC (“TMS” and such interest,
the “TMS Interest”) to the Company, and the Company immediately contributed the TMS Interest to its 100% owned
operating company subsidiary TransMontaigne Operating Company L.P. (the “TMS Contribution”). Prior to the TMS
Contribution, we had no employees and all of our management and operational activities were provided by TMS. Further,
TMS provided all payroll programs and maintained all employee benefits programs on behalf of our company with respect
to applicable TMS employees (as well as on behalf of certain other Arclight affiliates). As a result of the TMS
Contribution, we have assumed the employees and operational activities previously provided by TMS. The TMS
Contribution has been recorded at carryover basis as a reorganization of entities under common control. As such, prior
periods include the assets, liabilities, and results of operations of TMS for all periods presented.
As a result of the TMS Contribution, the omnibus agreement in place in various forms since the inception of the
Partnership, and immediately prior to the TMS Contribution between TMS and us, which, among other things, governed
the provision of management and operational services provided for us by TMS, is no longer relevant and was terminated.
Following the TMS Contribution, our executive officers who provide services to the Company are employed by
TMC, a wholly owned subsidiary of ArcLight, which also provides services to certain other ArcLight affiliates. As a
result, we do not directly employ any of the persons responsible for the executive management of our business.
Nonetheless, TMS continues to provide certain payroll functions and maintains all employee benefits programs on
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behalf of TMC pursuant to a services agreement between TMC and TMS. Aggregate fees paid with respect to the services
agreement for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 were approximately $3.2 million, $2.7 million and $0.8
million, respectively.
Central Services. We manage and operate terminals that are owned by affiliates of ArcLight, including SeaPort
Midstream in Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon and prior to November 17, 2021, SeaPort Sound Terminal, LLC
(“SeaPort Sound”) in Tacoma, Washington and, receive a management fee based on our costs incurred. Our management of
SeaPort Sound ended on November 17, 2021 with the Pacific Northwest Contribution. Aggregate annual fees received with
respect to services provided for SeaPort Midstream for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 were
approximately $3.8 million, $3.3 million and $3.4 million, respectively. Aggregate annual fees received with respect to
services provided for SeaPort Sound for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019, were approximately $6.4
million, $7.7 million and $7.2 million, respectively.
We also manage additional terminal facilities that are owned by affiliates of ArcLight, including Lucknow-
Highspire Terminals, LLC, which operates terminals throughout Pennsylvania encompassing approximately 9.9 million
barrels of storage capacity, and prior to July 1, 2019, a terminal in Baltimore, Maryland for Pike Baltimore Terminals, LLC
(the “Baltimore Terminal”), and receive a management fee based on our costs incurred. Our management of the Baltimore
terminal ended on July 1, 2019. Aggregate annual fees received with respect to services performed for Lucknow-Highspire
Terminals, LLC and the Baltimore Terminal for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 were approximately
$2.1 million, $1.3 million and $1.2 million, respectively.
Terminaling Services Agreements. We have entered into terminaling services agreements with affiliates of
ArcLight, which is discussed under Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data - Note 2 of Notes to consolidated
financial statements "Transactions with Affiliates”.
Affiliate Loan. On March 30, 2022, the Company and TransMontaigne Operating Company L.P., our wholly
owned subsidiary, made a $25 million intercompany loan to our indirect parent, Pike Petroleum Holdings, LLC (“PPH”).
PPH is authorized to use the proceeds of the loan to cash collateralize a letter of credit facility and/or the operations of its
subsidiary Gulf Operating, LLC. The outstanding principal amount of the loan will bear interest at a market rate calculated
in accordance with our Credit Agreement, plus 15%. Any unpaid interest will be added to the outstanding principal at the
end of each month. The outstanding principal plus any unpaid interest can be repaid at any time and becomes immediately
due upon a change in control, a sale of the Company or sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets. With this
loan we have reached our maximum allowable loans to affiliates under the Credit Agreement.
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
Deloitte & Touche LLP is our independent auditor. Deloitte & Touche LLP’s accounting fees and services were as
follows:
Audit fees (1)
Comfort letter and consents
Audit-related fees
Tax fees
All other fees
Total accounting fees and services
2021
$ 1,055,700
2020
$ 1,001,500
—
—
—
—
$ 1,001,500
—
—
—
—
$ 1,055,700
(1) Represents an estimate of fees for professional services provided in connection with the annual audit of our financial
statements and the reviews of our quarterly financial statements, and other services provided by the auditor in connection
with statutory and regulatory filings.
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ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(A) The following documents are filed as a part of this Annual Report.
1. Consolidated Financial Statements and Schedules. See the index to the consolidated financial statements of
TransMontaigne Partners LLC and its subsidiaries that appears under Item 8. “Financial Statements and
Supplementary Data” of this Annual Report.
2. Financial Statement Schedules. None.
3. Exhibits.
(A) 3—EXHIBITS:
Exhibit
Number
Description
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
4.1
Facilities Sale Agreement, dated as of December 29, 2006, by and between TransMontaigne Product
Services LLC (formerly known as TransMontaigne Product Services Inc.) and TransMontaigne
Partners L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by
TransMontaigne Partners L.P. with the SEC on January 5, 2007).
Facilities Sale Agreement, dated as of December 28, 2007, by and between TransMontaigne Product
Services LLC and TransMontaigne Partners L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Current
Report on Form 8-K filed by TransMontaigne Partners L.P. with the SEC on January 3, 2008).
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 25, 2018, by and among TLP Finance Holdings,
LLC, TLP Acquisition Holdings, LLC, TLP Equity Holdings, LLC, TLP Merger Sub, LLC,
TransMontaigne Partners L.P. and TransMontaigne GP L.L.C. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1
of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by TransMontaigne Partners L.P. with the SEC on November
26, 2018).
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 26, 2019, by and between TransMontaigne
Partners LLC and TransMontaigne GP L.L.C. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 of the Current
Report on Form 8-K filed by TransMontaigne Partners LLC with the SEC on February 28, 2019).
Certificate of Formation of TransMontaigne Partners LLC, dated February 26, 2019 (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.3 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by TransMontaigne Partners LLC with
the SEC on February 28, 2019).
Limited Liability Company Agreement of TransMontaigne Partners LLC, dated February 26, 2019
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by TransMontaigne
Partners LLC with the SEC on February 28, 2019).
Certificate of Merger of TLP Merger Sub, LLC into TransMontaigne Partners L.P., effective as of
February 26, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by
TransMontaigne Partners LLC with the SEC on February 28, 2019).
Certificate of Conversion of TransMontaigne Partners L.P. into TransMontaigne Partners LLC, effective
as of February 26, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Current Report on Form 8-K
filed by TransMontaigne Partners LLC with the SEC on February 28, 2019).
Certificate of Merger of TransMontaigne GP L.L.C. into TransMontaigne Partners LLC, effective as of
February 26, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.5 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by
TransMontaigne Partners LLC with the SEC on February 28, 2019).
Indenture, dated February 12, 2018, among TransMontaigne Partners L.P., TLP Finance Corp. and U.S.
Bank National Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K
filed by TransMontaigne Partners L.P. with the SEC on February 12, 2018).
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Exhibit
Number
Description
4.2
10.2
10.3
10.4
10.5
10.6
10.7
10.8
First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 12, 2018, among TransMontaigne Partners L.P., TLP
Finance Corp., the guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by TransMontaigne Partners L.P. with
the SEC on February 12, 2018).
Contribution, Conveyance and Assumption Agreement, dated May 27, 2005, by and among
TransMontaigne LLC, TransMontaigne Partners L.P., TransMontaigne GP L.L.C., TransMontaigne
Operating GP L.L.C., TransMontaigne Operating Company L.P., TransMontaigne Product
Services LLC and Coastal Fuels Marketing, Inc., Coastal Terminals L.L.C., Razorback L.L.C., TPSI
Terminals L.L.C. and TransMontaigne Services LLC. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the
Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by TransMontaigne Partners L.P. with the SEC on September 13,
2005).
Indemnification Agreement, dated December 31, 2007, among TransMontaigne LLC, TransMontaigne
Partners L.P., TransMontaigne GP L.L.C., TransMontaigne Operating GP L.L.C. and TransMontaigne
Operating Company L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 of the Annual Report on Form 10-
K filed by TransMontaigne Partners L.P. with the SEC on March 10, 2008)
Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Battleground Oil Specialty Terminal
Company LLC Company, dated October 18, 2011, by and among TransMontaigne Operating
Company L.P., Kinder Morgan Battleground Oil LLC and Tauber Terminals, LP (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.16 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by TransMontaigne Partners L.P.
with the SEC on March 12, 2013). Certain portions of this exhibit have been omitted and filed
separately with the Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 as
promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Battleground
Oil Specialty Terminal Company LLC, dated December 20, 2012, by and among TransMontaigne
Operating Company L.P., Kinder Morgan Battleground Oil LLC and Tauber Terminals, LP
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by
TransMontaigne Partners L.P. with the SEC on March 12, 2013). Certain portions of this exhibit have
been omitted and filed separately with the Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment
under Rule 24b-2 as promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Asset Purchase Agreement, dated November 2, 2017, by and between Plains Products Terminals LLC
and TransMontaigne Operating Company L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current
Report on Form 8-K filed by TransMontaigne Partners L.P. with the SEC on November 8, 2017).
Contribution Agreement dated as of November 17, 2021 by and among TransMontaigne Partners LLC,
Pike Petroleum Fund VI Holdings, LLC, Pike Petroleum Holdings, LLC, PPH Management Holdings,
LLC, TLP Acquisition Holdings, LLC, TLP Finance Holdings, LLC, and TransMontaigne Operating
Company L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by
TransMontaigne Partners L.P. with the SEC on November 19, 2021).
Credit Agreement dated as of November 17, 2021 by and among TransMontaigne Partners LLC,
TransMontaigne Operating Company L.P., the lenders party thereto and Barclays Bank PLC, as
administrative agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed
by TransMontaigne Partners L.P. with the SEC on November 19, 2021).
10.9+
TLP Management Services LLC Amended and Restated Savings and Retention Plan (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.18 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by TransMontaigne Partners LLC
with the SEC on March 15, 2019).
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Exhibit
Number
Description
10.10
21.1*
31.1*
31.2*
32.1*
32.2*
101*
Services Agreement dated as of August 18, 2019, by and between TransMontaigne Management
Company, LLC and TLP Management Services, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 of the
Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by TransMontaigne Partners LLC with the SEC on March 13, 2020).
List of Subsidiaries of TransMontaigne Partners LLC.
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
The following financial information from the Annual Report on Form 10-K of TransMontaigne
Partners LLC and subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2021, formatted in Inline (eXtensible
Business Reporting Language): (i) consolidated balance sheets, (ii) consolidated statements of
operations, (iii) consolidated statements of equity, (iv) consolidated statements of cash flows and
(v) notes to consolidated financial statements.
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).
*
+
Filed with this Annual Report.
Identifies each management compensation plan or arrangement.
ITEM 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY
None.
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
SIGNATURES
TRANSMONTAIGNE PARTNERS LLC
By: TLP FINANCE HOLDINGS, LLC, its Managing
Member
By:
/s/ FREDERICK W. BOUTIN
Date: March 31, 2022
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the
following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities with registrant so stated, on the date indicated.
Name and Signature
Title
Date
/s/ FREDERICK W. BOUTIN
Frederick W. Boutin
/s/ ROBERT T. FULLER
Robert T. Fuller
/s/ LISA M. KEARNEY
Lisa M. Kearney
Chief Executive Officer
March 31, 2022
Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer
Vice President, Chief Accounting
Officer
March 31, 2022
March 31, 2022
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List of Subsidiaries of TransMontaigne Partners LLC at December 31, 2021*
Exhibit 21.1
Ownership of
subsidiary
Name of subsidiary
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100% TransMontaigne Products Company L.L.C. None Delaware
TransMontaigne Operating GP L.L.C.
TransMontaigne Terminals L.L.C.
TPSI Terminals L.L.C.
TransMontaigne Operating Company L.P.
Razorback L.L.C.
TLP Operating Finance Corp.
TPME L.L.C.
TLP Finance Corp.
TLP Management Services L.L.C.
Trade name
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
State/Country of
organization
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Certification Pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Exhibit 31.1
I, Frederick W. Boutin, Chief Executive Officer of TransMontaigne Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (the “registrant”), certify that:
1.
December 31, 2021;
I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of TransMontaigne Partners LLC for the fiscal year ended
2.
3.
4.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report,
fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control
over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and
have:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures
to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant,
including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,
particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial
reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in
this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of
the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that
occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth quarter in the case
of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of
internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s
board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)
(b)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control
over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to
record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a
significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
March 31, 2022
/s/ FREDERICK W. BOUTIN
Frederick W. Boutin
Chief Executive Officer
Certification Pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Exhibit 31.2
I, Robert T. Fuller, Chief Financial Officer of TransMontaigne Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(the “registrant”), certify that:
1.
December 31, 2021;
I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of TransMontaigne Partners LLC for the fiscal year ended
2.
3.
4.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report,
fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control
over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and
have:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures
to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant,
including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,
particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial
reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in
this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of
the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that
occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth quarter in the case
of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of
internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s
board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)
(b)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control
over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to
record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a
significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
March 31, 2022
/s/ ROBERT T. FULLER
Robert T. Fuller
Chief Financial Officer
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(18 U.S.C. Section 1350)
Exhibit 32.1
The undersigned, the Chief Executive Officer of TransMontaigne Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (the “Company”), hereby certifies that, to his knowledge on the date hereof:
(a)
(b)
the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, filed
on the date hereof with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”) fully complies with
the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial
condition and results of operations of the Company.
/s/ FREDERICK W. BOUTIN
Frederick W. Boutin
Chief Executive Officer
March 31, 2022
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(18 U.S.C. Section 1350)
Exhibit 32.2
The undersigned, the Chief Financial Officer of TransMontaigne Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (the “Company”), hereby certifies that, to his knowledge on the date hereof:
(a)
(b)
the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, filed
on the date hereof with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”) fully complies with
the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial
condition and results of operations of the Company.
/s/ ROBERT T. FULLER
Robert T. Fuller
Chief Financial Officer
March 31, 2022