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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
☒
Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024
OR
☐
Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item
Page No.
Part I
1 and
2.
Business and Properties
4
1A.
Risk Factors
21
1B.
Unresolved Staff Comments
32
1C.
Cybersecurity
32
3.
Legal Proceedings
33
4.
Mine Safety Disclosures
33
Part II
5.
Market for the Registrant’s Common Units, Related Unitholder Matters and Issuer Purchases
of Equity Securities
33
6.
Reserved
34
7.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
34
7A.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks
48
8.
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
48
9.
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
77
9A.
Controls and Procedures
77
9B.
Other Information
78
9C.
Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections
78
Part III
10.
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
78
11.
Executive Compensation
80
12.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Unitholder Matters
81
13.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
81
14.
Principal Accounting Fees and Services
82
Part IV
15.
Exhibit and Financial Statement Schedules
83
16.
Form 10-K Summary
85
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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, among other things:
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our ability to successfully implement our business strategy;
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competitive conditions in our industry;
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actions taken by third-party customers, producers, operators, processors and transporters;
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pending legal or environmental matters;
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costs of conducting our operations;
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continued access to capital financing;
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fluctuations in the price of the products that we purchase and sell;
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our ability to complete internal growth projects on time and on budget;
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general economic conditions, including inflation, changes in United States administrative policy or
international trade relations, including the imposition of tariffs;
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the price of oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids and other commodities in the energy industry;
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large customer defaults;
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rising interest rates;
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our joint ventures, over which we do not maintain full control;
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operating hazards, global health epidemics, natural disasters, weather-related events, cyber-security breaches,
IT system outages, global or regional conflicts, terrorist attacks, casualty losses and other matters beyond our
control;
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changes in consumer demand for refined products and renewable fuels;
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uncertainty regarding our future operating results;
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effects of existing and future laws and governmental regulations;
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the effects of future litigation;
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our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel across all areas of our business;
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conflicts of interest that may arise between ArcLight and its affiliates and subsidiaries and us;
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plans, objectives, expectations and intentions contained in this Annual Report that are not historical; and
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public health crises, epidemics and pandemics.
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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.
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, TransMontaigne Partners LLC,
and our wholly owned and controlled operating subsidiaries. References to ‘ArcLight’ are intended to mean ArcLight
Energy Partners Fund VI, L.P., its affiliates and subsidiaries, other than us and our subsidiaries.
ITEMS 1 AND 2. BUSINESS AND PROPERTIES
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 companies
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, we sell refined and renewable
products to major fuel producers and marketers in the Pacific Northwest at our terminal in Tacoma, Washington. 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; heat residual fuel oils and asphalt stored in our tanks; and 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. 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.
We are 100% owned by TLP Finance Holdings, LLC (“TLP Finance”), an indirect controlled subsidiary of
ArcLight. We are voluntarily filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the covenants contained in
our outstanding 8.500% senior unsecured notes due in 2030.
Recent Developments
Terminal Facilities Sale Agreements. On January 22, 2025, the Company announced that it had entered into
separate agreements for the sale of our terminal facilities on Fisher Island Miami, Florida and in Fairfax, Virginia. Proceeds
from the terminal sales will be used for repayment of certain term debt obligations.
The Fisher Island terminal has active capacity of approximately 700,000 barrels for the storage of marine fuels.
The purchase price is approximately $180 million. The closing of the sale is expected to occur on or about June 20, 2025,
subject to customary closing conditions. Following the closing, we will lease the terminal from the buyer to allow us to
continue servicing our current customer agreements through approximately May 2027.
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The Fairfax terminal has active capacity of approximately 500,000 barrels for the storage of gasoline, diesel,
ethanol, and fuel additives. The purchase price is approximately $30.8 million. The closing of the sale is expected to occur
on or about June 30, 2026, subject to certain rights for the Company to extend the closing date. The closing is subject to
customary closing conditions.
Credit Agreement Amendment. On February 5, 2025, the Company, as parent guarantor, and TransMontaigne
Operating Company L.P., our wholly owned subsidiary, entered into Amendment No. 4 to the Credit Agreement which
provides for, among other things, (i) the extension of the maturity date with respect to the revolving credit facility (the
“Extension”) and (ii) the reduction of the applicable margin of the loans under the revolving credit facility (the “RCF
Repricing”). After giving effect to the Extension and RCF Repricing, (i) the maturity date of the revolving credit facility
shall be the earlier of August 31, 2029 or, to the extent that any senior secured term loans under the Credit Agreement
remain outstanding, the date that is ninety-one (91) days prior to the maturity date of such senior secured term loans under
the Credit Agreement (taking into account any extensions or refinancings thereof) and (ii) loans under the revolving credit
facility accrue interest at a per annum rate equal to, at our election, either a Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate
(“SOFR”) plus an applicable margin of 3.00% or an alternate base rate plus an applicable margin of 2.00%. The other
terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, as amended by Amendment No. 4, remain unchanged.
Senior Notes. On February 21, 2025, the Company closed on our offering of $500 million aggregate principal
amount of 8.500% senior unsecured notes due in 2030 at an issue price of 100% in a private offering that is exempt from
the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The senior unsecured notes are guaranteed on a
senior unsecured basis by all of the Company’s subsidiaries that guarantee our credit facility. We used the net proceeds
from the senior unsecured notes offering to redeem all of our 6.125% senior notes due in 2026, repay indebtedness under
our revolving credit facility, make a distribution to TLP Finance Holdings, LLC to repay TLP Finance Holdings, LLC’s
term loan due in 2025 and to pay fees and expenses in connection with the transactions, with the remainder to be used for
general corporate purposes.
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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, 2024 are as follows:
Active storage
capacity (1)
(shell bbls)
Our Terminals by Region:
Gulf Coast Terminals:
Port Everglades North (Fort Lauderdale), FL
2,487,000
Port Everglades South (Fort Lauderdale), FL (2)
376,000
Jacksonville, FL
271,000
Cape Canaveral, FL
724,000
Port Manatee, FL
1,303,000
Pensacola, FL
270,000
Fisher Island (Miami), FL
673,000
Tampa, FL
760,000
Gulf Coast Total
6,864,000
Midwest Terminals:
Rogers, AR and Mount Vernon, MO (aggregate amounts)
419,000
Cushing, OK
1,005,000
Oklahoma City, OK
158,000
Midwest Total
1,582,000
Brownsville Terminal
1,632,000
River Terminals:
Evansville, IN
245,000
New Albany, IN
201,000
Greater Cincinnati, KY
199,000
Henderson, KY
170,000
Louisville, KY
183,000
Owensboro, KY
154,000
Paducah, KY
322,000
Baton Rouge, LA (Dock)
—
Greenville, MS
369,000
Cape Girardeau, MO
140,000
East Liverpool, OH
228,000
River Total
2,211,000
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Active storage
capacity (1)
(shell bbls)
Southeast Terminals:
Albany, GA
203,000
Americus, GA
98,000
Athens, GA
203,000
Bainbridge, GA
368,000
Birmingham, AL
178,000
Charlotte, NC
121,000
Collins/Purvis, MS (Collins terminal)
6,280,000
Collins, MS (Collins rack)
200,000
Doraville, GA
438,000
Fairfax, VA
508,000
Greensboro, NC
479,000
Griffin, GA
107,000
Lookout Mountain, GA
219,000
Macon, GA
174,000
Meridian, MS
139,000
Norfolk, VA
1,336,000
Richmond, VA
436,000
Rome, GA
152,000
Selma, NC
673,000
Spartanburg, SC
166,000
Southeast Total
12,478,000
West Coast Terminals:
Martinez, CA
5,034,000
Richmond, CA
688,000
Tacoma, WA
1,486,000
West Coast Total
7,208,000
Our Joint Ventures Terminals:
BOSTCO Joint Venture Terminal (3)
7,080,000
Olympic Pipeline Company Joint Venture Terminal (4)
510,000
SeaPort Midstream Joint Venture Terminal (5)
1,251,000
Frontera Joint Venture Terminal (6)
1,655,000
TOTAL CAPACITY
42,471,000
(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% Class A ownership interest.
(4)
Reflects the total active storage capacity of Olympic Pipeline Company, LLC (“Olympic Pipeline Company”), of
which we have a 30% ownership interest.
(5)
Reflects the total active storage capacity of SeaPort Midstream Partners, LLC (“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, Tampa 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 refined products. Our Gulf Coast
terminals receive products from vessels on behalf of our customers. In addition, our Gulf Coast terminals, other than Fisher
Island, also receive product by truck and our Jacksonville terminal also receives asphalt by rail. 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 terminals. 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 United States/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, when our customer obtains all the necessary approvals from the Mexican
government. We have previously filed revised tariffs with the FERC to support such activities.
River Operations. Our River terminals are composed of 10 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 12.5 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.
West Coast Operations. Our West Coast terminals consist of three active product terminals with approximately
7.2 million barrels of aggregate active storage capacity. Our two California terminals are well positioned with pipeline
connections to two of the three local refineries, one of the two local renewable fuels plants, the Northern California
products pipeline distribution system and marine access to all three refineries and both renewable fuels plants in the San
Francisco Bay area. 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. On November 17, 2021, we acquired a 30% ownership interest in the
Olympic Pipeline Company joint venture, which owns the Olympic Pipeline between Blaine, Washington and Portland,
Oregon and a refined and renewable products terminal in Bayview, Washington 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. On November 17, 2021, we acquired a 51% ownership interest in the 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 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
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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
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. We operate Frontera 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 generate revenue from our terminal operations by charging fees for providing integrated terminaling,
transportation and related services. In addition, we sell refined and renewable products to major fuel producers and
marketers in the Pacific Northwest at our terminal in Tacoma, Washington. The fees we charge and our other sources of
revenue are composed of:
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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.” 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.
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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 Frontera 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 we receive a management fee based
on our costs incurred.
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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.
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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,
renewable products, crude oil 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.
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. In particular, 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
we are and have greater financial resources, and control substantially greater storage capacity, than we do;
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the perception that another company can provide better service; and
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the availability of alternative supply points, or supply points located closer to our customers’ operations.
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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 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 70% of the total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Terminals and Pipeline Control Operations
The pipelines we own or operate are operated via optical fiber, wireless and wide area network communication
systems from a central control room located in Roswell, Georgia. We can also monitor activity at our terminals from this
control room or other areas within the Roswell, Georgia office.
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 delivery and 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 pumping operations. 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, including the Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement and Safety Acts
of 2002, 2006, 2011, 2016 and 2020, or PIPES and comparable state statutes relating to the design, installation, testing,
construction, operation, 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 submit 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
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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 evaluate 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. We believe that we are in material compliance with these
PHMSA rules.
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 United States 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.
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:
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requiring remedial action to mitigate releases of hydrocarbons, hazardous substances or wastes caused by our
operations or attributable to former operators;
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requiring capital expenditures to comply with environmental control requirements; and
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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.
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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
and/or the EPA. Numerous states have enacted laws similar to OPA and require similar or additional prevention and
response plans. 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 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 assets expected to produce air emissions or result in the
increase of existing air emissions. Accordingly, such facilities must 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
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losses. The sources of these emissions are strictly regulated through the permitting process. Such regulation includes
stringent control technology and extensive permit review with 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 additional 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 material 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. Our terminal facilities are routinely 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 material 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 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, Midwest, Brownsville, Texas, River and Southeast terminals and
facilities, a third party contractually agreed to and has indemnified 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.
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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 regions that may be designated as habitat for
endangered or threatened species, we believe that we are in material 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.
Climate Change. The concern over climate change continues to attract considerable attention in the United States
and around the globe. As a result, numerous proposals have been advanced and are likely to continue to be initiated at the
international, national, regional and state levels of government to monitor and limit emissions of greenhouse gases or
GHGs. These efforts have included consideration of cap-and-trade programs, carbon taxes and GHG reporting and tracking
programs, vehicle efficiency standards, electric vehicle mandates, and regulations that directly limit GHG emissions from
certain sources. These proposals and future legislation could increase operating costs within the oil and gas industry and
accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels, which could in turn reduce demand for our customer’s products, and our
services, and adversely affect our business and results of operations.
Domestically, federal and state legislative and regulatory initiatives have attempted to and will likely continue to
address climate change and control or limit greenhouse gas emissions. A number of states, including states in which we
operate such as California and Washington, 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 and establish vehicle efficiency standards and electric vehicle mandates.
In December 2015, over 190 countries, including the United States, reached an agreement to reduce global
greenhouse gas emissions (the “Paris Agreement”). The United States withdrew from the Paris Agreement in 2017 during
the first Trump administration. Although the United States rejoined the Paris Agreement in 2021, in January 2025,
President Trump issued an executive order, upon taking office for his second term, initiating the process for withdrawing
the United States from the Paris Agreement. President Trump also issued a series of executive orders signaling a potential
shift in environmental and energy policy in the United States, including an executive order revoking nearly 80 executive
orders issued by President Biden, including those addressing public health and the environment, the climate crisis, and
climate-related financial risks.
In November 2021, the United States enacted a nearly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure law, which provided
significant funding for electric vehicles and clean energy technologies in an effort to accelerate the transition away from
fossil fuels. In August 2022, the United States enacted the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which allocated $369 billion to
climate change and environmental initiatives, including transportation electrification, fees on and greater regulation of
methane emissions, and support for green energy manufacturing programs. Certain of these initiatives are subject to
ongoing litigation, and the impacts of each of these laws and orders, and the terms of any legislation or regulation to
implement the United States commitment under the Paris Agreement, remain unclear at this time. In November 2024, the
EPA issued a final rule to implement the methane emissions reduction program outlined in the Inflation Reduction Act of
2022 by imposing a “waste emissions charge” on certain petroleum and natural gas sources that are already required to
report their emissions under the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. It is possible the second Trump administration
may shift the United States’ energy policy and priorities, including the appropriation and disbursement of
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federal funds under the bipartisan infrastructure law and the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. However, changes to United
States climate change strategy under the second Trump administration remain subject to the ultimate passage of legislation
and action of federal and state regulatory agencies; therefore, the impact to our industry and our current and future
operations due to climate change and greenhouse gas regulation is unknown at this time.
On October 7, 2023, California signed into law two climate disclosure bills that will impose reporting obligations
on companies doing business in California—SB 253, the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act and SB 261,
Greenhouse Gases: Climate-Related Financial Risk. On March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a
final rule that will enhance and standardize climate-related disclosures for investors. The rule is currently stayed pending
resolution of various legal challenges. We are still evaluating the impact of the final rule on the Company; however, such
rules at the federal and state level could increase our costs to operate and maintain our facilities by, for example, requiring
that we measure and report our emissions, install new emission controls at our facilities, acquire allowances to authorize
our emissions, pay taxes related to our emissions and administer and manage an emissions program, among other possible
measures. 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.
Climatic events in the areas in which we operate, whether from climate change or otherwise, can cause
disruptions, and in some cases, delays in, or suspension of, our services. These events, including but not limited to storms,
drought, wildfire, extreme temperatures or flooding, may become more intense or more frequent as a result of climate
change and could impact our operations, including damages to our facilities. As a result of losses sustained at our facilities,
in the energy industry, or in the geographies where our facilities are located, we may experience increased insurance costs,
or difficulty obtaining adequate insurance coverage. Extreme weather events could cause damage to our facilities that may
exceed our insurance coverage and our financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
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 United States/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, when our customer obtains all the necessary approvals from the Mexican government, 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). In January 2022, in response to rising inflation and a
rehearing proceeding, the FERC set the new index at PPI-FG minus 0.21% for the five-year period extending through June
2026, and ordered pipelines to recalculate their rate ceiling levels effective March 1, 2022 (the “Rehearing Order”).
FERC’s Rehearing Order was challenged and, in July 2024, vacated by the D.C. Circuit, which ruled that FERC violated
federal law by modifying the index without following prescribed notice and comment procedures. As a result, the D.C.
Circuit vacated the Rehearing Order and, in September 2024, FERC reinstated the index that existed prior to the Rehearing
Order (which FERC set at PPI-FG plus 0.78% in December 2020). In September 2024, FERC also directed oil and liquids
pipelines to use revised index multipliers to recompute their index ceiling levels, setting the revised index multiplier for the
time period from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025, at 1.022547 (effectively allowing oil and liquids pipelines to increase their
index ceiling levels by approximately 2.25%). Subsequently, in October 2024, FERC issued a Supplemental Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking that proposes to reduce the currently effective index by 1%, effectively opening the way to
reimplementation through a notice-and-comment rulemaking of the same rulings that FERC could not make through the
Rehearing Order. The outcome of the rulemaking is uncertain at this time. 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 an 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,” that
connects our Collins and Purvis, Mississippi bulk storage terminal facilities; approximately 5 miles of various diameter
petroleum pipeline in and around Martinez, California; approximately 3 miles of pipeline connected to our Tacoma,
Washington terminal; and the Diamondback pipeline consisting of two approximately 16-mile pipelines. 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. PHMSA requires 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 the
development of potentially flammable vapor from accumulating within the vapor space between fluid levels and the roof of
the tank. Our terminal facilities operate with 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. Many of our storage tanks are also protected by aqueous fire-fighting foam systems that are activated
in case of fire.
Title to Properties
The Razorback, Pinebelt, Tacoma 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. Our executive officers are employed by TransMontaigne Management Company, LLC (“TMC”), a
wholly owned subsidiary of ArcLight, which also provides services to certain other ArcLight affiliates. All other
employees who provide services to the Company are employed by our subsidiary, TLP Management Services L.L.C.
(“TMS”). TMS provides certain payroll functions and maintains all employee benefits programs on behalf of TMC
pursuant to a services agreement between TMC and TMS. As of February 28 2025, we had approximately 547 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 surveys among
management and our employee population, to identify new initiatives that will help boost engagement, employee
satisfaction and drive business results. We provide a competitive pay and benefits package that is designed to attract and
retain a skilled and diverse workforce.
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 facility operations training, including terminal specific
requirements and 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. Over one-third of our workforce is represented by minority populations, while nearly one-third
of our senior management team consists of women. While our current workforce reflects a broad range of backgrounds
and experiences, we continue to focus our recruiting on building an even more diverse workforce.
Sustainability Report
We voluntarily publish a Sustainability Report, which describes our sustainability vision, energy-efficiency
initiatives, handling of renewable fuels, environmental and safety programs, greenhouse gas emissions programs,
community commitment and involvement, safety, cybersecurity, employee development and training, governance, ethics,
diversity and inclusion and risk management. Our Sustainability Report can be viewed at the “Sustainability” section of
our website at www.transmontaignepartners.com. Our Sustainability Report and the information contained on our website
are not part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, are not deemed filed with the SEC and are not to be incorporated by
reference into any of our filings under the Securities Act of 1934.
Available Information
We file annual, quarterly, and current reports 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 “SEC
Filings” 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.
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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. A significant customer in our Southeast Terminals provided notice of intent to terminate their terminaling services
agreement when it expires in the second quarter of 2026. If our customers choose not to renew existing contracts or we are
unable to timely re-contract our available capacity at favorable rates, then our revenue and cash flow would decline. 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 refined petroleum
product supplies available to our customers, a material decline in the demand for the products that our customers market
and distribute, 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, 2024, our outstanding
borrowings under the revolving credit facility were $17 million. At December 31, 2024, the capital expenditures to
complete the approved additional investments and expansion capital projects are estimated to be approximately $20
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.
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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, 2024, we had total long-term debt of $1.4 billion and we had an unused borrowing base
availability of $133 million under our revolving credit facility. Our level of debt could have important consequences to us.
For example our level of debt could:
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impair our ability to obtain additional financing, if necessary, for working capital, capital expenditures,
acquisitions or other purposes;
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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
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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, capital expenditures, investments or acquisitions, 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 loans 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 loans 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:
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incur or guarantee additional debt;
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make distributions under certain circumstances;
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make certain investments and acquisitions;
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incur certain liens or permit them to exist;
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enter into certain types of transactions with affiliates;
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merge or consolidate with another company or undergo a change in control; and
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transfer, sell or otherwise dispose of assets.
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Our senior secured term loans and revolving credit facility also contain 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 loans 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, 2024, we had additional borrowing capacity of $133 million under
our revolving credit facility, all of which would be secured if borrowed.
Any increase in our level of indebtedness will have several important effects on our future operations, including,
without limitation:
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we will have additional cash requirements in order to support the payment of interest on our outstanding
indebtedness;
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increases in our outstanding indebtedness and leverage will increase our vulnerability to adverse changes in
general economic and industry conditions, such as interest rates, as well as to competitive pressure; and
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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 could 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
could, depending on the terms of the particular agreement, 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
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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 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;
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the perception that another company may provide better service; and
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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,
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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.
Fluctuations in the price of the products that we purchase and sell could adversely affect our results of
operations.
We purchase and sell refined and renewable products, along with associated carbon offsets, at our Tacoma,
Washington terminal and maintain limited product inventories to support these activities. We currently do not hedge our
exposure to price fluctuations and a significant fluctuation in market prices of refined and renewable products and/or
associated carbon offsets could result in losses or lower profits from these sales activities.
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, community 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.
Continued 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 continued high inflationary pressures that began 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. 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 high 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.
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Changes in United States administrative policy, including the imposition of or increases in tariffs on
construction materials used in our expansion and maintenance projects, changes to existing trade agreements and any
resulting changes in international trade relations, may have an adverse effect on us.
We own and operate terminals and pipelines that may require significant amounts of steel and other construction
materials to complete our expansion and maintenance projects and rely on our ability to obtain such materials in a cost
effective manner to maintain our net margins. Any imposition of or increase in tariffs on steel and other construction
materials could increase our expansion and maintenance project costs, which may adversely impact our return on our
expansion projects or cost to operate and maintain our terminals and pipelines. The Trump administration recently began to
implement new tariffs and to increase existing tariffs on steel and other construction materials. The ultimate outcome and
impact of these tariff changes remain unknown at this time. Additionally, changes in United States and foreign government
trade policies, including potential modifications to existing trade agreements and further restrictions on free trade, could
introduce additional uncertainty and increased inflationary pressures. Any escalation of trade tensions, additional tariffs,
retaliatory measures by foreign governments or shifts in United States or international trade policies could adversely
impact our supply chain and increase costs and could have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
Moreover, inflationary pressures that follow from these tariffs, trade tensions or changes in trade policies may increase our
operating costs and have an adverse impact on our business and results of operations.
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:
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leaks or accidental releases of products or other materials into the environment, whether as a result of human
error or otherwise;
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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;
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explosions, fires, accidents, mechanical malfunctions, faulty measurement and other operating errors;
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epidemic or pandemic diseases; or
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acts of terrorism, vandalism, or cyber sabotage.
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. The United States government has
issued public warnings indicating that pipelines and other infrastructure assets could be specific targets of terrorist
organizations or cyber sabotage events. 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 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
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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:
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an increase in the market price of crude oil that leads to higher refined product prices;
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higher fuel taxes or other governmental or other regulatory actions that increase, directly or indirectly, the
cost of gasolines or other refined products;
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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;
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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
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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.
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 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.
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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 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.
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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
war in Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas war or other global hostilities or sustained military campaigns may adversely impact
our cash flows.
The long-term impact of terrorist attacks 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 the
Ukraine and Israel-Hamas wars or other global hostilities or 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.
Federal and state legislative and regulatory initiatives in the United States have attempted to and will likely
continue to address climate change and control or limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Although it is not possible to
predict how they will impact our business, any such future laws or regulations could adversely affect demand for the
products that we transport, store or otherwise handle or increase our costs to operate and maintain our facilities. A number
of states, including states in which we operate such as California and Washington, 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, and establish vehicle efficiency standards and electric
vehicle mandates.
In December 2015, over 190 countries, including the United States, reached an agreement to reduce global
greenhouse gas emissions (the “Paris Agreement”). The United States withdrew from the Paris Agreement in 2017 during
the first Trump administration. Although the United States rejoined the Paris Agreement in 2021, in January 2025,
President Trump issued an executive order, upon taking office for his second term, initiating the process for withdrawing
the United States from the Paris Agreement. President Trump also issued a series of executive orders signaling a potential
shift in environmental and energy policy in the United States, including an executive order revoking nearly 80 executive
orders issued by President Biden, including those addressing public health and the environment, the climate crisis, and
climate-related financial risks.
In November 2021, the United States enacted a nearly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure law, which provided
significant funding for electric vehicles and clean energy technologies, and in August 2022, the United States enacted the
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which allocated $369 billion to climate change and environmental initiatives, including
transportation electrification, fees on and greater regulation of methane emissions, and support for green energy
manufacturing programs. In November 2024, the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") issued a final
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rule to implement the methane emissions reduction program outlined in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 by imposing a
“waste emissions charge” on certain petroleum and natural gas sources that are already required to report their emissions
under the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. It is possible the second Trump administration may shift the United
States' energy policy and priorities, including the appropriation and disbursement of federal funds under the bipartisan
infrastructure law and the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
On October 7, 2023, California signed into law two climate disclosure bills that will impose reporting obligations
on companies doing business in California—SB 253, the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act and SB 261,
Greenhouse Gases: Climate-Related Financial Risk. On March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a
final rule that will enhance and standardize climate-related disclosures for investors. The rule is currently stayed pending
resolution of various legal challenges. We are still evaluating the impact of the final rule on the Company; however, such
rules at the federal and state level could increase our costs to operate and maintain our facilities by, for example, requiring
that we measure and report our emissions, install new emission controls at our facilities, acquire allowances to authorize
our emissions, pay taxes related to our emissions and administer and manage an emissions program, among other possible
measures. 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. Certain of these initiatives are subject to ongoing litigation, and the impacts of these laws and orders remain
unclear at this time.
These climate-related regulatory initiatives could drive down demand for the refined petroleum products 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, scientists and the Federal Government have stated that increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases
in the earth’s atmosphere produce climate changes that have significant physical effects, such as increased frequency and
severity of storms, droughts, floods and other climate events. As a result of losses sustained at our facilities, in the energy
industry, or in the geographies where are facilities are located, we may experience increased insurance costs, or difficulty
obtaining adequate insurance coverage. Extreme weather events could cause damage to our facilities that may exceed our
insurance coverage and our financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
We could be adversely affected if we were to lose or have difficulty attracting and retaining qualified personnel.
Our continued success depends on our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel across all areas of our
business, including terminal operator personnel. We compete with other businesses in our industry and elsewhere with
respect to attracting and retaining qualified personnel. A shortage of qualified personnel may require us to enhance wage
and benefits packages in order to compete effectively in the hiring and retention of such personnel. No assurance can be
given that our labor costs will not increase, or that such increases can be recovered through increased prices charged to our
customers, which could negatively impact our financial condition and results of 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.
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These conflicts include, among others, the following potential conflicts of interest:
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ArcLight and its affiliates may engage in competition with us under certain circumstances;
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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;
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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;
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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 our officers also devote significant time to the business of these
entities and are compensated accordingly;
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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;
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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;
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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;
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ArcLight and its officers and directors will not be liable for monetary damages to us, our debt 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
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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.
General Risks
We could be negatively impacted by future public health crises, epidemics and pandemics.
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Our operations expose us to risks associated with public health crises and outbreaks of epidemics, pandemics, or
contagious diseases. COVID-19 and its variants or a future public health crisis, could pose a 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 a future public health crisis or pandemic may impact our business will depend on future developments, which
remain uncertain. We may experience, among other impacts, (a) future customer shutdowns to prevent spread of illness,
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.
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:
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fail to realize anticipated benefits, such as cost-savings or cash flow enhancements;
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decrease our liquidity by using a significant portion of our available cash or borrowing capacity to finance
acquisitions;
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significantly increase our interest expense or financial leverage if we incur additional debt to finance
acquisitions;
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encounter difficulties operating in new geographic areas or new lines of business;
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be unable to secure adequate customer commitments to use the acquired systems or facilities;
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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;
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be unable to hire, train or retain qualified personnel to manage and operate our growing business and assets;
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be unable to successfully integrate the assets or businesses we acquire;
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less effectively manage our historical assets because of the diversion of management’s attention; or
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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.
ITEM 1C. CYBERSECURITY
We have developed and implemented a cybersecurity framework intended to identify, assess, monitor and manage
risks from cybersecurity threats to the security of our information, systems and network using a risk-based approach. Our
framework is informed in part by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework,
although our framework takes into account the particulars of our business and our diverse network of terminal operations
and therefore does not meet all the technical standards, specifications or requirements under the NIST. Additionally, the
Company follows IT General Controls that were implemented to adhere to Sarbanes-Oxley internal controls.
We contract with external firms to assess the Company’s cybersecurity framework. In connection therewith,
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such firms conduct cybersecurity risk assessments, cybersecurity incident response, provide internal and external
penetration testing and ongoing training to our Cybersecurity Group. The Company maintains a cybersecurity insurance
policy. Additionally, we use processes to oversee and identify material risks from cybersecurity threats associated with our
use of third-party technology and systems and third-party service providers.
As part of our risk management process, we conduct application security assessments, vulnerability management,
penetration testing, security audits, and ongoing risk assessments. The Company maintains a variety of incident response
plans that would be deployed in the event that a cybersecurity incident were detected. We require all of our employees to
undertake data protection and cybersecurity training and compliance programs on an annual basis, which are administered
and tracked through online learning modules.
Our critical business systems are fully redundant and backed up at separate locations. Separate business and
SCADA networks allow for isolation of potential threats and enhance the security of these systems. We maintain a
dedicated SCADA department, staffed around the clock, to evaluate and respond to significant events and incidents that
may impact our pipeline operations. Anti-virus solutions are deployed on our SCADA systems and workstations in our data
centers and control centers.
Our Cybersecurity Group oversees our policies and procedures for protecting our cybersecurity infrastructure and
for compliance with applicable data protection and security regulations, and related risks. Our Director of IT Infrastructure,
who has extensive cybersecurity knowledge, training and skills gained from over 30 years of work experience on
cybersecurity and from technology leadership roles in the energy industry, heads the Cybersecurity Group responsible for
implementing and maintaining our cybersecurity and data protection practices. The Director of IT Infrastructure reports
directly to our Chief Financial Officer.
Significant threats are reviewed by the Cybersecurity Group to determine whether further escalation is
appropriate. Any cybersecurity threat or incident assessed as potentially being or potentially becoming material is
immediately escalated for further assessment and reported to designated members of our executive management team;
namely our Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, who, in addition to the Director of IT
Infrastructure, are responsible for overseeing and managing material risks from cybersecurity threats. Further, the
Company provides an annual cybersecurity assessment to ArcLight.
To date, our business strategy, results of operations and financial condition have not been materially affected, nor
are they reasonably likely to be affected by risks from cybersecurity incidents or threats. Despite our efforts, we cannot
eliminate all risks from cybersecurity threats or provide assurance that we will not be materially affected in the future by
such risks or any future material incidents. For more information on our cybersecurity related risks, see Item 1A. Risk
Factors of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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
Not applicable.
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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.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Terminal Facilities sale agreements. On January 22, 2025, the Company announced that it had entered into
separate agreements for the sale of our terminal facilities on Fisher Island Miami, Florida and in Fairfax, Virginia. Proceeds
from the terminal sales will be used for repayment of certain term debt obligations.
The Fisher Island terminal has active capacity of approximately 700,000 barrels for the storage of marine fuels.
The purchase price is approximately $180 million. The closing of the sale is expected to occur on or about June 20, 2025,
subject to customary closing conditions. Following the closing, we will lease the terminal from the buyer to allow us to
continue servicing our current customer agreements through approximately May 2027.
The Fairfax terminal has active capacity of approximately 500,000 barrels for the storage of gasoline, diesel,
ethanol, and fuel additives. The purchase price is approximately $30.8 million. The closing of the sale is expected to occur
on or about June 30, 2026, subject to certain rights for the Company to extend the closing date. The closing is subject to
customary closing conditions.
Credit Agreement amendment. On February 5, 2025, the Company, as parent guarantor, and TransMontaigne
Operating Company L.P., our wholly owned subsidiary, entered into Amendment No. 4 to the Credit Agreement which
provides for, among other things, (i) the extension of the maturity date with respect to the revolving credit facility (the
“Extension”) and (ii) the reduction of the applicable margin of the loans under the revolving credit facility (the “RCF
Repricing”). After giving effect to the Extension and RCF Repricing, (i) the maturity date of the revolving credit facility
shall be the earlier of August 31, 2029 or, to the extent that any senior secured term loans under the Credit Agreement
remain outstanding, the date that is ninety-one (91) days prior to the maturity date of such senior secured term loans under
the Credit Agreement (taking into account any extensions or refinancings thereof) and (ii) loans under the revolving credit
facility accrue interest at a per annum rate equal to, at our election, either a Term SOFR plus an applicable margin of 3.00%
or an alternate base rate plus an applicable margin of 2.00%. The other terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, as
amended by Amendment No. 4, remain unchanged.
Senior notes. On February 21, 2025, the Company closed on our offering of $500 million aggregate principal
amount of 8.500% senior unsecured notes due in 2030 at an issue price of 100% in a private offering that is exempt from
the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The senior unsecured notes are guaranteed on a
senior unsecured basis by all of the Company’s subsidiaries that guarantee our credit facility. We used the net proceeds
from the senior unsecured notes offering to redeem all of our 6.125% senior notes due in 2026, repay indebtedness under
our revolving credit facility, make a distribution to TLP Finance Holdings, LLC to repay TLP Finance Holdings, LLC’s
term loan due in 2025 and to pay fees and expenses in connection with the transactions, with the remainder to be used for
general corporate purposes.
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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 companies
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, we sell refined and renewable
products to major fuel producers and marketers in the Pacific Northwest at our terminal in Tacoma, Washington. 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; heat residual fuel oils and asphalt stored in our tanks; and 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. 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.
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, Tampa 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 refined products. Our Gulf Coast
terminals receive products from vessels on behalf of our customers. In addition, our Gulf Coast terminals, other than Fisher
Island, also receive product by truck and our Jacksonville terminal also receives asphalt by rail. 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. 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
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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 United States/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, when our customer obtains all the necessary approvals from the Mexican
government. We have previously filed revised tariffs with the FERC to support such activities.
River Operations. Our River terminals are composed of 10 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 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 12.5 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.
West Coast Operations. Our West Coast terminals consist of three active product terminals with approximately
7.2 million barrels of aggregate active storage capacity. Our two California terminals are well positioned with pipeline
connections to two of the three local refineries, one of the two local renewable fuels plants, the Northern California
products pipeline distribution system and marine access to all three refineries and both renewable fuels plants in the San
Francisco Bay area. 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
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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. 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 a refined and renewable products terminal in Bayview, Washington 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. 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 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 SeaPort Midstream 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 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. We operate
Frontera 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 operations by charging fees for providing integrated terminaling,
transportation and related services. In addition, we sell refined and renewable products to major fuel producers and
marketers in the Pacific Northwest at our terminal in Tacoma, Washington. We have several significant customer
relationships. Our top 10 customers made up approximately 70% of the total revenue for the year ended December 31,
2024.
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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 a 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.
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 Frontera 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 we receive a
management fee based on our costs incurred.
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, contract services, legal fees and 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.
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
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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, 2024 AND 2023
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.
Results of operations for our fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 is included in Item 7. Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on March 15, 2024
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 001-32505).
ANALYSIS OF TERMINAL REVENUE
Terminal revenue. We derive terminal revenue from our terminal operations by charging fees for providing
integrated terminaling, transportation and related services.
The terminal revenue by category was as follows (in thousands):
Terminal Revenue by Category
Year ended
Year ended
December 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
Terminaling services fees
$ 309,668
$ 297,434
Management fees
13,913
14,825
Terminal revenue
$ 323,581
$ 312,259
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The terminal revenue by business segment is presented and further analyzed below by category of revenue.
Terminal Revenue by Business Segment
Year ended
Year ended
December 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
Gulf Coast terminals
$
89,132
$
88,453
Midwest terminals
11,250
11,003
Brownsville terminals
24,154
25,046
River terminals
15,452
14,425
Southeast terminals
74,828
68,896
West Coast terminals
101,815
96,857
Central services
6,950
7,579
Terminal revenue
$
323,581
$
312,259
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.” 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):
Terminaling Services Fees
by Business Segment
Year ended
Year ended
December 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
Gulf Coast terminals
$ 89,051
$ 88,380
Midwest terminals
11,250
11,003
Brownsville terminals
18,244
18,982
River terminals
15,452
14,425
Southeast terminals
73,862
67,831
West Coast terminals
101,809
96,813
Central services
—
—
Terminaling services fees
$ 309,668
$ 297,434
The increase in terminaling services fees at our River terminals for the year ended December 31, 2024 is primarily
a result of increased ancillary fees and contract escalations.
The increase in terminaling services fees at our Southeast terminals for the year ended December 31, 2024 is
primarily a result of placing growth projects into service during the fourth quarter of 2023, contracting available capacity
and contract escalations.
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The increase in terminaling services fees at our West Coast terminals for the year ended December 31, 2024 is
primarily a result of placing growth projects into service during the third quarter of 2024, increased ancillary fees and
contract escalations.
Included in terminaling services fees for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, are fees charged to
affiliates of approximately $1.6 million and $10.8 million, respectively.
The “firm commitments” and “ancillary” revenue included in terminaling services fees were as follows (in
thousands):
Firm Commitments
and Ancillary Terminaling Services Fees
Year ended
Year ended
December 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
Firm commitments
$
241,603
$
229,252
Ancillary
68,065
68,182
Terminaling services fees
$
309,668
$
297,434
The remaining terms on the terminaling services agreements that generated “firm commitments” for the year
ended December 31, 2024 were as follows (in thousands):
Less than 1 year remaining
$ 51,008
21%
1 year or more, but less than 3 years remaining
162,311
67%
3 years or more, but less than 5 years remaining
19,951
8%
5 years or more remaining
8,333
4%
Total firm commitments for the year ended December 31, 2024
$ 241,603
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
we receive a management fee based on our costs incurred.
The management fees by business segments were as follows (in thousands):
Management Fees
by Business Segment
Year ended Year ended
December 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
Gulf Coast terminals
$
81
$
73
Midwest terminals
—
—
Brownsville terminals
5,910
6,064
River terminals
—
—
Southeast terminals
966
1,065
West Coast terminals
6
44
Central services
6,950
7,579
Management fees
$ 13,913
$
14,825
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Included in management fees for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, are fees charged to affiliates of
approximately $12.9 million and $13.7 million, respectively.
ANALYSIS OF PRODUCT SALES, GROSS MARGIN
Product sales, gross margin. Our product sales revenue refers to the sale of refined and renewable products at our
terminal in Tacoma, Washington. 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
December 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
Product sales
$ 379,146
$ 340,861
Cost of product sales
(356,187)
(320,516)
Product sales, gross margin
$
22,959
$
20,345
The increase in product sales and cost of product sales for the year ended December 31, 2024 is a result of
increased product sales volumes in 2024.
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, contract
services, legal fees and 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
Year ended Year ended
December 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
Wages and employee benefits
$
60,806
$ 57,320
Utilities and communication charges
13,449
14,388
Repairs and maintenance
13,585
11,238
Property taxes and rentals
20,248
20,034
Vehicles and fuel costs
1,538
1,482
Environmental compliance costs
5,256
4,410
Additive detergent costs
4,052
4,433
Contract services
3,068
3,463
Legal fees
4,674
1,683
Other
6,666
6,246
Operating costs and expenses
$ 133,342
$ 124,697
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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
December 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
Gulf Coast terminals
$
26,279
$
24,426
Midwest terminals
1,846
1,917
Brownsville terminals
11,980
9,898
River terminals
6,896
6,777
Southeast terminals
29,180
26,475
West Coast terminals
39,197
36,721
Central services
17,964
18,483
Operating costs and expenses
$ 133,342
$ 124,697
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, 2024 and 2023 were approximately $30.2 million and $28.9 million, respectively.
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 both of the years ended
December 31, 2024 and 2023, insurance expense was approximately $6.8 million.
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 $3.8 million and $4.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Depreciation and amortization expenses for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 was approximately
$71.8 million and $70.9 million, respectively.
Interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 was approximately $93.8 million and $100
million, respectively. Interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, is impacted by an unrealized gain
(loss) on interest rate swap agreements of approximately $6.1 million and ($2.9) million, respectively.
ANALYSIS OF INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES
At December 31, 2024 and 2023, our investments in unconsolidated affiliates include a 42.5% Class A ownership
interest in 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
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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
Carrying value
ownership
(in thousands)
December 31,
December 31,
December 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
2024
2023
BOSTCO
42.5 %
42.5 % $ 180,920
$ 186,486
Olympic Pipeline Company
30 %
30 %
84,975
80,000
SeaPort Midstream
51 %
51 %
33,495
32,357
Frontera
50 %
50 %
18,002
21,267
Total investments in unconsolidated affiliates
$ 317,392
$ 320,110
Earnings (loss) from investments in unconsolidated affiliates were as follows (in thousands):
Year ended
Year ended
December 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
BOSTCO
$
4,552
$
2,624
Olympic Pipeline Company
4,975
4,130
SeaPort Midstream
3,033
3,210
Frontera
(2,555)
176
Total earnings from investments in unconsolidated affiliates
$
10,005
$
10,140
The increase in earnings from our investment in BOSTCO for the year ended December 31, 2024 is primarily
attributable to increased ancillary revenue.
The loss in earnings from our investment in Frontera for the year ended December 31, 2024 is primarily
attributable to a non-cash impairment of goodwill at Frontera, of which, our share was approximately $2.2 million.
Additional capital investments in unconsolidated affiliates were as follows (in thousands):
Year ended
Year ended
December 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
BOSTCO
$
—
$
68
Olympic Pipeline Company
—
—
SeaPort Midstream
—
—
Frontera
—
500
Additional capital investments in unconsolidated affiliates
$
—
$
568
Cash distributions received from unconsolidated affiliates were as follows (in thousands):
Year ended
Year ended
December 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
BOSTCO
$
10,118
$
11,976
Olympic Pipeline Company
—
2,064
SeaPort Midstream
1,895
1,641
Frontera
710
749
Cash distributions received from unconsolidated affiliates
$
12,723
$
16,430
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The decrease in cash distributions received from our investment in BOSTCO for the year ended December 31,
2024, is primarily attributable to more spend on repairs and maintenance in 2024.
The decrease in cash distributions received from our investment in Olympic Pipeline Company for the year ended
December 31, 2024, is primarily attributable to cash held at Olympic Pipeline Company to fund a remediation project in
2024. We expect to recoup distributions held from our investment in Olympic Pipeline Company when Olympic Pipeline
Company receives reimbursement from their insurance company for the remediation project.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
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. Liquidity and Capital Resources for our fiscal
year ended December 31, 2022 is included in Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations - Liquidity and Capital Resources of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on March 15, 2024 with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 001-32505).
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities, investing activities and financing activities were as follows (in
thousands):
Year ended
Year ended
December 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
92,231
$
88,422
Net cash used in investing activities
$
(67,592)
$
(58,010)
Net cash used in financing activities
$
(24,017)
$
(35,876)
The approximately $3.8 million increase in net cash provided by operating activities for the year ended December
31, 2024 is primarily related to increased terminaling services fees at our Southeast terminals and increased product sales,
gross margin, at our terminal in Tacoma, Washington.
The approximately $9.6 million increase in net cash used in investing activities for the year ended December 31,
2024 is primarily related to an approximately $9.0 million member loan to Olympic Pipeline Company to fund an Olympic
Pipeline Company remediation project. We expect the loan to be repaid when Olympic Pipeline Company receives
reimbursement from their insurance company for the remediation project.
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 2027. At December 31, 2024, the remaining
expenditures to complete the approved projects are estimated to be approximately $20 million. These expenditures
primarily relate to the construction costs associated with the expansion of our West Coast operations.
The approximately $11.9 million decrease in net cash used in financing activities for the year ended December 31,
2024 is primarily related to an approximately $25.5 million decrease in distributions to TLP Finance Holdings, LLC for
debt service, offset by an approximately $10.2 million decrease in borrowings under the Credit Agreement and an
approximately $3.5 million increase in debt issuance costs related to the April 15, 2024 amendment to the Credit
Agreement, discussed below.
Credit agreement. On November 17, 2021, the Company, as parent guarantor, and TransMontaigne Operating
Company L.P., our wholly owned subsidiary, entered into the Credit Agreement (“Credit Agreement”) for a $1 billion
senior secured term loans and a $150 million revolving credit facility, with a letter of credit subfacility of $35 million. On
April 15, 2024, we entered into Amendment No. 2 to the Credit Agreement for a new tranche of senior secured term loans
in an aggregate principal amount of $150 million. The other terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement were
unchanged.
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Proceeds from the $150 million senior secured term loans were used as follows (in thousands):
Repayment of revolving credit facility
$
110,401
Distributions to TLP Finance Holdings, LLC for debt service
36,677
Debt issuance costs
2,922
Proceeds from $150 million senior secured term loans
$
150,000
The senior secured term loans will mature on November 17, 2028. 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.
On October 28, 2024, the Company, as parent guarantor, and TransMontaigne Operating Company L.P., our
wholly owned subsidiary, entered into Amendment No. 3 to the Credit Agreement, which provides for, among other things,
(i) the reduction of the applicable margin of the senior secured term loans under the Credit Agreement (the “Repricing”)
and (ii) the removal of the credit spread adjustment from the Term SOFR applicable to the senior secured term loans under
the Credit Agreement. After giving effect to the Repricing and the removal of the credit spread adjustment, senior secured
term loans under the Credit Agreement accrue interest at a per annum rate equal to, at our election, either a Term SOFR
plus an applicable margin of 3.25% or an alternate base rate plus an applicable margin of 2.25%. The other terms and
conditions of the Credit Agreement, as amended by Amendment No. 3, remain unchanged.
Prior to October 28, 2024, we could elect to have loans under the Credit Agreement bear interest, at either a Term
SOFR plus 0.11448% (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. Thereafter, Amendment No. 3 rates apply to the senior secured term loans. 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.
On February 5, 2025, the Company, as parent guarantor, and TransMontaigne Operating Company L.P., our wholly
owned subsidiary, entered into Amendment No. 4 to the Credit Agreement which provides for, among other things, (i) the
extension of the maturity date with respect to the revolving credit facility (the “Extension”) and (ii) the reduction of the
applicable margin of the loans under the revolving credit facility (the “RCF Repricing”). After giving effect to the
Extension and RCF Repricing, (i) the maturity date of the revolving credit facility shall be the earlier of August 31, 2029
or, to the extent that any senior secured term loans under the Credit Agreement remain outstanding, the date that is ninety-
one (91) days prior to the maturity date of such senior secured term loans under the Credit Agreement (taking into account
any extensions or refinancings thereof) and (ii) loans under the revolving credit facility accrue interest at a per annum rate
equal to, at our election, either a Term SOFR plus an applicable margin of 3.00% or an alternate base rate plus an
applicable margin of 2.00%. The other terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, as amended by Amendment No. 4,
remain unchanged.
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 years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.
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.
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Twelve
Three months ended
months ended
March 31, June 30, September 30, December 31, December 31,
2024
2024
2024
2024
2024
Financial performance covenant tests:
Net earnings (loss)
$ 14,583
$ 3,449
$
(19,417)
$
11,467
$
10,082
Interest expense
13,040
24,045
49,865
6,819
93,769
Deferred debt issuance costs
1,041
1,158
1,244
3,216
6,659
State franchise taxes (income taxes)
484
544
625
512
2,165
Depreciation and amortization
17,662
17,852
17,872
18,460
71,846
Deferred compensation
1,875
647
643
675
3,840
One-time expenses (terminal sales, severance payments and legal
expenses)
788
1,050
1,945
592
4,375
Proportionate share of unconsolidated affiliates' depreciation and
amortization
4,808
4,675
4,253
9,138
22,874
Consolidated EBITDA
$ 54,281
$
53,420
$
57,030
$
50,879
$
215,610
Proforma completed growth project credit (1)
4,741
Consolidated EBITDA for the leverage ratio (2)
$ 54,281
$
53,420
$
57,030
$
50,879
$
220,351
Maintenance capital
(5,855)
(7,823)
(10,563)
(9,705)
(33,946)
Total for the debt service coverage ratio
$ 48,426
$
45,597
$
46,467
$
41,174
$
186,405
Debt service:
Interest expense
$ 13,040
$
24,045
$
49,865
$
6,819
$
93,769
Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate swap agreements
11,247
1,178
(24,086)
17,715
6,054
Scheduled principal payments
2,500
2,884
2,883
2,884
11,151
Total
$ 26,787
$
28,107
$
28,662
$
27,418
$
110,974
Credit Agreement debt service coverage ratio (>1.1x)
1.68
Consolidated senior secured net leverage ratio test:
Senior secured term loans outstanding
$ 1,118,849
Revolving credit facility outstanding
17,000
Less cash and cash equivalents
(8,174)
Senior secured debt
$ 1,127,675
Consolidated senior secured net leverage ratio (<6.75x)
5.12
(1)
Represents incremental annualized EBITDA for completed growth projects that have come online revenue in
the last four quarters.
(2)
Reflects the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA in accordance with the definition in the Credit Agreement.
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. On February 21, 2025, the Company closed on our offering of
$500 million aggregate principal amount of 8.500% senior unsecured notes due in 2030 at an issue price of 100% in a
private offering that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The senior
unsecured notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by all of the Company’s subsidiaries that guarantee our credit
facility. We used the net proceeds from the senior unsecured notes offering to redeem all of our 6.125% senior notes due in
2026, repay indebtedness under our revolving credit facility, make a distribution to TLP Finance Holdings, LLC to repay
TLP Finance Holdings, LLC’s term loan due in 2025 and to pay fees and expenses in connection with the transactions, with
the remainder to be used for general corporate purposes.
The Company is voluntarily filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the covenants
contained in the 6.125% senior notes and beginning February 21, 2025, the 8.500% senior unsecured notes. These notes
contain customary covenants (including those relating to our voluntary filing of this Annual Report on Form 10-K 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
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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 Notes 11 and 13 of Notes to consolidated financial statements for
information regarding our debt obligations and our leases and other commitments, respectively.
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 the Credit Agreement. Borrowings under the
Credit Agreement bear interest at either a Term SOFR plus 0.11448% (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 through October 27, 2024. On
October 28, 2024, the Company entered into an amendment to the Credit Agreement, which provides for, among other
things, (i) the reduction of the applicable margin of the senior secured term loans under the Credit Agreement (the
“Repricing”) and (ii) the removal of the credit spread adjustment from the Term SOFR applicable to the senior secured
term loans under the Credit Agreement. After giving effect to the Repricing and the removal of the credit spread
adjustment, senior secured term loans under the Credit Agreement accrue interest at a per annum rate equal to, at our
election, either a Term SOFR plus an applicable margin of 3.25% or an alternate base rate plus an applicable margin of
2.25%. The other terms and conditions of the credit facility, as amended by the amendment, remain unchanged. We manage
a portion of our interest rate risk with interest rate swaps, which reduce our exposure to changes in interest rates by
converting variable interest rates to fixed interest rates. At both December 31, 2024 and 2023, our derivative instruments
were limited to interest rate swap agreements with an aggregate notional amount of $780 million, the majority of which
expire through August 18, 2028. Pursuant to the terms of the interest rate swap agreements, we pay a blended fixed rate
and receive interest payments based the one-month Term SOFR or OIS compound SOFR. The net difference to be paid or
received under the interest rate swap agreements will be settled monthly and recognized as an adjustment to interest
expense. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, we recognized an unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate swap
agreements of approximately $6.1 million and ($2.9) million, respectively. The fair value of our interest rate swap
agreements was determined using a pricing model based on applicable swap rates and other observable market data. At
December 31, 2024, we had outstanding borrowings of $1,118.8 million under our senior secured term loans and $17
million under our revolving credit facility. Based on the outstanding balance of our variable-interest-rate debt at December
31, 2024, assuming market interest rates increase or decrease by 100 basis points, the potential annual increase or decrease
in interest expense is approximately $3.6 million.
We sell refined and renewable products to major fuel producers and marketers in the Pacific Northwest at our
terminal in Tacoma, Washington. Our direct exposure to changes in commodity prices is limited to these product sales 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 do not use derivative commodity instruments to manage the commodity risk
associated with the product we may own at any given time.
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)
49
Consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2024 and 2023
50
Consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022
51
Consolidated statements of equity for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022
52
Consolidated statements of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022
53
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, 2024 and 2023, the related consolidated statements of
income, partners' equity, and cash flows, for each of the three years in the period ended December 31,
2024, 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, 2024 and 2023, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years
in the period ended December 31, 2024, 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.
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 those charged with governance 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 27, 2025
We have served as the Company's auditor since 2012
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TransMontaigne Partners LLC and subsidiaries
Consolidated balance sheets
(in thousands)
December 31, December 31,
2024
2023
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
8,174
$
7,552
Trade accounts receivable
24,363
29,691
Due from affiliates
2,251
3,262
Inventory
9,902
7,259
Other current assets
16,394
13,472
Assets held for sale
7,137
—
Total current assets
68,221
61,236
Property, plant and equipment, net
808,274
831,671
Goodwill
18,586
18,586
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates
317,392
320,110
Right-of-use assets, operating leases
48,015
48,151
Other assets, net
65,362
58,378
$ 1,325,850
$ 1,338,132
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable
$
11,089
$
19,367
Operating lease liabilities
2,370
3,793
Accrued liabilities
44,223
41,710
Current debt
11,535
10,000
Total current liabilities
69,217
74,870
Deferred revenue
410
602
Long-term operating lease liabilities
47,616
46,296
Long-term debt
1,407,908
1,339,280
Total liabilities
1,525,151
1,461,048
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)
Equity:
Member interest
(199,301)
(122,916)
Total equity
(199,301)
(122,916)
$ 1,325,850
$ 1,338,132
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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TransMontaigne Partners LLC and subsidiaries
Consolidated statements of operations
(in thousands)
Year ended Year ended
Year ended
December 31,
December 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
2022
Revenue:
Terminal revenue
$ 323,581
$ 312,259
$
305,370
Product sales
379,146
340,861
361,025
Total revenue
702,727
653,120
666,395
Costs and expenses:
Cost of product sales
(356,187)
(320,516)
(347,302)
Operating
(133,342)
(124,697)
(118,636)
General and administrative
(30,160)
(28,932)
(29,462)
Insurance
(6,847)
(6,822)
(6,289)
Deferred compensation
(3,840)
(4,272)
(3,778)
Depreciation and amortization
(71,846)
(70,876)
(71,106)
Total costs and expenses
(602,222)
(556,115)
(576,573)
Earnings from unconsolidated affiliates
10,005
10,140
11,130
Operating income
110,510
107,145
100,952
Other expenses:
Interest expense
(93,769)
(100,035)
(52,250)
Deferred debt issuance costs
(6,659)
(4,164)
(6,753)
Total other expenses
(100,428)
(104,199)
(59,003)
Net earnings
$
10,082
$
2,946
$
41,949
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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TransMontaigne Partners LLC and subsidiaries
Consolidated statements of equity
(in thousands)
Member
interest
Total
Balance December 31, 2021
$
(22,949)
$
(22,949)
Contributions from parent entities
1,935
1,935
Distributions to TLP Finance Holdings, LLC for debt service
(34,797)
(34,797)
Net earnings for year ended December 31, 2022
41,949
41,949
Balance December 31, 2022
(13,862)
(13,862)
Contributions from parent entities
1,876
1,876
Distributions to TLP Finance Holdings, LLC for debt service
(113,876)
(113,876)
Net earnings for year ended December 31, 2023
2,946
2,946
Balance December 31, 2023
(122,916)
(122,916)
Contributions from parent entities
1,930
1,930
Distributions to TLP Finance Holdings, LLC for debt service
(88,397)
(88,397)
Net earnings for year ended December 31, 2024
10,082
10,082
Balance December 31, 2024
$
(199,301)
$
(199,301)
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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TransMontaigne Partners LLC and subsidiaries
Consolidated statements of cash flows
(in thousands)
Year ended
Year ended
Year ended
December 31,
December 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
2022
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings
$
10,082
$
2,946
$
41,949
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
71,846
70,876
71,106
Earnings from unconsolidated affiliates
(10,005)
(10,140)
(11,130)
Distributions from unconsolidated affiliates
12,723
16,430
17,990
Equity-based compensation
1,930
1,876
1,676
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs
5,794
4,061
4,090
Amortization of deferred revenue
(192)
(618)
(2,114)
Unrealized (gain) loss on interest rate swap agreements
(6,054)
2,924
(15,951)
Other income (sale of land)
—
—
(488)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade accounts receivable
5,328
15,251
(24,914)
Due from affiliates
1,011
588
(1,453)
Inventory
(2,643)
(614)
(1,312)
Other current assets
1,526
(3,386)
(3,667)
Right-of-use assets, operating leases
3,031
3,549
3,191
Other assets, net
427
(433)
579
Trade accounts payable
(2,088)
(9,608)
12,307
Accrued liabilities
2,513
(1,710)
5,669
Operating lease liabilities
(2,998)
(3,570)
(3,018)
Net cash provided by operating activities
92,231
88,422
94,510
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates
—
(568)
—
Olympic Pipeline Company member loan
(9,000)
—
—
Affiliate loan
—
1,259
—
Capital expenditures
(58,592)
(59,819)
(54,492)
Proceeds from sale of land
—
1,118
—
Net cash used in investing activities
(67,592)
(58,010)
(54,492)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of senior secured term loans
(11,151)
(10,000)
(10,000)
Proceeds from senior secured term loans
150,000
—
—
Borrowings under revolving credit facility
112,300
254,000
110,700
Repayments under revolving credit facility
(183,300)
(166,000)
(110,700)
Debt issuance costs
(3,469)
—
(737)
Contributions from parent entities
—
—
259
Distributions to TLP Finance Holdings, LLC for debt service
(88,397)
(113,876)
(34,797)
Net cash used in financing activities
(24,017)
(35,876)
(45,275)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
622
(5,464)
(5,257)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
7,552
13,016
18,273
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
8,174
$
7,552
$
13,016
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest
$
101,103
$
98,489
$
71,748
Property, plant and equipment acquired with accounts payable
$
2,875
$
9,065
$
5,439
Additions to right-of-use assets obtained from new operating lease liabilities
$
2,895
$
982
$
5,387
Non-cash contributions from parent entities
$
1,930
$
1,876
$
1,935
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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(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, renewable 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. In addition, we sell
refined and renewable products to major fuel producers and marketers in the Pacific Northwest at our terminal in Tacoma,
Washington.
Terminal Facilities sale agreements. On January 22, 2025, the Company announced that it had entered into
separate agreements for the sale of our terminal facilities on Fisher Island Miami, Florida and in Fairfax, Virginia. Proceeds
from the terminal sales will be used for repayment of certain term debt obligations.
The Fisher Island terminal has active capacity of approximately 700,000 barrels for the storage of marine fuels.
The purchase price is approximately $180 million. The closing of the sale is expected to occur on or about June 20, 2025,
subject to customary closing conditions. Following the closing, we will lease the terminal from the buyer to allow us to
continue servicing our current customer agreements through approximately May 2027.
The Fairfax terminal has active capacity of approximately 500,000 barrels for the storage of gasoline, diesel,
ethanol, and fuel additives. The purchase price is approximately $30.8 million. The closing of the sale is expected to occur
on or about June 30, 2026, subject to certain rights for the Company to extend the closing date. The closing is subject to
customary closing conditions.
(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, 2024 and 2023 and
our results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022.
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.
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(c) Accounting for terminal and pipeline operations
We generate revenue from terminaling services fees, management fees and product sales. Under Topic 606,
Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”) and Topic 842, Leases and the series of related Accounting
Standards Updates that followed (collectively referred to as “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. 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. The remaining firm commitments under our
terminaling services agreements not accounted for as lease revenue are accounted for in accordance with ASC 606, 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).
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 Frontera 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
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operates terminals throughout Pennsylvania encompassing approximately 9.9 million barrels of storage capacity and we
receive a management fee based on our costs incurred.
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 terminal in
Tacoma, Washington. 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. At December 31, 2024 and 2023, our inventory was
approximately $9.9 million and $7.3 million, respectively. At December 31, 2024 and 2023, our refined products inventory
was approximately $3.6 million and $2.5 million, respectively. At December 31, 2024 and 2023, our renewable products
inventory was approximately $6.3 million and $4.8 million, respectively. We did not recognize any adjustments to the
lower of cost or net realizable value during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.
In 2021, the Washington legislature passed a low carbon fuel standard (the “Clean Fuel Standard” or “CFS”) that
limits carbon in transportation fuels. The Clean Fuel Standard became effective January 1, 2023. As of January 1, 2023, we
are required to purchase compliance credits or allowances to reduce emissions or reduce the amount of carbon in the
transportation fuels we sell at our terminal in Tacoma, Washington. Fuels with a carbon intensity below the CFS generate
compliance credits while fuels with a carbon intensity above the CFS generate deficits. We record our compliance credits
net of deficits in inventory and recognize expense as cost of product sales when we transfer the compliance credit to our
customers. To the extent we have not purchased enough compliance credits to satisfy our obligations as of the balance
sheet date, we record a liability for our obligation to purchase the compliance credits in accrued liabilities and recognize
the expense in cost of product sales when we satisfy the compliance obligation.
(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, 2024, 2023 and 2022.
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(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, 2024, 2023 and 2022.
(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 4 of Notes to consolidated financial statements).
In connection with our acquisition of the Florida, Midwest, Brownsville, Texas, River and Southeast 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.
(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, 2024 and 2023, our derivative instruments were limited to
interest rate swap agreements. The fair value of our interest rate swap agreements are determined using a pricing model
based on applicable swap rates and other observable market data. At December 31, 2024 and 2023, the fair value of our
interest rate swap agreements was approximately $19.1 million and $13.0 million, respectively (See Notes 4 and 9 of Notes
to consolidated financial statements).
Pursuant to the terms of the interest rate swap agreements, we pay a blended fixed rate and receive interest
payments based on the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) through July 17, 2023, and on the one-
month Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) or Overnight Indexed Swap (“OIS”) compound SOFR for
periods after July 17, 2023. The net difference to be paid or received under the interest rate swap agreements will be settled
monthly and recognized as an adjustment to interest expense. For the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, we
recognized an unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate swap agreements of approximately $6.1 million, ($2.9) million and
$16.0 million, respectively.
Our interest rate swap agreements were as follows (in thousands, except blended fixed rate):
Aggregate
Blended
Interest rate swap agreement term
notional amount
fixed rate
July 18, 2023 - August 18, 2025
$
500,000
2.87 %
August 18, 2023 - August 18, 2026
$
280,000
3.52 %
August 18, 2025 - August 18, 2026
$
500,000
3.31 %
August 18, 2026 - August 18, 2028
$
700,000
3.24 %
(k) Income taxes
No provision for United States 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 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform—Facilitation of the Effects of Reference
Rate Reform on Financial Reporting, which provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contracts,
hedging relationships and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued
because of reference rate reform. This guidance was effective prospectively upon issuance through December 31, 2022. In
December 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-06, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848), Deferral of the Sunset Date of Topic
848, which defers the sunset date of Topic 848 from December 31, 2022 to December 31, 2024. We adopted ASU 2020-04
in this annual report for the year ended December 31, 2024 and it did not have a material impact on our financial position,
results of operations or cash flows.
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In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting—Improvements to Reportable Segment
Disclosures, which requires disaggregated disclosure of significant segment expenses and other amounts included within
the reported measure of segment profit or loss for each reportable segment on an annual and interim basis. The guidance is
effective retrospectively for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods in fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. We adopted ASU 2023-07 in this annual report for the
year ended December 31, 2024 and it did not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash
flows.
In March 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued final climate-related disclosure rules
under SEC Release No. 33-11275, The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors.
Subject to certain exemptions, the rules will require annual disclosure of material greenhouse gas emissions as well as
disclosure of governance, risk management and strategy related to material climate-related risks. In addition, the rules
require (i) financial statement impacts of severe weather events and other natural conditions; (ii) a roll forward of carbon
offset and renewable energy credit balances if material to the Company’s plan to achieve climate-related targets or goals;
and (iii) material impacts on estimates and assumptions in the financial statements. The disclosure requirements will begin
phasing in for annual periods beginning with the calendar year 2027. The rule is currently stayed pending resolution of
various legal challenges. We are currently evaluating the final rules to determine its impact on our consolidated financial
statements once the final implementation timeline is concluded.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, Disaggregation of Income Statement, which is intended
to improve the disclosure about certain operating expenses primarily through enhanced disclosure of cost of sales and
selling, general and administrative expenses. The guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after
December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption
permitted. The guidance can be applied on either a prospective or a retrospective basis at our election. We are currently
evaluating the impact the guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements and our plan for adoption.
(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,
2024, 2023 and 2022, we recognized approximately $5.9 million, $6.1 million and $5.9 million, respectively, of revenue
related to this operations and reimbursement agreement.
Terminaling services agreements—Brownsville terminals. We have terminaling services agreements with
Frontera relating to our Brownsville, Texas facility that will expire in March and April 2025. In exchange for its minimum
throughput commitments, we agreed to provide Frontera with approximately 181,000 barrels of storage capacity. For the
years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, we recognized revenue related to these agreements of approximately $1.6
million, $1.9 million and $1.8 million, respectively.
Terminaling services agreement—Gulf Coast terminals. We have a terminaling services agreement with
Associated Asphalt Marketing, LLC relating to our Gulf Coast terminals. Prior to December 15, 2023, Associated Asphalt
Marketing, LLC was a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of ArcLight. The agreement will expire in April 2031, 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, 2024, 2023 and 2022, we recognized affiliate revenue related
to this agreement with Associated Asphalt Marketing, LLC of approximately $nil, $8.9 million and $10.0 million,
respectively.
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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 2027, 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, 2024, 2023 and 2022, we recognized revenue related to this operations and
administrative agreement of approximately $4.2 million, $4.3 million and $3.9 million, respectively.
Terminaling services agreement— SeaPort Midstream. We had a terminaling services agreement with SeaPort
Midstream relating to our West Coast terminals. The agreement expired in January 2023. In exchange for our minimum
throughput commitment, SeaPort Midstream agreed to provide us with approximately 14,000 barrels of storage capacity.
We used this capacity to store and sell refined and renewable products. For the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and
2022, we recognized expense related to this agreement of approximately $nil, $0.1 million and $0.4 million, respectively.
Other affiliates—Central services. We manage additional terminal facilities that are owned by affiliates of
ArcLight, including Lucknow-Highspire Terminals, LLC. For the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, we
recognized revenue related to reimbursements from these affiliates of approximately $2.8 million, $3.3 million and $3.4
million, respectively.
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 our subsidiary,
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 our executive officers, plus a 1% administration fee. For the
years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, aggregate fees paid by us to TransMontaigne Management Company with
respect to the services agreement was approximately $2.6 million, $2.5 million and $2.5 million, respectively.
(3) CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK AND TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
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 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):
December 31, December 31,
2024
2023
Trade accounts receivable
$
24,363
$
29,691
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We did not recognize an allowance for credit losses for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022.
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:
Year ended
Year ended
Year ended
December 31,
December 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
2022
Customer A
25 %
14 %
— %
Customer B
1 %
4 %
13 %
(4) OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
Other current assets are as follows (in thousands):
December 31, December 31,
2024
2023
Unrealized gain on interest rate swap agreements
$
4,448
$
—
Amounts due from insurance companies
3,770
3,099
Prepaid insurance
2,869
2,093
Additive detergent
2,187
2,023
Prepaid inventory
678
3,831
Deposits and other assets
2,442
2,426
$
16,394
$
13,472
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, 2024 and 2023,
we recognized amounts due from insurance companies of approximately $3.8 million and $3.1 million, respectively,
representing our best estimate of our probable insurance recoveries. During the year ended December 31, 2024, we
increased our estimate of our probable insurance recoveries by approximately $0.7 million.
(5) ASSETS HELD FOR SALE
On January 22, 2025, the Company announced that it had entered into an agreement for the sale of our terminal
facilities on Fisher Island Miami, Florida in our Gulf Coast terminals business segment. The Fisher Island terminal has
active capacity of approximately 700,000 barrels for the storage of marine fuels. The purchase price is approximately $180
million. The closing of the sale is expected to occur on or about June 20, 2025, subject to customary closing conditions.
Upon closing we will retain all assets and liabilities associated with the maintenance and operations of the Fisher Island
terminal, excluding land.
Following the closing, we will lease the terminal from the buyer to allow us to continue servicing our current customer
agreements through approximately May 2027. At the end of the lease, we plan to abandon the terminal property, plant, and
equipment, net. Accordingly, we will apply abandonment accounting and accelerate the depreciation of the terminal
property, plant and equipment, net of approximately $5.8 million, over the course of the lease term, which is expected to
conclude in May 2027.
As a result, we have determined that the Fisher Island terminal land of approximately $7.1 million should be classified
as held for sale at December 31, 2024. The committed and planned sale and abandonment does not, however, represent a
strategic shift that will have a major effect on our operations and financial results. Therefore, the effects of the planned sale
and abandonment have not been reported as discontinued operations within the consolidated financial statements.
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(6) PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET
Property, plant and equipment, net is as follows (in thousands):
December 31, December 31,
2024
2023
Land
$
96,880
$
104,017
Terminals, pipelines and equipment
1,446,804
1,385,923
Furniture, fixtures and equipment
20,840
19,619
Construction in progress
16,080
26,639
1,580,604
1,536,198
Less accumulated depreciation
(772,330)
(704,527)
$
808,274
$
831,671
At December 31, 2024 and 2023, property, plant and equipment, net utilized by our customers in revenue
operating lease arrangements consisted of approximately $560.9 million and $571.3 million, respectively, of terminals,
pipelines and equipment. The terminals, pipelines and equipment primarily relates to our storage tanks and associated
internal piping.
(7) GOODWILL
Goodwill is as follows (in thousands):
December 31, December 31,
2024
2023
Brownsville terminals
$
8,485
$
8,485
West Coast terminals
10,101
10,101
$
18,586
$
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, 2024 and 2023, our Brownsville and West Coast terminals contained goodwill. Our estimate of
the fair value of our Brownsville and West Coast terminals at December 31, 2024 and 2023 substantially exceeded the
carrying amount. Accordingly, we did not recognize any goodwill impairment charges for each of the years ended
December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022. 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, 2024 and 2023, 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
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Olympic Pipeline Company, LLC (“Olympic Pipeline Company”), a 51% ownership interest in SeaPort Midstream
Partners, LLC (“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.
The following table summarizes our investments in unconsolidated affiliates:
Percentage of
Carrying value
ownership
(in thousands)
December 31,
December 31,
December 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
2024
2023
BOSTCO
42.5 %
42.5 % $ 180,920
$ 186,486
Olympic Pipeline Company
30 %
30 %
84,975
80,000
SeaPort Midstream
51 %
51 %
33,495
32,357
Frontera
50 %
50 %
18,002
21,267
Total investments in unconsolidated affiliates
$ 317,392
$ 320,110
At December 31, 2024 and 2023, our investment in BOSTCO includes approximately $5.7 million and
$5.9 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, 2024 and 2023, our investment in Olympic Pipeline Company includes approximately $5.1
million and $5.4 million, respectively, of excess investment related to property, plant and equipment being amortized over
the useful life of the assets and approximately $20.2 million of excess investment related to goodwill. 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 (loss) from investments in unconsolidated affiliates were as follows (in thousands):
Year ended Year ended
Year ended
December 31,
December 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
2022
BOSTCO
$
4,552
$
2,624
$
5,442
Olympic Pipeline Company
4,975
4,130
3,096
SeaPort Midstream
3,033
3,210
1,652
Frontera
(2,555)
176
940
Total earnings from investments in unconsolidated affiliates
$
10,005
$
10,140
$
11,130
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Additional capital investments in unconsolidated affiliates were as follows (in thousands):
Year ended Year ended
Year ended
December 31,
December 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
2022
BOSTCO
$
—
$
68
$
—
Olympic Pipeline Company
—
—
—
SeaPort Midstream
—
—
—
Frontera
—
500
—
Additional capital investments in unconsolidated affiliates
$
—
$
568
$
—
Cash distributions received from unconsolidated affiliates were as follows (in thousands):
Year ended Year ended
Year ended
December 31,
December 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
2022
BOSTCO
$
10,118
$
11,976
$
9,973
Olympic Pipeline Company
—
2,064
6,103
SeaPort Midstream
1,895
1,641
—
Frontera
710
749
1,914
Cash distributions received from unconsolidated affiliates
$
12,723
$
16,430
$
17,990
The summarized combined financial information of our unconsolidated affiliates was as follows (in thousands):
Balance sheets:
December 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
Current assets
$
100,534
$
72,569
Long-term assets
754,457
768,413
Current liabilities
(69,826)
(54,977)
Long-term liabilities
(72,380)
(73,647)
Net assets
$
712,785
$
712,358
Statements of income:
Year ended
Year ended
Year ended
December 31,
December 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
2022
Revenue
$ 220,348
$ 207,805
$ 195,172
Expenses
(190,035)
(179,480)
(163,751)
Net income
$
30,313
$
28,325
$
31,421
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(9) OTHER ASSETS, NET
Other assets, net are as follows (in thousands):
December 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
Customer relationships, net of accumulated amortization of $24,498 and $21,303,
respectively
$
41,032
$
44,227
Unrealized gain on interest rate swap agreements
14,633
13,027
Olympic Pipeline Company member loan
9,000
—
Deposits and other assets
697
1,124
$
65,362
$
58,378
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, 2024 is as
follows (in thousands):
Years ending December 31,
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
Thereafter
Amortization expense
$ 3,195
$ 3,195
$ 3,195
$ 3,177
$ 3,085
$ 25,185
Olympic Pipeline Company member loan. We are party to a member loan with Olympic Pipeline Company with
a total borrowing capacity of $35 million due December 31, 2027. We are responsible for our proportionate share of 30%
of the loan. At December 31, 2024 and 2023, the total outstanding borrowings under the Olympic Pipeline Company
member loan were $30.0 million and $nil, respectively. Accordingly, we have recorded a loan receivable of approximately
$9.0 million and $nil, respectively, representing our proportionate share of the outstanding borrowings. Olympic Pipeline
Company used the proceeds from the member loan to fund a remediation project in 2024. We expect the loan to be repaid
when Olympic Pipeline Company receives reimbursement from their insurance company for the remediation project.
(10) ACCRUED LIABILITIES
Accrued liabilities are as follows (in thousands):
December 31, December 31,
2024
2023
Accrued compensation expense
$
14,823
$
14,375
Customer advances and deposits
13,464
11,315
Interest payable
6,617
7,070
Accrued property taxes
5,515
4,619
Accrued environmental obligations
762
909
Accrued Washington State emissions allowances
616
524
Accrued expenses and other
2,426
2,898
$
44,223
$
41,710
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.
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Accrued environmental obligations. At December 31, 2024 and 2023, we have accrued environmental
obligations of approximately $0.8 million and $0.9 million, respectively, representing our best estimate of our remediation
obligations. During the year ended December 31, 2024, we made payments of approximately $0.1 million. 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
beginning
(decrease)
end of
of period Payments in estimate
period
2024
$
909
$
(142)
$
(5)
$
762
2023
$ 1,363
$
(333)
$
(121)
$
909
2022
$ 1,812
$ (1,188)
$
739
$ 1,363
Accrued Washington State emissions allowances. The Washington State Climate Commitment Act (“CCA”),
implemented January 1, 2023, was designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Rules implementing the CCA by the
Washington Department of Ecology set a cap on greenhouse gas emissions, provide mechanisms for the sale and tracking
of tradable emissions allowances, and establish additional compliance and accountability measures. Accrued Washington
State emissions allowances represent our obligation under the CCA to obtain emissions allowances for certain products
sold at the truck rack at our Tacoma, Washington terminal. We record the emissions allowance obligation at market value,
net of allowances purchased and record the associated expense as cost of product sales when certain products are sold at
the truck rack at our Tacoma, Washington terminal.
(11) LONG-TERM DEBT
Long-term debt is as follows (in thousands):
December 31, December 31,
2024
2023
Senior secured term loans outstanding
$ 1,118,849
$
980,000
Revolving credit facility outstanding
17,000
88,000
6.125% senior notes due in 2026
299,900
299,900
Unamortized deferred debt issuance costs (1)
(16,306)
(18,620)
Total debt
1,419,443
1,349,280
Current portion of senior secured term loans
(11,535)
(10,000)
Long-term debt
$ 1,407,908
$ 1,339,280
(1)
Deferred debt issuance costs are amortized using the effective interest method over the applicable term
of the senior secured term loans and senior notes. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023,
amortization of deferred debt issuance costs was approximately $4.7 million and $4.1 million,
respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, expense related to a loss on partial debt
extinguishment related to the October 28, 2024 Amendment No. 3 to the Credit Agreement, was
approximately $1.1 million and $nil, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023,
one-time debt issuance costs related to the October 28, 2024 Amendment No. 3 to the Credit Agreement,
was approximately $0.9 million and $nil, respectively.
Credit agreement. On November 17, 2021, the Company, as parent guarantor, and TransMontaigne Operating
Company L.P., our wholly owned subsidiary, entered into the Credit Agreement (“Credit Agreement”) for $1 billion senior
secured term loans and a $150 million revolving credit facility, with a letter of credit subfacility of $35 million. On
April 15, 2024, we entered into Amendment No. 2 to the Credit Agreement for a new tranche of senior secured term
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loans in an aggregate principal amount of $150 million. The other terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement were
unchanged.
Proceeds from the $150 million senior secured term loans were used as follows (in thousands):
Repayment of revolving credit facility
$
110,401
Distributions to TLP Finance Holdings, LLC for debt service
36,677
Debt issuance costs
2,922
Proceeds from $150 million senior secured term loans
$
150,000
The senior secured term loans will mature on November 17, 2028. 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.
On October 28, 2024, the Company, as parent guarantor, and TransMontaigne Operating Company L.P., our
wholly owned subsidiary, entered into Amendment No. 3 to the Credit Agreement, which provides for, among other things,
(i) the reduction of the applicable margin of the senior secured term loans under the Credit Agreement (the “Repricing”)
and (ii) the removal of the credit spread adjustment from the Term SOFR applicable to the senior secured term loans under
the Credit Agreement. After giving effect to the Repricing and the removal of the credit spread adjustment, senior secured
term loans under the Credit Agreement accrue interest at a per annum rate equal to, at our election, either a Term SOFR
plus an applicable margin of 3.25% or an alternate base rate plus an applicable margin of 2.25%. The other terms and
conditions of the Credit Agreement, as amended by Amendment No. 3, remain unchanged.
Prior to October 28, 2024, we could elect to have loans under the Credit Agreement bear interest, at either a Term
SOFR plus 0.11448% (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. Thereafter, Amendment No. 3 rates apply to the senior secured term loans. 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.
On February 5, 2025, the Company, as parent guarantor, and TransMontaigne Operating Company L.P., our wholly
owned subsidiary, entered into Amendment No. 4 to the Credit Agreement which provides for, among other things, (i) the
extension of the maturity date with respect to the revolving credit facility (the “Extension”) and (ii) the reduction of the
applicable margin of the loans under the revolving credit facility (the “RCF Repricing”). After giving effect to the
Extension and RCF Repricing, (i) the maturity date of the revolving credit facility shall be the earlier of August 31, 2029
or, to the extent that any senior secured term loans under the Credit Agreement remain outstanding, the date that is ninety-
one (91) days prior to the maturity date of such senior secured term loans under the Credit Agreement (taking into account
any extensions or refinancings thereof) and (ii) loans under the revolving credit facility accrue interest at a per annum rate
equal to, at our election, either a Term SOFR plus an applicable margin of 3.00% or an alternate base rate plus an
applicable margin of 2.00%. The other terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, as amended by Amendment No. 4,
remain unchanged.
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 years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.
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For the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, the weighted average interest rate on borrowings was
approximately 7.4%, 7.5% and 5.2%, respectively. At both December 31, 2024 and 2023, our outstanding letters of credit
were $0.4 million.
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. On February 21, 2025, the Company closed on our offering of $500 million
aggregate principal amount of 8.500% senior unsecured notes due in 2030 at an issue price of 100% in a private offering
that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The senior unsecured notes are
guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by all of the Company’s subsidiaries that guarantee our credit facility. We used the
net proceeds from the senior unsecured notes offering to redeem all of our 6.125% senior notes due in 2026, repay
indebtedness under our revolving credit facility, make a distribution to TLP Finance Holdings, LLC to repay TLP Finance
Holdings, LLC’s term loan due in 2025 and to pay fees and expenses in connection with the transactions, with the
remainder to be used for general corporate purposes.
The Company is voluntarily filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the covenants
contained in the 6.125% senior notes and beginning February 21, 2025, the 8.500% senior unsecured notes. These notes
contain customary covenants (including those relating to our voluntary filing of this Annual Report on Form 10-K 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.
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 LLC or a guarantor represent restricted net assets pursuant to
the guidelines established by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(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 $1.9
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million, $2.4 million and $2.1 million is included in deferred compensation expense for the years ended December 31,
2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
On September 14, 2023, an indirect parent of the Company granted class B units in the indirect parent of the
Company to the officers of TMC and modified existing class B units in the indirect parent of the Company to the officers
of TMC. For the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, we recognized approximately $1.9 million, $1.9 million
and $1.7 million, respectively, 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 class B units.
(13) COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Lessee operating lease commitments. 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 46 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.
Operating right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the lease
payments over the lease term at commencement date. The additions to right-of-use assets obtained from new operating
lease liabilities during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, of approximately $2.9 million and $1.0 million,
respectively, 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 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,
2024, 2023 and 2022, 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
Year ended
December 31,
December 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
2022
Operating leases
$
5,284
$
5,743
$
5,573
Variable lease costs (including insignificant short-term
leases)
1,669
1,548
1,627
Sublease income as primary obligor
(1,012)
(1,102)
(1,080)
Total lease costs
$
5,941
$
6,189
$
6,120
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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,
2024
2023
2022
Cash outflows for operating leases
$
5,250
$
5,763
$
5,400
Weighted average remaining lease term (years)
27.38
27.96
27.95
Weighted average discount rate
4.7%
4.5%
4.5%
Undiscounted cash flows owed by the Company to lessors pursuant to contractual agreements in effect as of
December 31, 2024 and related imputed interest was as follows (in thousands):
Years ending December 31:
2025
$
4,013
2026
4,093
2027
4,485
2028
4,038
2029
3,441
Thereafter
67,348
Total lease payments
87,418
Less imputed interest
(37,432)
Present value of operating lease liabilities
$
49,986
Contractual commitments. At December 31, 2024, we have contractual commitments of approximately $25.0
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.
(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. There were no transfers into or out of Levels 1, 2, and 3 during the years ended
December 31, 2024 and 2023. The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of financial
instruments at December 31, 2024 and 2023.
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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 is equal to fair value and was determined
using a pricing model based on the applicable swap rates 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 $1,118.8 million senior secured term loans at December 31, 2024 was
approximately $1,130.0 million based on observable market trades. The estimated fair value of our $299.9 million publicly
traded senior notes at December 31, 2024 was approximately $298.8 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.
Non-financial assets. The Company’s non-financial assets, which primarily consist of property and equipment,
right-of-use assets, goodwill and other intangible assets, are not required to be carried at fair value on a recurring basis and
are reported at carrying value. The fair values of these assets are determined, as required, based on Level 3 measurements,
including estimates of the amount and timing of future cash flows based upon historical experience, expected market
conditions, and management’s plans.
(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”).
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,
2024
2023
2022
Terminaling services fees:
Firm commitments (ASC 842 revenue)
$ 194,889
$ 186,862
$ 183,595
Firm commitments (ASC 606 revenue)
46,714
42,390
39,040
Total firm commitments revenue
241,603
229,252
222,635
Ancillary revenue (ASC 606 revenue)
66,060
65,549
66,285
Ancillary revenue (ASC 842 revenue)
2,005
2,633
2,030
Total ancillary revenue
68,065
68,182
68,315
Total terminaling services fees
309,668
297,434
290,950
Management fees (ASC 606 revenue)
12,562
13,328
12,932
Management fees (ASC 842 revenue)
1,351
1,497
1,488
Total management fees
13,913
14,825
14,420
Product sales (ASC 606 revenue)
379,146
340,861
361,025
Total revenue
$ 702,727
$ 653,120
$ 666,395
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):
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Estimated Future ASC 606 Revenue by Segment
Gulf Coast
Midwest
Brownsville
River
Southeast
West Coast
Central
Terminals Terminals Terminals Terminals Terminals Terminals Services
Total
2025
$
2,572
$
620
$
2,359
$
—
$
10,026
$
20,817
$
—
$ 36,394
2026
2,247
40
393
—
10,026
11,614
—
24,320
2027
1,427
—
—
—
6,128
1,351
—
8,906
2028
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2029
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Thereafter
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total estimated future ASC 606 revenue
$
6,246
$
660
$
2,752
$
—
$
26,180
$
33,782
$
—
$ 69,620
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, 2024 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.
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:
2025
$
189,533
2026
113,640
2027
48,890
2028
19,973
2029
10,577
Thereafter
17,103
Total estimated future ASC 842 revenue
$
399,716
BALANCE SHEET DISCLOSURES
Contract assets. Our contract assets are limited to trade accounts receivable.
The following tables present our contract assets resulting from contracts with customers (in thousands):
Contracts under
ASC 606
ASC 842
Total
Trade accounts receivable at December 31, 2023
$
21,008
$
8,683
$ 29,691
Trade accounts receivable at December 31, 2024
$
17,144
$
7,219
$ 24,363
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
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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).
The following table presents our contract liabilities resulting from contracts with customers (in thousands):
Contracts under
ASC 606
ASC 842
Total
Contract liabilities at December 31, 2023
$
1,519
$
10,398
$
11,917
Contract liabilities at December 31, 2024
$
1,266
$
12,608
$
13,874
Revenue recognized during the year ended December 31, 2024, from amounts included in contract liabilities at
December 31, 2023, was approximately $1.4 million for contracts under ASC 606 and approximately $10.0 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, we sell refined and renewable products to major fuel producers and marketers in the
Pacific Northwest at our terminal in Tacoma, Washington. 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”. Our chief operating decision maker considers the actual “net
margins” as compared to the “net margins” for (i) the relevant prior period actual results, (ii) budget and (iii) guidance on a
quarterly basis 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. The cost of product sales at our terminal
in Tacoma, Washington includes product supply and transportation costs. 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, contract services, legal fees and materials and supplies needed to
operate our terminals. Accordingly, we present “net margins” for each of our 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. Accounting
policies for each segment are the same as the accounting policies described in Note 1 of Notes to the consolidated financial
statements.
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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,
2024
2023
2022
Gulf Coast Terminals:
Terminaling services fees
$
89,051
$
88,380
$
86,549
Management fees
81
73
63
Revenue
89,132
88,453
86,612
Operating costs and expenses
(26,279)
(24,426)
(23,550)
Net margins
62,853
64,027
63,062
Midwest Terminals:
Terminaling services fees
11,250
11,003
10,269
Revenue
11,250
11,003
10,269
Operating costs and expenses
(1,846)
(1,917)
(1,856)
Net margins
9,404
9,086
8,413
Brownsville Terminals:
Terminaling services fees
18,244
18,982
19,723
Management fees
5,910
6,064
5,911
Revenue
24,154
25,046
25,634
Operating costs and expenses
(11,980)
(9,898)
(10,240)
Net margins
12,174
15,148
15,394
River Terminals:
Terminaling services fees
15,452
14,425
14,466
Revenue
15,452
14,425
14,466
Operating costs and expenses
(6,896)
(6,777)
(6,681)
Net margins
8,556
7,648
7,785
Southeast Terminals:
Terminaling services fees
73,862
67,831
68,699
Management fees
966
1,065
1,150
Revenue
74,828
68,896
69,849
Operating costs and expenses
(29,180)
(26,475)
(25,754)
Net margins
45,648
42,421
44,095
West Coast Terminals:
Product sales
379,146
340,861
361,025
Terminaling services fees
101,809
96,813
91,244
Management fees
6
44
42
Revenue
480,961
437,718
452,311
Cost of product sales
(356,187)
(320,516)
(347,302)
Operating costs and expenses
(39,197)
(36,721)
(34,794)
Costs and expenses
(395,384)
(357,237)
(382,096)
Net margins
85,577
80,481
70,215
Central Services:
Management fees
6,950
7,579
7,254
Revenue
6,950
7,579
7,254
Operating costs and expenses
(17,964)
(18,483)
(15,761)
Net margins
(11,014)
(10,904)
(8,507)
Total net margins
213,198
207,907
200,457
General and administrative
(30,160)
(28,932)
(29,462)
Insurance
(6,847)
(6,822)
(6,289)
Deferred compensation
(3,840)
(4,272)
(3,778)
Depreciation and amortization
(71,846)
(70,876)
(71,106)
Earnings from unconsolidated affiliates
10,005
10,140
11,130
Operating income
110,510
107,145
100,952
Other expenses (interest and deferred debt issuance costs)
(100,428)
(104,199)
(59,003)
Net earnings
$
10,082
$
2,946
$
41,949
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022
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Supplemental information about our business segments is summarized below (in thousands):
Year ended December 31, 2024
Gulf Coast
Midwest
Brownsville
River
Southeast
West Coast
Central
Terminals Terminals Terminals Terminals Terminals Terminals Services
Total
Revenue:
Terminal revenue
$
89,132
$
11,250
$
24,154
$
15,452
$
74,828
$
101,815
$
6,950
$
323,581
Product sales
—
—
—
—
—
379,146
—
379,146
Total revenue
$
89,132
$
11,250
$
24,154
$
15,452
$
74,828
$
480,961
$
6,950
$
702,727
Capital expenditures
$
17,451
$
234
$
3,283
$
2,393
$
11,601
$
22,282
$
1,348
$
58,592
Identifiable assets
$ 148,774
$
13,145
$
103,444
$
41,728
$ 217,630
$
431,829
$ 10,565
$
967,115
Cash and cash equivalents
8,174
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates
317,392
Unrealized gain on interest rate swap agreements
19,081
Other
14,088
Total assets
$ 1,325,850
Year ended December 31, 2023
Gulf Coast
Midwest
Brownsville
River
Southeast
West Coast
Central
Terminals Terminals Terminals Terminals Terminals Terminals Services
Total
Revenue:
Terminal revenue
$
88,453
$
11,003
$
25,046
$
14,425
$
68,896
$
96,857
$
7,579
$
312,259
Product sales
—
—
—
—
—
340,861
—
340,861
Total revenue
$
88,453
$
11,003
$
25,046
$
14,425
$
68,896
$
437,718
$
7,579
$
653,120
Capital expenditures
$
12,570
$
70
$
3,146
$
3,848
$
17,424
$
21,302
$
1,459
$
59,819
Identifiable assets
$ 141,999
$
14,987
$
108,094
$
44,783
$ 230,490
$
442,868
$ 10,509
$
993,730
Cash and cash equivalents
7,552
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates
320,110
Unrealized gain on interest rate swap agreements
13,027
Other
3,713
Total assets
$ 1,338,132
Year ended December 31, 2022
Gulf Coast
Midwest
Brownsville
River
Southeast
West Coast
Central
Terminals Terminals Terminals Terminals Terminals Terminals Services
Total
Revenue:
Terminal revenue
$
86,612
$
10,269
$
25,634
$
14,466
$
69,849
$
91,286
$
7,254
$
305,370
Product sales
—
—
—
—
—
361,025
—
361,025
Total revenue
$
86,612
$
10,269
$
25,634
$
14,466
$
69,849
$
452,311
$
7,254
$
666,395
Capital expenditures
$
11,484
$
816
$
5,114
$
1,963
$
10,310
$
24,017
$
788
$
54,492
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022
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(17) SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Terminal Facilities sale agreements. On January 22, 2025, the Company announced that it had entered into
separate agreements for the sale of our terminal facilities on Fisher Island Miami, Florida and in Fairfax, Virginia. Proceeds
from the terminal sales will be used for repayment of certain term debt obligations (See Note 1 of Notes to consolidated
financial statements).
Credit Agreement amendment. On February 5, 2025, the Company, as parent guarantor, and TransMontaigne
Operating Company L.P., our wholly owned subsidiary, entered into Amendment No. 4 to the Credit Agreement (See Note
11 of Notes to consolidated financial statements).
Senior notes. On February 21, 2025, the Company closed on our offering of $500 million aggregate principal
amount of 8.500% senior unsecured notes due in 2030 at an issue price of 100% in a private offering that is exempt from
the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (See Note 11 of Notes to consolidated financial
statements).
On February 21, 2025, the Company made an approximately $170.7 million distribution to our parent, TLP
Finance Holdings, LLC to repay TLP Finance Holdings, LLC’s term loan due in 2025.
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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, 2024, pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act. Based upon that evaluation, the Certifying
Officers concluded that, as of December 31, 2024, 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, 2024 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, 2024.
March 27, 2025
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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, 2024.
ITEM 9C. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS
None.
Part III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
TLP Finance, an indirect controlled subsidiary of ArcLight, is our sole equity-holder and manages our operations
and activities. Our company’s executive officers are employees of TMC, a wholly owned subsidiary of ArcLight. As a
result, our management activities are entirely conducted by a wholly owned subsidiary of ArcLight. As we are managed by
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
We have adopted a Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers. 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.
We have adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, which applies to all employees providing services to the
Company and all officers of the Company.
Our Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers and Code of Business Conduct and Ethics are available on the
“Corporate Governance” section of our website at www.transmontaignepartners.com.
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.
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 TMC, a wholly owned subsidiary of ArcLight, as of February 28, 2025:
Name
Age
Position
Randal T. Maffett
64
Chief Executive Officer
Shawn L. Mongold
53
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Robert T. Fuller
55
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Holly P. Kranzmann
59
Executive Vice President, Business Development
Matthew B. White
52
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
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Randal T. Maffett has served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company since October of 2023. Prior to October
of 2023, Mr. Maffett served as Chief Commercial Officer of Kinder Morgan Terminals from 2014 to 2019, as Senior Vice
President, Corporate Development of CVR Energy, Inc. from 2011 to 2014 and in other roles in the energy industry dating
back to 1979. Mr. Maffett holds a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from Louisiana State University.
Shawn L. Mongold has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer of the Company since March
of 2023. Prior to March of 2023, Mr. Mongold served as Senior Vice President of Engineering and Technical Services since
August 2017. Mr. Mongold joined a former affiliate of the Company in 1996 as a staff engineer and has held several
positions, including appointment to Director of Operations Technical Services in 2002, Executive Director of Technical
Services in 2005, Vice President of Operations and Technical Services in 2008 and Senior Vice President of Engineering
and Technical Services in 2017. Prior to his affiliation with the Company, Mr. Mongold worked for Mid-America Pipeline
Company and OXY USA. Mr. Mongold earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Oklahoma State
University and holds licenses as a Professional Engineer and a Master Electrician.
Robert T. Fuller has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company
since November of 2014. Prior to November of 2014, Mr. Fuller served as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of
the Company since January 2011 and as its Assistant Treasurer since February 2012. Prior to his affiliation with the
Company, 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 and New York.
Holly P. Kranzmann has served as Executive Vice President, Business Development of the Company since
January of 2023. Ms. Kranzmann previously served as Senior Vice President, Business Development from April 30, 2022
to December 31, 2022. Prior to joining the Company, from September 2019 until April 2022, Ms. Kranzmann provided
advisory and consulting services to various clients including transportation and logistics companies, renewable energy
providers, major oil companies and government agencies. From November 2013 to August 2019, Ms. Kranzmann served
as Vice President, Logistics Development for Tesoro Logistics (the master limited partnership owned by Tesoro
Corporation, an independent refining and marketing company) which primarily transported, stored, gathered, processed
and distributed crude oil, refined products, natural gas and other energy related commodities. Ms. Kranzmann received a
B.B.A in Transportation and Logistics from Iowa State University.
Matthew B. White has served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company and its
subsidiaries since September of 2021. Mr. White served as the Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and
Assistant Secretary of the Company 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 the Company, 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. TLP Finance is the beneficial owner of 100
percent of our outstanding equity interests and the Company is solely a voluntary filer with the Securities and Exchange
Commission as required by the covenants contained in the Company’s outstanding senior notes. Accordingly, no Section
16(a) filings were required during the relevant time period.
Committees of the Board of Directors and Management
We are managed by our sole equity-holder, TLP Finance, and we do not have a board of directors.
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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 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 the persons responsible for the executive-level management of our business. Instead,
we are managed by ArcLight, and our executive officers are employees of a wholly owned subsidiary 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. 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—TMC Services Agreement.”
Employment and Other Agreements
We have not entered into any employment agreements with any of our officers.
Compensation Committee Report
We do not have a compensation committee.
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
We are managed by our sole equity-holder, TLP Finance, and we do not have a board of directors.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
We do not have a compensation committee.
SAVINGS AND RETENTION PLAN
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. Our executive officers do not receive awards under the plan. Generally, only
senior level management employees of TMS receive awards under the savings and retention 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.
Pursuant to the provisions of the plan, once participating employees 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
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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.
Although no assets are segregated or otherwise set aside with respect to a participant’s account, the amount ultimately
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.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND
RELATED UNITHOLDER MATTERS
TLP Finance is the beneficial owner of 100 percent of our outstanding equity interests.
EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION
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
TLP Finance, an indirect controlled subsidiary of ArcLight, owns 100 percent of the equity interests in the
Company. Certain related party agreements and other related party transactions, in each case with ArcLight, are set forth
below.
TMC Services Agreement. 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 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 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, 2024, 2023 and 2022, were approximately $2.6 million, $2.5 million and $2.5 million, respectively.
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. Aggregate annual fees received with respect to services provided for
SeaPort Midstream for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, were approximately $4.2 million, $4.3 million
and $3.9 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 we receive a management fee based on our costs incurred. Aggregate annual fees received
with respect to services performed for Lucknow-Highspire Terminals, LLC for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023
and 2022, were approximately $2.8 million, $3.3 million and $3.4 million, respectively.
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
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December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, we recognized approximately $5.9 million, $6.1 million and $5.9 million,
respectively, of revenue related to this operations and reimbursement agreement.
Terminaling Services Agreements. We have terminaling services agreements with Frontera relating to our
Brownsville, Texas facility that will expire in March and April 2025. In exchange for its minimum throughput
commitments, we agreed to provide Frontera with approximately 181,000 barrels of storage capacity. For the years ended
December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, we recognized revenue related to these agreements of approximately $1.6 million,
$1.9 million and $1.8 million, respectively.
Affiliate Loan. We are party to a member loan with Olympic Pipeline Company with a total borrowing capacity of
$35 million due December 31, 2027. We are responsible for our proportionate share of 30% of the loan. At December 31,
2024 and 2023, the total outstanding borrowings under the Olympic Pipeline Company member loan were $30.0 million
and $nil, respectively. Accordingly, we have recorded a loan receivable of approximately $9.0 million and $nil,
respectively, representing our proportionate share of the outstanding borrowings. Olympic Pipeline Company used the
proceeds from the member loan to fund a remediation project in 2024.
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:
2024
2023
Audit fees (1)
$ 1,298,000
$ 1,260,000
Comfort letter and consents
—
—
Audit-related fees
—
—
Tax fees
—
—
All other fees
—
—
Total accounting fees and services
$ 1,298,000
$ 1,260,000
(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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PART IV
ITEM 15. EXHIBIT AND 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
3.1
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).
3.2
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).
4.1
Indenture, dated February 21, 2025, among TransMontaigne Partners LLC, the guarantors named
therein and UMB Bank, National Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Current
Report on Form 8-K filed by TransMontaigne Partners LLC with the SEC on February 26, 2025).
10.1
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).
10.2
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.
10.3
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.
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Exhibit
Number
Description
10.4
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 LLC with the SEC on November 19, 2021).
10.5
Credit Agreement dated as of November 17, 2021 by and among TransMontaigne Partners LLC,
TransMontaigne Operating Company L.P., the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, 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 LLC with the SEC on November 19,
2021).
10.6
Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement dated as of April 15, 2024 by and among TransMontaigne
Partners LLC, TransMontaigne Operating Company L.P., the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, the
lenders party thereto and Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by TransMontaigne Partners LLC with the SEC on
April 17, 2024).
10.7
Amendment No. 3 to Credit Agreement dated as of October 28, 2024 by and among TransMontaigne
Partners LLC, TransMontaigne Operating Company L.P., the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, the
lenders party thereto and Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by TransMontaigne Partners LLC with the SEC on
October 28, 2024).
10.8
Amendment No. 4 to Credit Agreement dated as of February 5, 2025 by and among TransMontaigne
Partners LLC, TransMontaigne Operating Company L.P., the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, the
lenders party thereto and Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by TransMontaigne Partners LLC with the SEC on
February 6, 2025).
10.9+
TLP Management Services, L.L.C. 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).
10.10
Services Agreement dated as of August 18, 2019, by and between TransMontaigne Management
Company, LLC and TLP Management Services, L.L.C. (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).
21.1*
List of Subsidiaries of TransMontaigne Partners LLC.
31.1*
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2*
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1*
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.
32.2*
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.
101*
The following financial information from the Annual Report on Form 10-K of TransMontaigne
Partners LLC and subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2024, 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.
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).
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Filed with this Annual Report.
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Identifies each management compensation plan or arrangement.
ITEM 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY
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SIGNATURES
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.
TransMontaigne Partners LLC
By:
TLP FINANCE HOLDINGS, LLC, its Managing
Member
By:
/s/ Randal T. Maffett
Randal T. Maffett
Date: March 27, 2025
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/ Randal T. Maffett
Chief Executive Officer
March 27, 2025
Randal T. Maffett
/s/ Robert T. Fuller
Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer
March 27, 2025
Robert T. Fuller
/s/ Lisa M. Kearney
Vice President, Chief Accounting
Officer
March 27, 2025
Lisa M. Kearney
Exhibit 21.1
List of Subsidiaries of TransMontaigne Partners LLC at December 31, 2024
Ownership of
subsidiary
Name of subsidiary
Trade name
State/Country of
organization
100%
TransMontaigne Operating GP L.L.C.
None
Delaware
100%
TransMontaigne Terminals L.L.C.
None
Delaware
100%
TPSI Terminals L.L.C.
None
Delaware
100%
TransMontaigne Operating Company L.P.
None
Delaware
100%
Razorback L.L.C.
None
Delaware
100%
TLP Operating Finance Corp.
None
Delaware
100%
TPME L.L.C.
None
Delaware
100%
TLP Finance Corp.
None
Delaware
100%
TLP Management Services L.L.C.
None
Delaware
100%
TransMontaigne Products Company L.L.C.
None
Delaware
100%
Pike West Coast Holdings, L.L.C.
None
Delaware
100%
Seaport Financing, L.L.C.
None
Delaware
100%
SeaPort Sound Terminal, L.L.C.
None
Delaware
100%
SeaPort Pipeline Holdings, L.L.C.
None
Delaware
100%
SeaPort Midstream Holdings, L.L.C.
None
Delaware
Exhibit 31.1
Certification Pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, Randal T. Maffett, Chief Executive Officer of TransMontaigne Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(the “registrant”), certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of TransMontaigne Partners LLC for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2024;
2.
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;
3.
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;
4.
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)
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;
(b)
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;
(c)
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
(d)
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)
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
(b)
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 27, 2025
/s/ Randal T. Maffett
Randal T. Maffett
Chief Executive Officer
Exhibit 31.2
Certification Pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, Robert T. Fuller, Chief Financial Officer of TransMontaigne Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(the “registrant”), certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of TransMontaigne Partners LLC for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2024;
2.
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;
3.
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;
4.
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)
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;
(b)
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;
(c)
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
(d)
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)
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
(b)
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 27, 2025
/s/ Robert T. Fuller
Robert T. Fuller
Chief Financial Officer
Exhibit 32.1
Certification of Principal Executive Officer
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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)
the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, 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
(b)
the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial
condition and results of operations of the Company.
/s/ Randal T. Maffett
Randal T. Maffett
Chief Executive Officer
March 27, 2025
Exhibit 32.2
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 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)
the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, 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
(b)
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 27, 2025