8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 17, 2009

TRANSMONTAIGNE PARTNERS L.P.

 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-32505	34-2037221
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)		Identification Number)

1670 Broadway, Suite 3100, Denver, CO 80202

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 303-626-8200

Not Applicable

 (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

oWritten Communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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oPre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01  Other Events.

On July 17, 2009, TransMontaigne Partners L.P. issued a press release, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibit
99.1	TransMontaigne Partners L.P. press release dated July 17, 2009.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and 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 L.P.
	By:	TransMontaigne GP L.L.C., its general partner
Date: July 17, 2009	By:	/s/ Randall J. Larson
		Randall J. Larson Chief Executive Officer

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibit
99.1	TransMontaigne Partners L.P. press release dated July 17, 2009.

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Contact: Randall J. Larson, CEO Gregory J. Pound, President Frederick W. Boutin, CFO 303-626-8200

TRANSMONTAIGNE PARTNERS L.P. DECLARES DISTRIBUTION

Friday, July 17, 2009 Immediate Release

TransMontaigne Partners L.P. (NYSE:TLP) announced that on July 17, 2009 it declared a distribution of $0.59 per unit for the period from April 1, 2009 through June 30, 2009.  This distribution is payable on August 11, 2009 to unitholders of record on July 31, 2009.

About TransMontaigne Partners L.P.

TransMontaigne Partners L.P. is a terminaling and transportation company based in Denver, Colorado with operations along the Gulf Coast, in the Midwest, in Brownsville, Texas, along the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, and in the Southeastern United States.  We provide integrated terminaling, storage, transportation and related services for customers engaged in the distribution and marketing of light refined petroleum products, heavy refined petroleum products, crude oil, chemicals, fertilizers and other liquid products.  Light refined products include gasolines, diesel fuels, heating oil and jet fuels; heavy refined products include residual fuel oils and asphalt.  We do not purchase or market products that we handle or transport.  News and additional information about TransMontaigne Partners L.P. is available on our website:  www.transmontaignepartners.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes statements that may constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Although the company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the company’s expectations and may adversely affect its business and results of operations are disclosed in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 9, 2009.

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1670 Broadway · Suite 3100 · Denver, CO 80202 · 303-626-8200 (phone) · 303-626-8228 (fax)

Mailing Address: P. O. Box 5660 · Denver, CO 80217-5660

www.transmontaignepartners.com