10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 10‑Q

(Mark One)
☒	Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2016
OR
☐	Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Commission File Number: 001‑32505

TRANSMONTAIGNE PARTNERS L.P.

(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.)

1670 Broadway

Suite 3100

Denver, Colorado 80202

(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)

(303) 626‑8200

(Telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒  No ☐

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As of April 29, 2016, there were 16,132,298 units of the registrant’s Common Limited Partner Units outstanding.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

		Page No.
Part I. Financial Information
Item 1.	Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements	3
	Consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015	4
	Consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015	5
	Consolidated statements of partners’ equity for the year ended December 31, 2015 and three months ended March 31, 2016	6
	Consolidated statements of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015	7
	Notes to consolidated financial statements	8
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	28
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	36
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	37
Part II. Other Information
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	37
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	37
Item 6.	Exhibits	40

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD‑LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report contains forward‑looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including the following:

· certain statements, including possible or assumed future results of operations, in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations;”

· any statements contained herein regarding the prospects for our business or any of our services or our ability to pay distributions;

· any statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words “may,” “seeks,” “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “continues,” “estimates,” “plans,” “targets,” “predicts,” “attempts,” “is scheduled,” or similar expressions; and

· other statements contained herein regarding matters that are not historical facts.

Our business and results of operations are subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our ability to control or predict. Because of these risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward‑looking statements, and investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements, which speak only as of the date thereof. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations and may adversely affect our business and results of operations, include, but are not limited to those risk factors set forth in this report in Part II. Other Information under the heading “Item 1A. Risk Factors.”

Part I. Financial Information

ITEM 1.  UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The interim unaudited consolidated financial statements of TransMontaigne Partners L.P. as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2016 are included herein beginning on the following page. The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes for the year ended December 31, 2015, together with our discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations, included in our Annual Report on Form 10‑K, filed on March 10, 2016 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 001‑32505).

TransMontaigne Partners L.P. is a holding company with the following 100% owned operating subsidiaries during the three months ended March 31, 2016:

· TransMontaigne Operating GP L.L.C.

· TransMontaigne Operating Company L.P.

· TransMontaigne Terminals L.L.C.

· Razorback L.L.C. (d/b/a Diamondback Pipeline L.L.C.)

· TPSI Terminals L.L.C.

· TLP Finance Corp.

· TLP Operating Finance Corp.

· TPME L.L.C.

We do not have off‑balance‑sheet arrangements (other than operating leases) or special‑purpose entities.

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TransMontaigne Partners L.P. and subsidiaries

Consolidated balance sheets (unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)

	March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	134	$	681
Trade accounts receivable, net		7,208		5,973
Due from affiliates		680		1,080
Other current assets		2,397		2,410
Total current assets		10,419		10,144
Property, plant and equipment, net		394,118		388,423
Goodwill		8,485		8,485
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates		246,641		246,700
Other assets, net		3,065		2,935
	$	662,728	$	656,687
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable	$	7,501	$	10,874
Accrued liabilities		11,311		11,111
Total current liabilities		18,812		21,985
Other liabilities		3,273		2,731
Long-term debt		264,100		248,000
Total liabilities		286,185		272,716
Commitments and contingencies (Note 16)
Partners’ equity:
Common unitholders (16,132,298 units issued and outstanding at March 31, 2016 and 16,124,566 units issued and outstanding at December 31, 2015)		324,222		326,224
General partner interest (2% interest with 329,231 equivalent units outstanding at March 31, 2016 and 329,073 equivalent units outstanding at December 31, 2015)		52,321		57,747
Total partners’ equity		376,543		383,971
	$	662,728	$	656,687

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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TransMontaigne Partners L.P. and subsidiaries

Consolidated statements of operations (unaudited)

(In thousands, except per unit amounts)

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2016		2015
Revenue:
External customers	$	36,272	$	25,299
Affiliates		4,354		12,598
Total revenue		40,626		37,897
Operating costs and expenses and other:
Direct operating costs and expenses		(15,906)		(14,954)
Direct general and administrative expenses		(1,557)		(1,021)
Allocated general and administrative expenses		(2,841)		(2,803)
Allocated insurance expense		(895)		(934)
Reimbursement of bonus awards expense		(1,635)		(525)
Depreciation and amortization		(7,935)		(7,337)
Earnings from unconsolidated affiliates		1,850		2,056
Total operating costs and expenses and other		(28,919)		(25,518)
Operating income		11,707		12,379
Other expenses:
Interest expense		(2,792)		(1,942)
Amortization of deferred financing costs		(205)		(315)
Total other expenses		(2,997)		(2,257)
Net earnings		8,710		10,122
Less—earnings allocable to general partner interest including incentive distribution rights		(2,056)		(1,850)
Net earnings allocable to limited partners	$	6,654	$	8,272
Net earnings per limited partner unit—basic	$	0.41	$	0.51
Net earnings per limited partner unit—diluted	$	0.41	$	0.51

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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TransMontaigne Partners L.P. and subsidiaries

Consolidated statements of partners’ equity (unaudited)

Year ended December 31, 2015 and three months ended March 31, 2016

(Dollars in thousands)

			General
	Common		partner
	units		interest		Total
Balance December 31, 2014	$	333,619	$	57,846	$	391,465
Distributions to unitholders		(42,897)		(7,605)		(50,502)
Equity-based compensation		1,411		—		1,411
Purchase of 2,668 common units by our long-term incentive plan		(92)		—		(92)
Net earnings for year ended December 31, 2015		34,183		7,506		41,689
Balance December 31, 2015		326,224		57,747		383,971
Distributions to unitholders		(10,811)		(1,981)		(12,792)
Equity-based compensation		2,155		—		2,155
Issuance of 15,750 common units by our long-term incentive plan due to vesting of restricted phantom units		—		—		—
Contribution of cash by TransMontaigne GP to maintain its 2% general partner interest		—		5		5
Excess of $12.0 million purchase price of hydrant system from TransMontaigne LLC over the carryover basis of the net assets		—		(5,506)		(5,506)
Net earnings for three months ended March 31, 2016		6,654		2,056		8,710
Balance March 31, 2016	$	324,222	$	52,321	$	376,543

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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TransMontaigne Partners L.P. and subsidiaries

Consolidated statements of cash flows (unaudited)

(In thousands)

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2016		2015
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$	8,710	$	10,122
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		7,935		7,337
Earnings from unconsolidated affiliates		(1,850)		(2,056)
Distributions from unconsolidated affiliates		4,135		3,642
Equity-based compensation		2,155		23
Amortization of deferred financing costs		205		315
Amortization of deferred revenue		(198)		(309)
Unrealized loss on derivative instrument		794		149
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and dispositions:
Trade accounts receivable, net		(1,235)		598
Due from affiliates		400		122
Other current assets		13		293
Amounts due under long-term terminaling services agreements, net		(47)		41
Trade accounts payable		(974)		(1,403)
Accrued liabilities		200		1,175
Net cash provided by operating activities		20,243		20,049
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of terminal assets		(12,000)		—
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates		(2,225)		—
Capital expenditures		(9,483)		(6,744)
Net cash used in investing activities		(23,708)		(6,744)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings of debt under credit facility		58,400		20,800
Repayments of debt under credit facility		(42,300)		(22,800)
Deferred debt issuance costs		(395)		(997)
Distributions paid to unitholders		(12,792)		(12,624)
Purchase of common units by our long-term incentive plan		—		(70)
Contribution of cash by TransMontaigne GP		5		—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		2,918		(15,691)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(547)		(2,386)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		681		3,304
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	134	$	918
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	$	2,127	$	1,615
Property, plant and equipment acquired with accounts payable	$	3,570	$	2,354

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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TransMontaigne Partners L.P. and subsidiaries

Notes to consolidated financial statements (unaudited)

(1) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

(a) Nature of business

TransMontaigne Partners L.P. (“we,” “us,” “our,”) was formed in February 2005 as a Delaware limited partnership initially to own and operate refined petroleum products terminaling and transportation facilities. 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, and in the Southeast. We provide 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, crude oil, chemicals, fertilizers and other liquid products.

We are controlled by our general partner, TransMontaigne GP L.L.C. (“TransMontaigne GP”), which as of February 1, 2016 is a wholly‑owned indirect subsidiary of ArcLight Energy Partners Fund VI, L.P. (“ArcLight”). Prior to February 1, 2016, TransMontaigne LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NGL Energy Partners LP (“NGL”), owned all the issued and outstanding ownership interests of TransMontaigne GP.

(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 L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, 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 March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 and our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.

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. The following estimates, in management’s opinion, are subjective in nature, require the exercise of judgment, and/or involve complex analyses: useful lives of our plant and equipment and accrued environmental obligations. Changes in these estimates and assumptions will occur as a result of the passage of time and the occurrence of future events. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

(c) Accounting for terminal and pipeline operations

In connection with our terminal and pipeline operations, we utilize the accrual method of accounting for revenue and expenses. We generate revenue in our terminal and pipeline operations from terminaling services fees, transportation fees, management fees and cost reimbursements, fees from other ancillary services and gains from the sale of refined products. Terminaling services revenue is recognized ratably over the term of the agreement for storage fees and minimum revenue commitments that are fixed at the inception of the agreement and when product is delivered to the customer for fees based on a rate per barrel of throughput; transportation revenue is recognized when the product has been delivered to the customer at the specified delivery location; management fee revenue and cost reimbursements are recognized as the services are performed or as the costs are incurred; ancillary service revenue is recognized as the services are performed; and gains from the sale of refined products are recognized when the title to the product is transferred.

Pursuant to terminaling services agreements with certain of our throughput customers, we are entitled to the volume of product gained resulting from differences in the measurement of product volumes received and distributed at our terminaling facilities. Consistent with recognized industry practices, measurement differentials occur as the result of

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the inherent variances in measurement devices and methodology. We recognize as revenue the net proceeds from the sale of the product gained. For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, we recognized revenue of approximately $1.4 million and $1.8 million, respectively, for net product gained. Within these amounts, approximately $0.3 million and $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, were pursuant to terminaling services agreements with affiliate customers.

(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) 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.

(f) 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 fair value.

(g) Environmental obligations

We accrue for environmental costs that relate to existing conditions caused by past operations when probable and reasonably estimable (see Note 10 of Notes to consolidated financial statements). Environmental costs include initial site surveys and environmental studies of potentially contaminated sites, costs for remediation and restoration of sites determined to be contaminated and ongoing monitoring costs, as well as fines, damages and other costs, including direct legal costs. Liabilities for environmental costs at a specific site are initially recorded, on an undiscounted basis, when it is probable that we will be liable for such costs, and a reasonable estimate of the associated costs can be made based on available information. Such an estimate includes our share of the liability for each specific site and the sharing of the amounts related to each site that will not be paid by other potentially responsible parties, based on enacted laws and adopted regulations and policies. Adjustments to initial estimates are recorded, from time to time, to reflect changing circumstances and estimates based upon additional information developed in subsequent periods. Estimates of our ultimate liabilities associated with environmental costs are difficult to make with certainty due to the number of variables involved, including the early stage of investigation at certain sites, the lengthy time frames required to complete remediation, technology changes, alternatives available and the evolving nature of environmental laws and regulations. We periodically file claims for insurance recoveries of certain environmental remediation costs with our insurance carriers under our comprehensive liability policies (see Note 5 of Notes to consolidated financial statements). We recognize our insurance recoveries as a credit to income in the period that we assess the likelihood of recovery as being probable (i.e., likely to occur).

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TransMontaigne LLC agreed to indemnify us against certain potential environmental claims, losses and expenses that were identified on or before May 27, 2010 and that were associated with the ownership or operation of the Florida and Midwest terminal facilities prior to May 27, 2005, up to a maximum liability not to exceed $15.0 million for this indemnification obligation. TransMontaigne LLC agreed to indemnify us against certain potential environmental claims, losses and expenses that were identified on or before December 31, 2011 and that were associated with the ownership or operation of the Brownsville and River facilities prior to December 31, 2006, up to a maximum liability not to exceed $15.0 million for this indemnification obligation. TransMontaigne LLC agreed to indemnify us against certain potential environmental claims, losses and expenses that were identified on or before December 31, 2012 and that were associated with the ownership or operation of the Southeast terminals prior to December 31, 2007, up to a maximum liability not to exceed $15.0 million for this indemnification obligation. TransMontaigne LLC agreed to indemnify us against certain potential environmental claims, losses and expenses that were identified on or before March 1, 2016 and that were associated with the ownership or operation of the Pensacola terminal prior to March 1, 2011, up to a maximum liability not to exceed $2.5 million for this indemnification obligation. The forgoing environmental indemnification obligations of TransMontaigne LLC to us remain in place and were not affected by ArcLight’s acquisition of our general partner.  

(h) 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. Generally accepted accounting principles require 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.

(i) Equity based compensation

Generally accepted accounting principles require us to measure the cost of services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the measurement‑date fair value of the award. That cost is recognized during the period services are provided in exchange for the award.

(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 (see Note 11 of Notes to consolidated financial statements). Changes in the fair value of our derivative instruments are recognized in earnings.

At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, our derivative instruments were limited to interest rate swap agreements with an aggregate notional amount of $125.0 million and $75.0 million, respectively, that expire between March 25, 2018 and March 11, 2019. Pursuant to the terms of the interest rate swap agreements, we pay a blended fixed rate of approximately 1.01% and receive interest payments based on the one-month LIBOR. The net difference to be paid or received under the interest rate swap agreements is settled monthly and is recognized as an adjustment to interest expense. The fair value of our interest rate swap agreements are determined using a pricing model based on the LIBOR swap rate and other observable market data.

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(k) Income taxes

No provision for U.S. federal income taxes has been reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements because we are treated as a partnership for federal income taxes. As a partnership, all income, gains, losses, expenses, deductions and tax credits generated by us flow through to its unitholders.

(l) Net earnings per limited partner unit

Net earnings allocable to the limited partners, for purposes of calculating net earnings per limited partner unit, are net of the earnings allocable to the general partner interest and distributions payable to any restricted phantom units granted under our equity based compensation plans that participate in our distributions (see Note 15 of Notes to consolidated financial statements). The earnings allocable to the general partner interest include the distributions of available cash (as defined by our partnership agreement) attributable to the period to the general partner interest, net of adjustments for the general partner’s share of undistributed earnings, and the incentive distribution rights. Undistributed earnings are the difference between the earnings and the distributions attributable to the period. Undistributed earnings are allocated to the limited partners and general partner interest based on their respective sharing of earnings or losses specified in the partnership agreement, which is based on their ownership percentages of 98% and 2%, respectively. The incentive distribution rights are not allocated a portion of the undistributed earnings given they are not entitled to distributions other than from available cash. Further, the incentive distribution rights do not share in losses under our partnership agreement. Basic net earnings per limited partner unit is computed by dividing net earnings allocable to limited partners by the weighted average number of limited partner units outstanding during the period. Diluted net earnings per limited partner unit is computed by dividing net earnings allocable to the limited partners by the weighted average number of limited partner units outstanding during the period and any potential dilutive securities outstanding during the period.

(m) Recent accounting pronouncements

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The objective of this update is to clarify the principles for recognizing revenue and to develop a common revenue standard. ASU 2014-09 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. We are currently evaluating the potential impact that the adoption will have on our disclosures and financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases. The objective of this update is to improve financial reporting about leasing transactions. ASU 2016-02 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that reporting period. We are currently evaluating the potential impact that the adoption will have on our disclosures and financial statements.

(2) TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Omnibus agreement.  We have an omnibus agreement with the owner of TransMontaigne GP that will continue in effect until the earlier to occur of (i) the owner ceasing to control our general partner or (ii) the election of either us or the owner, following at least 24 months’ prior written notice to the other parties.

Under the omnibus agreement we pay the owner of TransMontaigne GP an administrative fee for the provision of various general and administrative services for our benefit. For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the administrative fee paid was approximately $2.8 million, and $2.8 million, respectively. If we acquire or construct additional facilities, the owner of TransMontaigne GP may propose a revised administrative fee covering the provision of services for such additional facilities, which the revised fee is subject to approval by the conflicts committee of our general partner. The administrative fee encompasses the reimbursement of services to perform centralized corporate functions, such as legal, accounting, treasury, insurance administration and claims processing, health, safety and environmental, information technology, human resources, credit, payroll, taxes, engineering and other corporate services.

The omnibus agreement further provides that we pay the owner of TransMontaigne GP an insurance reimbursement for insurance policies purchased on our behalf to cover our facilities and operations. For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the insurance reimbursement paid was approximately $0.9 million and $0.9 million,

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respectively. We also reimburse the owner of TransMontaigne GP for direct operating costs and expenses, such as salaries of operational personnel performing services on‑site at our terminals and pipelines and the cost of their employee benefits, including 401(k) and health insurance benefits.

Under the omnibus agreement we have agreed to reimburse the owner of TransMontaigne GP for a portion of the incentive bonus awards made to key employees under the owner’s savings and retention plan, provided the compensation committee of our general partner determines that an adequate portion of the incentive bonus awards are indexed to the performance of our common units in the form of restricted phantom units. The value of our incentive bonus award reimbursement for a single grant year may be no less than $1.5 million. Effective April 13, 2015 and beginning with the 2015 incentive bonus award, we have the option to provide the reimbursement in either a cash payment or the delivery of our common units to the owner of TransMontaigne GP or directly to the award recipients, with the reimbursement made in accordance with the underlying vesting and payment schedule of the savings and retention plan. Prior to the 2015 incentive bonus award, we reimbursed our portion of the incentive bonus awards by making cash payments to the owner of TransMontaigne GP over the first year that each applicable award was granted. For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the expense associated with the reimbursement of incentive bonus awards was approximately $1.6 million and $0.5 million, respectively.

Environmental indemnification.  In connection with our acquisition of the Florida and Midwest terminals on May 27, 2005, TransMontaigne LLC agreed to indemnify us against certain potential environmental claims, losses and expenses that were identified on or before May 27, 2010, and that were associated with the ownership or operation of the Florida and Midwest terminals prior to May 27, 2005. TransMontaigne LLC’s maximum liability for this indemnification obligation is $15.0 million. TransMontaigne LLC has no obligation to indemnify us for losses until such aggregate losses exceed $250,000. TransMontaigne LLC has no indemnification obligations with respect to environmental claims made as a result of additions to or modifications of environmental laws promulgated after May 27, 2005.

In connection with our acquisition of the Brownsville, Texas and River terminals on December 31, 2006, TransMontaigne LLC agreed to indemnify us against potential environmental claims, losses and expenses that were identified on or before December 31, 2011, and that were associated with the ownership or operation of the Brownsville and River facilities prior to December 31, 2006. TransMontaigne LLC’s maximum liability for this indemnification obligation is $15.0 million. TransMontaigne LLC has no obligation to indemnify us for losses until such aggregate losses exceed $250,000. The deductible amount, cap amount and limitation of time for indemnification do not apply to any environmental liabilities known to exist as of December 31, 2006. TransMontaigne LLC has no indemnification obligations with respect to environmental claims made as a result of additions to or modifications of environmental laws promulgated after December 31, 2006.

In connection with our acquisition of the Southeast terminals on December 31, 2007, TransMontaigne LLC agreed to indemnify us against potential environmental claims, losses and expenses that were identified on or before December 31, 2012, and that were associated with the ownership or operation of the Southeast terminals prior to December 31, 2007. TransMontaigne LLC’s maximum liability for this indemnification obligation is $15.0 million. TransMontaigne LLC has no obligation to indemnify us for losses until such aggregate losses exceed $250,000. The deductible amount, cap amount and limitation of time for indemnification do not apply to any environmental liabilities known to exist as of December 31, 2007. TransMontaigne LLC has no indemnification obligations with respect to environmental claims made as a result of additions to or modifications of environmental laws promulgated after December 31, 2007.

In connection with our acquisition of the Pensacola terminal on March 1, 2011, TransMontaigne LLC agreed to indemnify us against potential environmental claims, losses and expenses that were identified on or before March 1, 2016, and that were associated with the ownership or operation of the Pensacola terminal prior to March 1, 2011. Our environmental losses must first exceed $200,000 and TransMontaigne LLC’s indemnification obligations are capped at $2.5 million. The deductible amount, cap amount and limitation of time for indemnification do not apply to any environmental liabilities known to exist as of March 1, 2011. TransMontaigne LLC has no indemnification obligations with respect to environmental claims made as a result of additions to or modifications of environmental laws promulgated after March 1, 2011.

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The forgoing environmental indemnification obligations of TransMontaigne LLC to us remain in place and were not affected by ArcLight’s acquisition of our general partner.

Terminaling services agreement—Southeast terminals.  In connection with the ArcLight acquisition of our general partner, our Southeast terminaling services agreement with NGL was amended to extend the term of the agreement through July 31, 2040 at the prevailing contract rate terms contained within the agreement. Subsequent to January 31, 2023, NGL has the ability to terminate the agreement at any time upon at least 24 months’ prior notice of its intent to terminate the agreement. Subsequent to the ArcLight acquisition, effective February 1, 2016, revenue associated with the Southeast terminaling services agreement is recorded as revenue from external customers as opposed to revenue from affiliates.

Under this agreement, NGL was obligated to throughput a volume of refined product that, at the fee schedule contained in the agreement, resulted in minimum throughput payments to us of approximately $6.7 million for each of the three months ending March 31, 2016 and 2015. The agreement contains stipulated annual increases in throughput payments based on increases in the United States Consumer Price Index. The minimum annual throughput payment is reduced proportionately for any decrease in storage capacity due to out‑of‑service tank capacity.

If a force majeure event occurs that renders us unable to perform our obligations with respect to an asset, the obligations would be temporarily suspended with respect to that asset. If a force majeure event continues for 30 consecutive days or more and results in a diminution in the storage capacity we make available, the counterparty may terminate its obligations with respect to the asset affected by the force majeure event and their minimum revenue commitment would be reduced proportionately for the duration of the agreement.

Terminaling services agreement—Florida terminals.On October 31, 2014, NGL provided us the required 18 months’ prior notice that it will terminate its remaining obligations under the Florida terminaling services agreement effective April 30, 2016, which constitutes NGL’s light oil terminaling capacity for approximately 1.1 million barrels at our Port Everglades North, Florida terminal. NGL has agreed to allow us to re-contract the majority of this tankage prior to its effective contract termination date. Accordingly, we have re-contracted approximately 0.9 million barrels of this capacity to third party customers at similar rates charged to NGL.

Under this agreement, NGL was obligated to throughput a volume that, at the fee and tariff schedule contained in the agreement, resulted in minimum throughput payments to us of approximately $0.3 million and $2.7 million for the three months ending March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Operations and reimbursement agreement—Frontera.  We have a 50% ownership interest in Frontera Brownsville LLC joint venture, or “Frontera”. We have agreed to 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 three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, we recognized approximately $1.4 million and $1.2 million, respectively, of revenue related to this operations and reimbursement agreement.

(3) ACQUISITION OF TERMINAL ASSETS

Effective January 28, 2016, we acquired from TransMontaigne LLC its Port Everglades, Florida hydrant system for a cash payment of $12 million. The hydrant system encompasses a system in Port Everglades for fueling cruise ships and is currently under contract with one of our existing terminal customers for approximately three more years. The acquisition of the hydrant system from TransMontaigne LLC has been recorded at the carryover basis in a manner similar to a reorganization of entities under common control. As TransMontaigne LLC controlled our general partner on the acquisition date, the difference between the consideration we paid to TransMontaigne LLC and the carryover basis of the net assets purchased has been reflected in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and statement of partners’ equity as a decrease to the general partner’s interest. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the assets, liabilities and results of operations of the hydrant system from January 28, 2016. As this transaction is not material to our consolidated financial statements we did not recast prior period consolidated financial statements.

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(4) CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK AND TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

Our primary market areas are located in the United States along the Gulf Coast, in the Southeast, in Brownsville, Texas, along the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, and in the Midwest. We have a concentration of trade receivable balances due from companies engaged in the trading, distribution and marketing of refined 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):

	March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Trade accounts receivable	$	7,218	$	6,448
Less allowance for doubtful accounts		(10)		(475)
	$	7,208	$	5,973

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:

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2016		2015
NGL Energy Partners LP	21	%	30	%
Castleton Commodities International LLC	14	%	—	%
RaceTrac Petroleum Inc.	12	%	—	%
Morgan Stanley Capital Group	—	%	13	%

On October 27, 2015, upon the sale of Morgan Stanley’s global physical oil merchanting business to Castleton Commodities International LLC, Morgan Stanley Capital Group, with our consent, assigned all its terminaling services agreements with us to Castleton Commodities International LLC.

(5) OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

Other current assets are as follows (in thousands):

	March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Amounts due from insurance companies	$	593	$	774
Additive detergent		1,621		1,411
Deposits and other assets		183		225
	$	2,397	$	2,410

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 March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, we have recognized amounts due from insurance companies of approximately $0.6 million and $0.8 million, respectively, representing our best estimate of our probable insurance recoveries. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we received reimbursements from insurance companies of approximately $0.2 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we did not change our estimate of probable future insurance recoveries.

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(6) PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

Property, plant and equipment, net is as follows (in thousands):

	March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Land	$	53,079	$	53,079
Terminals, pipelines and equipment		606,323		595,883
Furniture, fixtures and equipment		4,040		2,665
Construction in progress		10,910		8,704
		674,352		660,331
Less accumulated depreciation		(280,234)		(271,908)
	$	394,118	$	388,423

(7) GOODWILL

Goodwill is as follows (in thousands):

	March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Brownsville terminals	$	8,485	$	8,485

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 18 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 March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, our only reporting unit that contained goodwill was our Brownsville terminals. We did not recognize any goodwill impairment charges during the three months ended March 31, 2016 or during the year ended December 31, 2015 for this reporting unit. However, a significant decline in the price of our common units with a resulting 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 terminals, could result in the recognition of an impairment charge in the future.

(8) INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES

At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, our investments in unconsolidated affiliates include a 42.5% interest in Battleground Oil Specialty Terminal Company LLC (“BOSTCO”) and a 50% interest in Frontera Brownsville LLC (“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. Frontera is a terminal facility located in Brownsville, Texas that encompasses approximately 1.5 million barrels of light petroleum product storage, as well as related ancillary facilities.

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The following table summarizes our investments in unconsolidated affiliates:

	Percentage of				Carrying value
	ownership				(in thousands)
	March 31,		December 31,		March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
BOSTCO	42.5	%	42.5	%	$	223,097	$	223,214
Frontera	50	%	50	%		23,544		23,486
Total investments in unconsolidated affiliates					$	246,641	$	246,700

At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, our investment in BOSTCO includes approximately $7.3 million 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. Excess investment is the amount by which our investment exceeds our proportionate share of the book value of the net assets of BOSTCO.

Earnings from investments in unconsolidated affiliates were as follows (in thousands):

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2016		2015
BOSTCO	$	1,392	$	1,781
Frontera		458		275
Total earnings from investments in unconsolidated affiliates	$	1,850	$	2,056

Additional capital investments in unconsolidated affiliates were as follows (in thousands):

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2016		2015
BOSTCO	$	2,125	$	—
Frontera		100		—
Additional capital investments in unconsolidated affiliates	$	2,225	$	—

Cash distributions received from unconsolidated affiliates were as follows (in thousands):

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2016		2015
BOSTCO	$	3,634	$	3,134
Frontera		501		508
Cash distributions received from unconsolidated affiliates	$	4,135	$	3,642

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The summarized financial information of our unconsolidated affiliates was as follows (in thousands):

Balance sheets:

	BOSTCO				Frontera
	March 31,		December 31,		March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Current assets	$	19,064	$	21,079	$	5,015	$	4,156
Long-term assets		498,084		500,982		43,646		44,194
Current liabilities		(9,580)		(15,064)		(1,573)		(1,376)
Net assets	$	507,568	$	506,997	$	47,088	$	46,974

Statements of operations:

	BOSTCO				Frontera
	Three months ended				Three months ended
	March 31,				March 31,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Revenue	$	16,681	$	15,887	$	4,142	$	3,640
Expenses		(12,250)		(11,467)		(3,226)		(3,090)
Net earnings	$	4,431	$	4,420	$	916	$	550

(9) OTHER ASSETS, NET

Other assets, net are as follows (in thousands):

	March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Amounts due under long-term terminaling services agreements:
External customers	$	572	$	12
Affiliates		—		567
		572		579
Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $4,257 and $4,052, respectively		1,911		1,721
Customer relationships, net of accumulated amortization of $1,941 and $1,890, respectively		489		540
Deposits and other assets		93		95
	$	3,065	$	2,935

Amounts due under long‑term terminaling services agreements.  We have long‑term terminaling services agreements with certain of our customers that provide for minimum payments that increase over the terms of the respective agreements. We recognize as revenue the minimum payments under the long‑term terminaling services agreements on a straight‑line basis over the term of the respective agreements. At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, we have recognized revenue in excess of the minimum payments that are due through those respective dates under the long‑term terminaling services agreements resulting in an asset of approximately $0.6 million and $0.6 million, respectively.

Deferred financing costs.  Deferred financing costs are amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the related credit facility (see Note 12 of Notes to consolidated financial statements).

Customer relationships.  Other assets, net include certain customer relationships at our River terminals. These customer relationships are being amortized on a straight‑line basis over twelve years.

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(10) ACCRUED LIABILITIES

Accrued liabilities are as follows (in thousands):

	March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Customer advances and deposits:
External customers	$	6,955	$	4,925
Affiliates		—		2,352
		6,955		7,277
Accrued property taxes		1,510		1,019
Accrued environmental obligations		857		1,047
Interest payable		156		141
Accrued expenses and other		1,833		1,627
	$	11,311	$	11,111

Customer advances and deposits.  We bill certain of our customers one month in advance for terminaling services to be provided in the following month. At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, we have billed and collected from certain of our customers approximately $7.0 million and $7.3 million, respectively, in advance of the terminaling services being provided.

Accrued environmental obligations.  At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, we have accrued environmental obligations of approximately $0.9 million and $1.0 million, respectively, representing our best estimate of our remediation obligations. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we made payments of approximately $0.2 million towards our environmental remediation obligations. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we did not change our estimate of our future environmental remediation costs. 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.

(11) OTHER LIABILITIES

Other liabilities are as follows (in thousands):

	March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Advance payments received under long-term terminaling services agreements	$	526	$	580
Deferred revenue—ethanol blending fees and other projects		1,953		2,151
Unrealized loss on derivative instruments		794		—
	$	3,273	$	2,731

Advance payments received under long‑term terminaling services agreements.  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 either on a straight‑line basis over the term of the respective agreements or when services have been provided based on volumes of product distributed. At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, we have received advance minimum payments in excess of revenue recognized under these long‑term terminaling services agreements resulting in a liability of approximately $0.5 million and $0.6 million, respectively.

Deferred revenue—ethanol blending fees and other projects.  Pursuant to agreements with our customers, we agreed to undertake certain capital projects that primarily pertain to providing ethanol blending functionality at certain of our Southeast terminals. Upon completion of the projects, our customers have paid us lump‑sum amounts that will be recognized as revenue on a straight‑line basis over the remaining term of the agreements. At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, we have unamortized deferred revenue of approximately $2.0 million and $2.2 million, respectively,

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for completed projects. During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, we recognized revenue on a straight‑line basis of approximately $0.2 million and $0.3 million, respectively, for completed projects.

(12) LONG‑TERM DEBT

On March 9, 2011, we entered into an amended and restated senior secured credit facility, or “credit facility”, which has been subsequently amended from time to time. At March 31, 2016, the credit facility provides for a maximum borrowing line of credit equal to the lesser of (i) $400 million and (ii) 4.75 times Consolidated EBITDA (as defined: $438.8 million at March 31, 2016). At our request, the maximum borrowing line of credit may be increased by an additional $100 million, subject to the approval of the administrative agent and the receipt of additional commitments from one or more lenders. The terms of the credit facility include covenants that restrict our ability to make cash distributions, acquisitions and investments, including investments in joint ventures. We may make distributions of cash to the extent of our “available cash” as defined in our partnership agreement. We may make acquisitions and investments that meet the definition of “permitted acquisitions”; “other investments” which may not exceed 5% of “consolidated net tangible assets”; and additional future “permitted JV investments” up to $125 million, which may include additional investments in BOSTCO. The principal balance of loans and any accrued and unpaid interest are due and payable in full on the maturity date, July 31, 2018.

We may elect to have loans under the credit facility bear interest either (i) at a rate of LIBOR plus a margin ranging from 2% to 3% depending on the total leverage ratio then in effect, or (ii) at the base rate plus a margin ranging from 1% to 2% depending on the total leverage ratio then in effect. We also pay a commitment fee on the unused amount of commitments, ranging from 0.375% to 0.5% per annum, depending on the total leverage ratio then in effect. Our obligations under the credit facility are secured by a first priority security interest in favor of the lenders in the majority of our assets, including our investments in unconsolidated affiliates. For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the weighted average interest rate on borrowings under the credit facility was approximately 3.1% and 2.7%, respectively. At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, our outstanding borrowings under the credit facility were $264.1million and $248.0 million, respectively. At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, our outstanding letters of credit were $nil at both dates.

We have an effective universal shelf‑registration statement and prospectus on Form S‑3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission that expires in June 2016. TLP Finance Corp., our 100% owned subsidiary, may act as a co‑issuer of any debt securities issued pursuant to that registration statement. TransMontaigne Partners L.P. has no independent assets or operations. TLP Finance Corp. has no assets or operations. Our operations are conducted by subsidiaries of TransMontaigne Partners L.P. through our 100% owned operating company subsidiary, TransMontaigne Operating Company L.P. Each of TransMontaigne Operating Company L.P.s’ and our other 100% owned subsidiaries (other than TLP Finance Corp., whose sole purpose is to act as co‑issuer of any debt securities) may guarantee the debt securities. We expect that any guarantees will be full and unconditional and joint and several, subject to certain automatic customary releases, including sale, disposition, or transfer of the capital stock or substantially all of the assets of a subsidiary guarantor, exercise of legal defeasance option or covenant defeasance option, and designation of a subsidiary guarantor as unrestricted in accordance with the indenture. There are no significant restrictions on the ability of TransMontaigne Partners L.P. or any guarantor to obtain funds from its subsidiaries by dividend or loan. None of the assets of TransMontaigne Partners L.P. or a guarantor represent restricted net assets pursuant to the guidelines established by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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(13) PARTNERS’ EQUITY

The number of units outstanding is as follows:

		General
	Common	partner
	units	equivalent units
Units outstanding at December 31, 2015	16,124,566	329,073
Issuance of common units by our long-term incentive plan due to vesting of restricted phantom units	7,732	—
Contribution of cash by TransMontaigne GP to maintain its 2% general partner interest	—	158
Units outstanding at March 31, 2016	16,132,298	329,231

At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, common units outstanding include nil and 8,018 common units, respectively, held on behalf of TransMontaigne LLC’s long‑term incentive plan.In connection with the ArcLight acquisition of our general partner, effective February 1, 2016, 15,750 restricted phantom units previously granted to the independent directors vested and were satisfied via the delivery of our common units.

(14) EQUITY BASED COMPENSATION

TransMontaigne GP is our general partner and manages our operations and activities. Prior to February 1, 2016, TransMontaigne GP was a wholly owned subsidiary of TransMontaigne LLC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of NGL. TransMontaigne Services LLC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of TransMontaigne LLC, has a long‑term incentive plan and a savings and retention plan to compensate through incentive bonus awards certain employees and independent directors of our general partner who provide services with respect to the business of our general partner.

Long-term incentive plan. The TransMontaigne Services LLC long‑term incentive plan was administered by the compensation committee of the board of directors of our general partner and was primarily used for grants of restricted phantom units to the independent directors of our general partner. The grants to the independent directors of our general partner generally vest and are payable annually in equal tranches over a four-year period, subject to accelerated vesting upon a change in control of TransMontaigne GP. Ownership in the awards is subject to forfeiture until the vesting date, but recipients have distribution and voting rights from the date of the grant. In connection with the ArcLight acquisition of our general partner, effective February 1, 2016, all of the restricted phantom units previously granted to the independent directors vested and were satisfied via the delivery of our common units.

On February 26, 2016, the board of our general partner approved the TLP Management Services LLC 2016 long-term incentive plan, which replaces the TransMontaigne Services LLC long-term incentive plan and is subject to the approval of our unitholders. We anticipate that we will seek approval from our unitholders for the long-term incentive plan within 12 months of its adoption. The 2016 long-term incentive plan operates in a manner that is, and pursuant to terms and conditions that are substantially similar to, the TransMontaigne Services LLC long-term incentive plan used previously. The 2016 plan reserves 750,000 common units to be granted as awards under the plan, with such amount subject to adjustment as provided for under the terms of the plan if there is a change in our common units, such as a unit split or other reorganization. The common units authorized to be granted under the 2016 long-term incentive plan are expected to be registered pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8.

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TransMontaigne GP had historically acquired outstanding common units on the open market under a purchase program for purposes of delivering vested units to the independent directors of our general partner. The purchase program concluded with its final purchase of 667 units on the program’s scheduled termination date of April 1, 2015. Future grants of restricted phantom units under the TLP Management Services LLC 2016 long‑term incentive plan are expected to be settled by us through the issuance of common units pursuant to a Form S-8 Registration Statement.

Activity under the long-term incentive plan for the three months ended March 31, 2016 is as follows:

	Restricted	NYSE
	phantom	closing
	units	price
Restricted phantom units outstanding at December 31, 2015	15,750
Vesting on February 1, 2016	(15,750)	$	30.41
Restricted phantom units outstanding at March 31, 2016	—

Generally accepted accounting principles require us to measure the cost of board member services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant‑date fair value of the award. That cost is recognized over the vesting period on a straight line basis during which a board member is required to provide services in exchange for the award with the costs being accelerated upon the occurrence of accelerated vesting events, such as a change in control of our general partner.In connection with the ArcLight acquisition of our general partner, effective February 1, 2016, 15,750 restricted phantom units previously granted to the independent directors vested and were satisfied via the delivery of our common units. For awards to the independent directors of our general partner, equity‑based compensation of approximately $520,000 and $23,000 is included in direct general and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively

Savings and retention plan.  Under the omnibus agreement we have agreed to reimburse TransMontaigne LLC for a portion of the incentive bonus awards made by TransMontaigne Services LLC under the TransMontaigne Services LLC savings and retention plan to key employees that provide corporate and support services to us, provided the compensation committee of our general partner determines that an adequate portion of the incentive bonus awards are indexed to the performance of our common units in the form of restricted phantom units. In accordance with the omnibus agreement, the value of our incentive bonus award reimbursement for a single grant year may be no less than $1.5 million. Ownership in the restricted phantom units under the savings and retention plan is subject to forfeiture until the vesting date, but recipients have distribution equivalent rights from the date of grant that accrue additional restricted phantom units equivalent to the value of quarterly distributions paid by us on each of our outstanding common units. Recipients of restricted phantom units under the savings and retention plan do not have voting rights.

The purpose of the savings and retention plan is to provide for the reward and retention of participants by providing them with bonus awards that vest over future service periods. Awards under the plan generally become vested as to 50% of a participant’s annual award as of the January 1 that falls closest to the second anniversary of the grant date, and the remaining 50% as of the January 1 that falls closest to the third anniversary of the grant date, subject to earlier vesting upon a participant’s 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 NGL, or TransMontaigne LLC, or their affiliates, 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 vesting and payment, as applicable, upon the participant’s attainment of retirement, death or disability, involuntary termination without cause, or a participant’s termination of employment following a change in control, as specified in the plan. For certain senior level employees, including the executive officers of our general partner, all prior grants vested upon the change in control of TransMontaigne LLC that occurred on July 1, 2014 and, with respect to the 2015 awards, such awards vested upon the change in control of our general partner that occurred on February 1, 2016. Pursuant to the provisions of the plan, once participants reach the age and length of service thresholds set forth below, awards become vested and are payable as set forth above.  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 TransMontaigne LLC or any of its affiliates, or (c) age fifty and twenty years of service as an employee of TransMontaigne LLC or any of its affiliates. For the awards granted under the plan in March 2016, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of our general partner have each satisfied the age and length of service thresholds of the plan. Although no assets are segregated or otherwise set aside with respect to a

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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.

Effective April 13, 2015 and beginning with the 2015 incentive bonus award, under the omnibus agreement we have the option to provide the reimbursement in either a cash payment to TransMontaigne LLC or the delivery of our common units to TransMontaigne LLC or to the award recipients, with the reimbursement made in accordance with the underlying vesting and payment schedule of the TransMontaigne Services LLC savings and retention plan.  Our reimbursement for the 2015 incentive bonus award is reduced for forfeitures and is increased for the value of quarterly distributions accrued under the distribution equivalent rights.  We have the intent and ability to settle our reimbursement for the 2015 incentive bonus award in our common units, and accordingly, effective April 13, 2015, we began accounting for the 2015 incentive bonus award as an equity award.  Prior to the 2015 incentive bonus award, we reimbursed our portion of the incentive bonus awards through monthly cash payments to TransMontaigne LLC over the first year that each applicable award was granted.

On February 26, 2016, the board of our general partner unanimously approved the new TLP Management Services LLC savings and retention plan for employees who provide services with respect to our business, which plan is intended to constitute a program under, and be subject to, the 2016 long term incentive plan described above. The new savings and retention plan was used for incentive bonus awards in March 2016 and will be used going forward. The new savings and retention plan operates in a manner that is, and pursuant to terms and conditions that are substantially similar to, the savings and retention plan of TransMontaigne Services LLC used previously. Under the omnibus agreement, we expect to reimburse TLP Management Services LLC with respect to awards in a similar manner as applied to the 2015 incentive bonus award. 

Given that we do not have any employees to provide corporate and support services and instead we contract for such services under our omnibus agreement, generally accepted accounting principles require us to classify the incentive bonus award as a non-employee award and measure the cost of services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the vesting‑date fair value of the award. That cost, or an estimate of that cost in the case of unvested restricted phantom units, is recognized over the period during which services are provided in exchange for the award. For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the expense associated with the reimbursement of incentive bonus awards was approximately $1.6 million and $0.5 million, respectively.

Activity related to our equity based award granted to TransMontaigne LLC for services performed under the omnibus agreement for the three months ended March 31, 2016 is as follows:

			NYSE
			closing
	Vested	Unvested	price
Restricted phantom units outstanding at December 31, 2015	30,203	30,616
Vesting of units on February 1, 2016	19,372	(19,372)	$	30.41
Unit accrual for distributions paid on February 8, 2016	1,132	257	$	29.34
Grant on March 2, 2016	31,022	28,945	$	34.23
Restricted phantom units outstanding at March 31, 2016	81,729	40,446

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(15) NET EARNINGS PER LIMITED PARTNER UNIT

The following table reconciles net earnings to net earnings allocable to limited partners and sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net earnings per limited partner unit (in thousands):

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2016		2015
Net earnings	$	8,710	$	10,122
Less:
Distributions payable on behalf of incentive distribution rights		(1,920)		(1,682)
Distributions payable on behalf of general partner interest		(224)		(219)
Earnings allocable to general partner interest less than distributions payable to general partner interest		88		51
Earnings allocable to general partner interest including incentive distribution rights		(2,056)		(1,850)
Net earnings allocable to limited partners per the consolidated statements of operations		6,654		8,272
Less distributions payable for unvested long-term incentive plan grants		—		(6)
Net earnings allocable to limited partners for calculating net earnings per limited partner unit	$	6,654	$	8,266
Basic weighted average units		16,181		16,125
Diluted weighted average units		16,188		16,125
Net earnings per limited partner unit—basic	$	0.41	$	0.51
Net earnings per limited partner unit—diluted	$	0.41	$	0.51

Pursuant to our partnership agreement we are required to distribute available cash (as defined by our partnership agreement) as of the end of the reporting period. Such distributions are declared within 45 days after period end. The following table sets forth the distribution declared per common unit attributable to the periods indicated:

	Distribution
January 1, 2015 through March 31, 2015	$	0.665
April 1, 2015 through June 30, 2015	$	0.665
July 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015	$	0.665
October 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015	$	0.670
January 1, 2016 through March 31, 2016	$	0.680

16) COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Contract commitments.  At March 31, 2016, we have contractual commitments of approximately $23.6 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 be paid within the next twelve months.

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Operating leases.  We lease property and equipment under non‑cancelable operating leases that extend through August 2030. At March 31, 2016, future minimum lease payments under these non‑cancelable operating leases are as follows (in thousands):

Years ending December 31:
2016 (remainder of the year)	$	3,001
2017		3,131
2018		740
2019		727
2020		572
Thereafter		4,107
	$	12,278

Included in the above non‑cancelable operating lease commitments are amounts for property rentals that we have sublet under non‑cancelable sublease agreements, for which we expect to receive minimum rentals of approximately $0.4 million in future periods.

Rental expense under operating leases was approximately $0.9 million and $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Legal proceedings.  The King Ranch natural-gas-processing plant in Kleberg County, Texas owned and operated by a third party, was shut down as a result of a fire at the plant beginning in November 2013. This plant supplies a significant amount of liquefied petroleum gas, or “LPG,” to our third-party customer, Nieto Trading, B.V. (“Nieto”), which transports LPG through our Ella Brownsville and Diamondback pipelines, and has contracted for the LPG storage capacity at our Brownsville terminals.  The King Ranch plant became operational again in late November 2014. Nieto claimed that the fire at the King Ranch plant constituted a force majeure event that relieved Nieto of its obligation to pay certain fees required under the related terminaling services agreement for failure to throughput a minimum number of barrels of LPG (“deficiency fees”). We did not believe that the King Ranch fire qualified as a force majeure event under the terminaling services agreement, or that, even if it did, it relieved Nieto of its obligation to pay the deficiency fees. In September, 2014, we filed a complaint for damages and declaratory relief in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, against Nieto, by which we sought damages and a declaratory judgment clarifying our rights to receive the deficiency fees under the terminaling services agreement. 

In February 2016 we entered into a settlement agreement and mutual release with Nieto that included a one-time settlement payment to us of $1.9 million and an increase in the throughput fee under the terminaling services agreement for the remaining term. In connection therewith, the litigation was dismissed with prejudice.

(17) DISCLOSURES ABOUT FAIR VALUE

“GAAP” defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Generally accepted accounting principles also establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the use of higher‑level inputs for valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are: (1) Level 1 inputs, which are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; (2) Level 2 inputs, which are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and (3) Level 3 inputs, which are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

The fair values of the following financial instruments represent our best estimate of the amounts that would be received to sell those assets or that would be paid to transfer those liabilities in an orderly transaction between market participants at that date. Our fair value measurements maximize the use of observable inputs. However, in situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date, the fair value measurement reflects our judgments about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of financial instruments at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

Cash and 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.

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Derivative instruments.  The carrying amount of our interest rate swaps as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 was determined using a pricing model based on the LIBOR swap rate and other observable market data. The fair value is categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Debt.  The carrying amount of our credit facility debt approximates fair value since borrowings under the facility bear interest at current market interest rates. The fair value is categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

(18) BUSINESS SEGMENTS

We provide integrated terminaling, storage, transportation and related services to companies engaged in the trading, distribution and marketing of refined petroleum products, crude oil, chemicals, fertilizers and other liquid products. Our chief operating decision maker is our general partner’s chief executive officer. Our general partner’s chief executive officer reviews the financial performance of our business segments using disaggregated financial information about “net margins” for purposes of making operating decisions and assessing financial performance. “Net margins” is composed of revenue less direct operating costs and expenses. Accordingly, we present “net margins” for each of our business segments: (i) Gulf Coast terminals, (ii) Midwest terminals and pipeline system, (iii) Brownsville terminals, (iv) River terminals and (v) Southeast terminals.

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The financial performance of our business segments is as follows (in thousands):

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2016		2015
Gulf Coast Terminals:
Terminaling services fees	$	11,367	$	10,678
Other		2,236		1,998
Revenue		13,603		12,676
Direct operating costs and expenses		(5,226)		(4,406)
Net margins		8,377		8,270
Midwest Terminals and Pipeline System:
Terminaling services fees		2,177		2,102
Pipeline transportation fees		433		414
Other		286		227
Revenue		2,896		2,743
Direct operating costs and expenses		(682)		(678)
Net margins		2,214		2,065
Brownsville Terminals:
Terminaling services fees		2,155		1,816
Pipeline transportation fees		1,008		1,182
Other		4,530		3,962
Revenue		7,693		6,960
Direct operating costs and expenses		(2,701)		(3,150)
Net margins		4,992		3,810
River Terminals:
Terminaling services fees		2,146		2,257
Other		197		255
Revenue		2,343		2,512
Direct operating costs and expenses		(2,047)		(1,543)
Net margins		296		969
Southeast Terminals:
Terminaling services fees		13,257		11,757
Other		834		1,249
Revenue		14,091		13,006
Direct operating costs and expenses		(5,250)		(5,177)
Net margins		8,841		7,829
Total net margins		24,720		22,943
Direct general and administrative expenses		(1,557)		(1,021)
Allocated general and administrative expenses		(2,841)		(2,803)
Allocated insurance expense		(895)		(934)
Reimbursement of bonus awards expense		(1,635)		(525)
Depreciation and amortization		(7,935)		(7,337)
Earnings from unconsolidated affiliates		1,850		2,056
Operating income		11,707		12,379
Other expenses		(2,997)		(2,257)
Net earnings	$	8,710	$	10,122

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Supplemental information about our business segments is summarized below (in thousands):

	Three months ended March 31, 2016
			Midwest
			Terminals and
	Gulf Coast		Pipeline		Brownsville		River		Southeast
	Terminals		System		Terminals		Terminals		Terminals		Total
Revenue:
External customers	$	13,479	$	2,896	$	6,300	$	2,343	$	11,254	$	36,272
NGL Energy Partners LP		124		—		—		—		2,747		2,871
Frontera		—		—		1,393		—		—		1,393
TransMontaigne LLC		—		—		—		—		90		90
Revenue	$	13,603	$	2,896	$	7,693	$	2,343	$	14,091	$	40,626
Capital expenditures	$	820	$	261	$	256	$	739	$	7,407	$	9,483
Identifiable assets	$	125,276	$	22,756	$	44,982	$	53,985	$	166,363	$	413,362
Cash and cash equivalents												134
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates												246,641
Deferred financing costs												1,911
Other												680
Total assets											$	662,728

	Three months ended March 31, 2015
			Midwest
			Terminals and
	Gulf Coast		Pipeline		Brownsville		River		Southeast
	Terminals		System		Terminals		Terminals		Terminals		Total
Revenue:
External customers	$	9,920	$	2,743	$	5,773	$	2,395	$	4,468	$	25,299
NGL Energy Partners LP		2,756		—		10		117		8,478		11,361
Frontera		—		—		1,177		—		—		1,177
TransMontaigne LLC		—		—		—		—		60		60
Revenue	$	12,676	$	2,743	$	6,960	$	2,512	$	13,006	$	37,897
Capital expenditures	$	3,239	$	437	$	993	$	1,328	$	747	$	6,744

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(19) SUBSEQUENT EVENT

On April 18, 2016, we announced a distribution of $0.68 per unit for the period from January 1, 2016 through March 31, 2016. This distribution is payable on May 9, 2016 to unitholders of record on April 29, 2016.

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

Change in control of the ownership of our general partner.  Effective February 1, 2016, an affiliate of ArcLight Energy Partners Fund VI, L.P. , which we refer to as ArcLight purchased a 100% ownership interest in TransMontaigne GP LLC from NGL Energy Partners LP, or NGL. TransMontaigne GP LLC is our general partner and holds a 2% general partner interest and 100% of the incentive distribution rights (IDRs). The ArcLight acquisition of our general partner resulted in a change in control of our partnership. In addition, on April 1, 2016, affiliates of ArcLight acquired approximately 3.2 million of our common LP units from NGL. With the purchase of the common units, ArcLight has a significant interest in our partnership through their ownership of the general partner interest, the incentive distribution rights and approximately 20% of the limited partner interests.

Second consecutive increase in quarterly distribution. On April 18, 2016, we announced a quarterly distribution of $0.68 per unit for the three months ended March 31, 2016. This $0.01 increase over the previous quarter reflects the second consecutive increase in our distribution. The distribution is payable on May 9, 2016 to unitholders of record on April 29, 2016.

Expansion of the Collins/Purvis bulk storage terminal.  As previously announced, we have entered into long-term terminaling services agreements with various parties for approximately 2.0 million barrels of new product storage capacity at our Collins/Purvis, Mississippi bulk storage terminal. The revenue associated with these agreements will come on-line upon completion of the construction of the new tank capacity, which we expect to occur during the fourth quarter of 2016 through the second quarter of 2017. The anticipated cost of the new storage capacity is approximately $75 million, with expected annual cash returns in the high-teens. During the first quarter of 2016, we began construction and have spent approximately $8.1 million on the project as of March 31, 2016. Our Collins/Purvis terminal is strategically located for the bulk storage market and is the only independent terminal capable of receiving from, delivering to, and transferring refined petroleum products between the Colonial and Plantation pipeline systems. Our facility has current active storage capacity of approximately 3.4 million barrels, which does not include the approximately 2.0 million barrels that is under construction. We have begun the process of permitting 5.0 million barrels of additional capacity and are discussing this future capacity with several potential customers.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

A summary of the significant accounting policies that we have adopted and followed in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements is detailed in our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015, included in our Annual Report on Form 10‑K, filed on March 10, 2016. Certain of these accounting policies require the use of estimates. The following estimates, in management’s opinion, are subjective in nature, require the exercise of judgment, and involve complex analyses: useful lives of our plant and equipment and accrued environmental obligations. These estimates are based on our knowledge and understanding of current conditions and actions we may take in the future. Changes in these estimates will occur as a result of the passage of time and the occurrence of future events. Subsequent changes in these estimates may have a significant impact on our financial condition and results of operations.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS—THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2016 AND 2015

The following discussion and analysis of the results of operations and financial condition should be read in conjunction with the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements.

ANALYSIS OF REVENUE

Total revenue.  We derive revenue from our terminal and pipeline transportation operations by charging fees for providing integrated terminaling, transportation and related services. Our total revenue by category was as follows (in thousands):

Total Revenue by Category

	Three months ended March 31,
	2016		2015
Terminaling services fees	$	31,102	$	28,610
Pipeline transportation fees		1,441		1,596
Management fees and reimbursed costs		2,217		1,932
Other		5,866		5,759
Revenue	$	40,626	$	37,897

See discussion below for a detailed analysis of terminaling services fees, pipeline transportation fees, management fees and reimbursed costs, and other revenue included in the table above.

We operate our business and report our results of operations in five principal business segments: (i) Gulf Coast terminals, (ii) Midwest terminals and pipeline system, (iii) Brownsville terminals, (iv) River terminals and (v) Southeast terminals. The aggregate revenue of each of our business segments was as follows (in thousands):

Total Revenue by Business Segment

	Three months ended March 31,
	2016		2015
Gulf Coast terminals	$	13,603	$	12,676
Midwest terminals and pipeline system		2,896		2,743
Brownsville terminals		7,693		6,960
River terminals		2,343		2,512
Southeast terminals		14,091		13,006
Revenue	$	40,626	$	37,897

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Total revenue by business segment is presented and further analyzed below by category of revenue.

Terminaling services fees.  Pursuant to terminaling services agreements with our customers, which range from one month to approximately ten years in duration, we generate fees by distributing and storing products for our customers. Terminaling services fees include throughput fees based on the volume of product distributed from the facility, injection fees based on the volume of product injected with additive compounds and storage fees based on a rate per barrel of storage capacity per month. The terminaling services fees by business segments were as follows (in thousands):

Terminaling Services Fees by Business Segment

	Three months ended March 31,
	2016		2015
Gulf Coast terminals	$	11,367	$	10,678
Midwest terminals and pipeline system		2,177		2,102
Brownsville terminals		2,155		1,816
River terminals		2,146		2,257
Southeast terminals		13,257		11,757
Terminaling services fees	$	31,102	$	28,610

The increase in terminaling services fees at our Southeast terminals includes an increase of approximately $1.1 million resulting from us entering into a new five year agreement with a third party customer for approximately 2.7 million barrels of existing capacity at our Collins/Purvis, Mississippi  bulk storage terminal, commencing January 1, 2016. The new agreement replaced the previous agreement we had with the third party customer for this tankage and contains an increase to the minimum throughput fees. The new agreement is anticipated to generate additional minimum throughput revenue in excess of $4.0 million annually. 

Included in terminaling services fees for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are fees charged to affiliates of approximately $2.7 million and $10.2 million, respectively.

Our terminaling services agreements are structured as either throughput agreements or storage agreements. Most of our throughput agreements contain provisions that require our customers to throughput a minimum volume of product at our facilities over a stipulated period of time, which results in a minimum amount of revenue. Our storage agreements require our customers to make minimum payments based on the volume of storage capacity made available to the customer under the agreement, which results in a minimum amount of revenue. We refer to these minimum amounts 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 “variable.” The “firm commitments” and “variable” revenue included in terminaling services fees were as follows (in thousands):

Firm Commitments and Variable Revenue

	Three months ended March 31,
	2016		2015
Firm commitments:
External customers	$	25,930	$	16,981
Affiliates		2,423		9,576
Total		28,353		26,557
Variable:
External customers		2,489		1,364
Affiliates		260		689
Total		2,749		2,053
Terminaling services fees	$	31,102	$	28,610

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The remaining terms on the terminaling services agreements that generated “firm commitments” for the three months ended March 31, 2016 are as follows (in thousands):

Less than 1 year remaining	$	3,287
1 year or more, but less than 3 years remaining		7,105
3 years or more, but less than 5 years remaining		8,797
5 years or more remaining		9,164
Total firm commitments for the three months ended March 31, 2016	$	28,353

Pipeline transportation fees.  We earn pipeline transportation fees at our Diamondback and Ella‑Brownsville pipelines based on the volume of product transported and the distance from the origin point to the delivery point. We earn pipeline transportation fees at our Razorback pipeline based on an allocation of the aggregate fees charged under the capacity agreement with our customer who has contracted for 100% of our Razorback system.  We own the Razorback and Diamondback pipelines, and we lease the Ella‑Brownsville pipeline from a third party. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission regulates the tariff on our pipelines. The pipeline transportation fees by business segments were as follows (in thousands):

Pipeline Transportation Fees by Business Segment

	Three months ended March 31,
	2016		2015
Gulf Coast terminals	$	—	$	—
Midwest terminals and pipeline system		433		414
Brownsville terminals		1,008		1,182
River terminals		—		—
Southeast terminals		—		—
Pipeline transportation fees	$	1,441	$	1,596

Management fees and reimbursed costs.  We manage and operate for a major oil company certain tank capacity at our Port Everglades (South) terminal and receive reimbursement of their proportionate share of operating and maintenance costs. We manage and operate for an affiliate of Mexico’s state‑owned petroleum company a bi‑directional products pipeline connected to our Brownsville, Texas terminal facility and receive a management fee and reimbursement of costs. We manage and operate the Frontera terminal facility located in Brownsville, Texas for a management fee based on our costs incurred. Frontera is an unconsolidated affiliate for which we have a 50% ownership interest. The management fees and reimbursed costs by business segments were as follows (in thousands):

Management Fees and Reimbursed Costs by Business Segment

	Three months ended March 31,
	2016		2015
Gulf Coast terminals	$	304	$	191
Midwest terminals and pipeline system		—		—
Brownsville terminals		1,913		1,741
River terminals		—		—
Southeast terminals		—		—
Management fees and reimbursed costs	$	2,217	$	1,932

Included in management fees and reimbursed costs for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are fees charged to affiliates of approximately $1.4 million and $1.2 million, respectively.

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Other revenue.  We provide ancillary services including heating and mixing of stored products, product transfer, railcar handling, butane blending, wharfage and vapor recovery. Pursuant to terminaling services agreements with certain throughput customers, we are entitled to the volume of product gained resulting from differences in the measurement of product volumes received and distributed at our terminaling facilities. Consistent with recognized industry practices, measurement differentials occur as the result of the inherent variances in measurement devices and methodology. We recognize as revenue the net proceeds from the sale of the product gained. Other revenue is composed of the following (in thousands):

Principal Components of Other Revenue

	Three months ended March 31,
	2016		2015
Product gains	$	1,383	$	1,825
Steam heating fees		834		1,682
Product transfer services		246		345
Butane blending fees		153		10
Railcar handling		81		199
Other		3,169		1,698
Other revenue	$	5,866	$	5,759

For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, we sold approximately 31,280 and 27,260 barrels, respectively, of product gained resulting from differences in the measurement of product volumes received and distributed at our terminaling facilities at average prices of approximately $44 and $67 per barrel, respectively.

The change in steam heating fees, product transfer services, railcar handling and other, includes a decrease of approximately $1.5 million at our Brownsville terminals resulting from a third party customer terminating its agreement at the Brownsville terminals effective February 6, 2016. We are in the process of recontracting the associated storage capacity, but do not expect to earn as much in ancillary fees under a new agreement.

The increase in other, included in other revenue, includes approximately $1.9 million of a one-time payment to us at our Brownsville terminals related to the settlement of litigation with our LPG customer.  

Included in other revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are amounts charged to affiliates of approximately $0.3 million and $1.2 million, respectively.

The other revenue by business segments were as follows (in thousands):

Other Revenue by Business Segment

	Three months ended March 31,
	2016		2015
Gulf Coast terminals	$	1,932	$	1,807
Midwest terminals and pipeline system		286		227
Brownsville terminals		2,617		2,221
River terminals		197		255
Southeast terminals		834		1,249
Other revenue	$	5,866	$	5,759

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ANALYSIS OF COSTS AND EXPENSES

The direct operating costs and expenses of our operations include the directly related wages and employee benefits, utilities, communications, maintenance and repairs, property taxes, rent, vehicle expenses, environmental compliance costs, materials and supplies. Consistent with historical trends, across our terminaling and transportation facilities we anticipate an increase in repairs and maintenance expenses in the later months of the year as the weather becomes more conducive to these types of projects. The direct operating costs and expenses of our operations were as follows (in thousands):

Direct Operating Costs and Expenses

	Three months ended March 31,
	2016		2015
Wages and employee benefits	$	5,722	$	5,217
Utilities and communication charges		2,055		2,069
Repairs and maintenance		3,316		3,095
Office, rentals and property taxes		2,373		2,313
Vehicles and fuel costs		200		269
Environmental compliance costs		604		554
Other		1,636		1,437
Direct operating costs and expenses	$	15,906	$	14,954

The direct operating costs and expenses of our business segments were as follows (in thousands):

Direct Operating Costs and Expenses by Business Segment

	Three months ended March 31,
	2016		2015
Gulf Coast terminals	$	5,226	$	4,406
Midwest terminals and pipeline system		682		678
Brownsville terminals		2,701		3,150
River terminals		2,047		1,543
Southeast terminals		5,250		5,177
Direct operating costs and expenses	$	15,906	$	14,954

Direct general and administrative expenses of our operations primarily include accounting associated with annual and quarterly reports and tax return and Schedule K‑1 preparation and distribution, legal fees, independent director fees and equity‑based compensation expense under the long-term incentive plan. The direct general and administrative expenses were approximately $1.6 million and $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The increase in direct general and administrative expenses is primarily attributable to the accelerated vesting of restricted phantom units previously granted to the independent directors under the long-term incentive plan that was triggered upon a change in control in connection with the ArcLight acquisition of our general partner, effective February 1, 2016.

Allocated general and administrative expenses include charges for indirect corporate overhead to cover costs of centralized corporate functions such as legal, accounting, treasury, insurance administration and claims processing, health, safety and environmental, information technology, human resources, credit, payroll, taxes, engineering and other corporate services. The allocated general and administrative expenses were approximately $2.8 million and $2.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Allocated insurance expense includes charges for allocations of insurance premiums to cover costs of insuring activities such as property, casualty, pollution, automobile and other insurable risks. The allocated insurance expense was approximately $0.9 million and $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

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Reimbursement of bonus award includes expense associated with us reimbursing the owner of the TransMontaigne GP for awards granted by them to certain key officers and employees that vest over future service periods. We have the intent and ability to settle our reimbursement for the bonus awards by issuing additional common units, and accordingly, we account for the bonus awards as an equity award. The expense associated with these reimbursements was approximately $1.6 million and $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The increase in reimbursement of bonus award expense is primarily attributable to bonus awards granted in March 2016 to certain key officers and employees that vested immediately as age and length of service thresholds were satisfied. In addition, 2015 grants to certain key officers and employees vested upon the change in control in connection with the ArcLight acquisition of our general partner, effective February 1, 2016.

For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, depreciation and amortization expense was approximately $7.9 million and $7.3 million, respectively.

For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, interest expense was approximately $2.8 million and $1.9 million, respectively. The increase in interest expense is primarily attributable to the recognition of unrealized losses in determining the fair value of our interest rate swap agreements.

ANALYSIS OF INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES

Our investments in unconsolidated affiliates include a 42.5% interest in BOSTCO and a 50% 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. Frontera is a terminal facility located in Brownsville, Texas that encompasses approximately 1.5 million barrels of light petroleum product storage, as well as related ancillary facilities.

Earnings from investments in unconsolidated affiliates were as follows (in thousands):

	Three months ended March 31,
	2016		2015
BOSTCO	$	1,392	$	1,781
Frontera		458		275
Total earnings from investments in unconsolidated affiliates	$	1,850	$	2,056

Additional capital investments in unconsolidated affiliates were as follows (in thousands):

	Three months ended March 31,
	2016		2015
BOSTCO	$	2,125	$	—
Frontera		100		—
Additional capital investments in unconsolidated affiliates	$	2,225	$	—

Cash distributions received from unconsolidated affiliates were as follows (in thousands):

	Three months ended March 31,
	2016		2015
BOSTCO	$	3,634	$	3,134
Frontera		501		508
Cash distributions received from unconsolidated affiliates	$	4,135	$	3,642

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Our primary liquidity needs are to fund our working capital requirements, distributions to unitholders, approved investments, approved capital projects and approved future expansion, development and acquisition opportunities. We expect to initially fund any investments, capital projects and future expansion, development and acquisition opportunities, with additional borrowings under our credit facility (see Note 12 of Notes to consolidated financial statements). After initially funding these expenditures with borrowings under our credit facility, we may raise funds through additional equity offerings and debt financings. The proceeds of such equity offerings and debt financings may then be used to reduce our outstanding borrowings under our credit facility.

Our capital expenditures for the three months ended March 31, 2016 were approximately $9.5 million for terminal and pipeline facilities and assets to support these facilities. Management and the board of directors of our general partner have approved additional investments and expansion projects at our terminals that currently are, or will be, under construction with estimated completion dates that extend through the second quarter of 2017. At March 31, 2016, the remaining expenditures to complete the approved projects are estimated to be approximately $70 million, which primarily includes the construction costs associated with approximately 2.0 million barrels that is under construction at our Collins/Purvis bulk storage terminal. We expect to fund our future investment and expansion expenditures with additional borrowings under our credit facility.

Amended and restated senior secured credit facility.  On March 9, 2011, we entered into an amended and restated senior secured credit facility, or “credit facility”, which has been subsequently amended from time to time. The credit facility provides for a maximum borrowing line of credit equal to the lesser of (i) $400 million and (ii) 4.75 times Consolidated EBITDA (as defined: $438.8 million at March 31, 2016). At our request, the maximum borrowing line of credit may be increased by an additional $100 million, subject to the approval of the administrative agent and the receipt of additional commitments from one or more lenders. The terms of the credit facility include covenants that restrict our ability to make cash distributions, acquisitions and investments, including investments in joint ventures. We may make distributions of cash to the extent of our “available cash” as defined in our partnership agreement. We may make acquisitions and investments that meet the definition of “permitted acquisitions”; “other investments” which may not exceed 5% of “consolidated net tangible assets”; and additional future “permitted JV investments” up to $125 million, which may include additional investments in BOSTCO. The principal balance of loans and any accrued and unpaid interest are due and payable in full on the maturity date, July 31, 2018.

We may elect to have loans under the credit facility bear interest either (i) at a rate of LIBOR plus a margin ranging from 2% to 3% depending on the total leverage ratio then in effect, or (ii) at the base rate plus a margin ranging from 1% to 2% depending on the total leverage ratio then in effect. We also pay a commitment fee on the unused amount of commitments, ranging from 0.375% to 0.5% per annum, depending on the total leverage ratio then in effect. Our obligations under the credit facility are secured by a first priority security interest in favor of the lenders in the majority of our assets, including our investments in unconsolidated affiliates. At March 31, 2016, our outstanding borrowings under the credit facility were $264.1 million.

The credit facility also contains customary representations and warranties (including those relating to organization and authorization, compliance with laws, absence of defaults, material agreements and litigation) and customary events of default (including those relating to monetary defaults, covenant defaults, cross defaults and bankruptcy events). The primary financial covenants contained in the credit facility are (i) a total leverage ratio test (not to exceed 4.75 times), (ii) a senior secured leverage ratio test (not to exceed 3.75 times) in the event we issue senior unsecured notes, and (iii) a minimum interest coverage ratio test (not less than 3.0 times). These financial covenants are based on a defined financial performance measure within the credit facility known as “Consolidated EBITDA.” The calculation of the “total leverage ratio” and “interest coverage ratio” contained in the credit facility is as follows (in thousands, except ratios):

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									Twelve months
	Three months ended								ended
	June 30,		September, 30		December, 31		March 31,		March 31,
	2015		2015		2015		2016		2016
Financial performance debt covenant test:
Consolidated EBITDA for the total leverage ratio, as stipulated in the credit facility	$	21,612	$	23,252	$	23,432	$	24,082	$	92,378
Consolidated funded indebtedness									$	264,100
Total leverage ratio										2.86	x
Consolidated EBITDA for the interest coverage ratio	$	21,612	$	23,252	$	23,432	$	24,082	$	92,378
Consolidated interest expense, as stipulated in the credit facility (1)	$	2,002	$	1,737	$	1,864	$	1,998	$	7,601
Interest coverage ratio										12.15	x
Reconciliation of consolidated EBITDA to cash flows provided by operating activities:
Consolidated EBITDA	$	21,612	$	23,252	$	23,432	$	24,082	$	92,378
Consolidated interest expense		(1,943)		(2,198)		(1,313)		(2,792)		(8,246)
Unrealized loss (gain) on derivative instruments		(59)		461		(551)		794		645
Amortization of deferred revenue		(258)		(437)		(264)		(198)		(1,157)
Change in operating assets and liabilities		(205)		7,696		(1,794)		(1,643)		4,054
Cash flows provided by operating activities	$	19,147	$	28,774	$	19,510	$	20,243	$	87,674

(1)Consolidated interest expense, used in the calculation of the interest coverage ratio, excludes unrealized gains and losses recognized on our derivative instruments.

If we were to fail either financial performance covenant, or any other covenant contained in the credit facility, 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 facility, and the lenders would be entitled to declare all outstanding borrowings immediately due and payable.

ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The information contained in this Item 3 updates, and should be read in conjunction with, information set forth in Part II, Item 7A of our Annual Report on Form 10‑K, filed on March 10, 2016, in addition to the interim unaudited consolidated financial statements, accompanying notes and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations presented in Part 1, Items 1 and 2 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q. There are no material changes in the market risks faced by us from those reported in our Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

Market risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices. A principal market risk to which we are exposed is interest rate risk associated with borrowings under our credit facility. Borrowings under our credit facility bear interest at a variable rate based on LIBOR or the lender’s base rate.  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 March 31, 2016, we are party to interest rate swap agreements with an aggregate notional amount of $125.0 million that expire between March 25, 2018 and March 11, 2019. Pursuant to the terms of the interest rate swap agreements, we pay a blended fixed rate of approximately 1.01% and receive interest payments based on the one-month LIBOR. The net difference to be paid or received under the interest rate swap agreements is settled monthly and is recognized as an adjustment to interest expense. At March 31, 2016, we had outstanding borrowings of $264.1 million under our credit facility. Based on the outstanding balance of our variable‑interest‑rate debt at March 31, 2016, the terms of our interest rate swap agreements and assuming market interest rates increase or decrease by 100 basis points, the potential annual increase or decrease in interest expense is approximately $1.4 million.

We do not purchase or market products that we handle or transport and, therefore, we do not have material direct exposure to changes in commodity prices, except for the value of product gains arising from certain of our

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terminaling services agreements with our customers. Pursuant to our Southeast terminaling services agreement, we agreed to rebate to our customer 50% of the proceeds we receive annually in excess of $4.2 million from the sale of product gains at our Southeast terminals. We do not use derivative commodity instruments to manage the commodity risk associated with the product we may own at any given time. Generally, to the extent we are entitled to retain product pursuant to terminaling services agreements with our customers, we sell the product to our customers on a contractually established periodic basis; the sales price is based on industry indices. For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, we sold approximately 31,280 and 27,260 barrels, respectively, of product gained resulting from differences in the measurement of product volumes received and distributed at our terminaling facilities at average prices of approximately $44 and $67 per barrel, respectively.

ITEM 4.  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 the management of our general partner, including our general partner’s principal 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 general partner evaluated, with the participation of the Certifying Officers, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2016, pursuant to Rule 13a‑15(b) under the Exchange Act. Based upon that evaluation, the Certifying Officers concluded that, as of March 31, 2016, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Part II. Other Information

ITEM 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

See Part I, Item 1 Note 16 to our consolidated financial statements entitled “Legal Proceedings” which is incorporated into this item by reference.  

ITEM 1A.  RISK FACTORS

The following risk factors, discussed in more detail below and in “Item 1A. Risk Factors,” in our Annual Report on Form 10‑K, filed on March 10, 2016, are expressly incorporated into this report by reference, are important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations and may adversely affect our business and results of operations, include, but are not limited to:

· whether we are able to generate sufficient cash from operations to enable us to maintain or grow the amount of the quarterly distribution to our unitholders;

· Gulf TLP Holdings, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ArcLight Energy Partners Fund VI, L.P., controls our general partner, which has sole responsibility for conducting our business and managing our operations. ArcLight and its affiliates have conflicts of interest and limited fiduciary duties, which may permit them to favor their own interests to our detriment;

· affiliates of our general partner, including Gulf TLP Holdings, LLC and ArcLight, may compete with us and do not have any obligation to present business opportunities to us;

· failure by any of our significant customers to continue to engage us to provide services after the expiration of existing terminaling services agreements or our failure to secure comparable alternative arrangements;

· a reduction in revenue from any of our significant customers upon which we rely for a substantial majority of our revenue;

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· a material portion of our operations are conducted through joint ventures, over which we do not maintain full control and which have unique risks;

· competition from other terminals and pipelines that may be able to supply our significant customers with terminaling services on a more competitive basis;

· the continued creditworthiness of, and performance by, our significant customers;

· the expiration of our omnibus agreement occurs on the earlier to occur of ArcLight ceasing to control our general partner or following at least 24 months prior written notice;

· NGL Energy Operating will continue to employ the officers and employees that provide services to us under the provisions of a transition services agreement entered into in connection with the ArcLight acquisition of our general partner and NGL has conflicts of interest with us and limited duties to us, which may permit it to favor its own interests to our detriment while the transition services agreement is operative;

· 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;

· a lack of access to new capital would impair our ability to expand our operations;

· the lack of availability of acquisition opportunities, constraints on our ability to make acquisitions, failure to successfully integrate acquired facilities and future performance of acquired facilities, could limit our ability to grow our business successfully and could adversely affect the price of our common units;

· a decrease in demand for products due to high prices, alternative fuel sources, new technologies or adverse economic conditions;

· our debt levels and restrictions in our debt agreements that may limit our operational flexibility;

· the ability of our significant customers to secure financing arrangements adequate to purchase their desired volume of product;

· the impact on our facilities or operations of extreme weather conditions, such as hurricanes, and other events, such as terrorist attacks or war and costs associated with environmental compliance and remediation;

· the control of our general partner being transferred to a third party without our consent or unitholder consent;

· we may have to refinance our existing debt in unfavorable market conditions;

· the failure of our existing and future insurance policies to fully cover all risks incident to our business;

· our shared pollution insurance policies with TransMontaigne LLC may limit or extinguish the coverage available to us; 

· cyber attacks or other breaches of our information security measures could disrupt our operations and result in increased costs;

· timing, cost and other economic uncertainties related to the construction of new tank capacity or facilities;

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· the impact of current and future laws and governmental regulations, general economic, market or business conditions;

· the age and condition of many of our pipeline and storage assets may result in increased maintenance and remediation expenditures;

· cost reimbursements, which are determined by our general partner, and fees paid to our general partner and its affiliates for services will continue to be substantial;

· our general partner’s limited call right may require unitholders to sell their common units at an undesirable time or price;

· our ability to issue additional units without your approval would dilute your existing ownership interest;

· the possibility that our unitholders could be held liable under some circumstances for our obligations to the same extent as a general partner;

· our failure to avoid federal income taxation as a corporation or the imposition of state level taxation;

· our inability to make acquisitions and investments to increase our capital asset base may result in future declines in our tax depreciation;

· the impact of new IRS regulations or a challenge of our current allocation of income, gain, loss and deductions among our unitholders;

· unitholders will be required to pay taxes on their respective share of our taxable income regardless of the amount of cash distributions;

· investment in common partnership units by tax‑exempt entities and non‑United States persons raises tax issues unique to them;

· unitholders will likely be subject to state and local taxes and return filing requirements in states where they do not live as a result of investing in our units; and

· the sale or exchange of 50% or more of our capital and profits interests within a 12‑month period would result in a deemed technical termination of our partnership for income tax purposes.

There have been no material changes from risk factors as previously disclosed in our annual report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2015, filed on March 10, 2016.

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ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS

Exhibit number		Description of exhibits
10.1	Consent Under and Sixth Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Senior Secured Credit Facility, dated January 29, 2016, among TransMontaigne Operating Company L.P., as Borrower, TransMontaigne Partners L.P. and certain of its subsidiaries, as Guarantors, the financial institutions party thereto as lenders, U.S. Bank National Association, as Syndication Agent, Bank of America, N.A., as Documentation Agent, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by TransMontaigne Partners L.P. with the SEC on February 2, 2016).
10.2	Second Amended and Restated Omnibus Agreement, dated March 1, 2016, by and among Gulf TLP Holdings, LLC, TLP Management Services LLC, TransMontaigne Partners L.P., TransMontaigne GP L.L.C., TransMontaigne Operating GP L.L.C. and TransMontaigne Operating Company L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Current Report on Form 8‑K filed by TransMontaigne Partners L.P. with the SEC on March 3, 2016).
10.3	TLP Management Services LLC 2016 Long‑Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Current Report on Form 8‑K filed by TransMontaigne Partners L.P. with the SEC on March 3, 2016).
10.4	Form of the 2016 Long‑Term Incentive Plan Non‑Employee Director Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 of the Annual Report on Form 10‑K filed by TransMontaigne Partners L.P. with the SEC on March 10, 2016).
10.5	TLP Management Services LLC Savings and Retention Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the Quarterly Report on Form 8‑K filed by TransMontaigne Partners L.P. with the SEC on March 3, 2016).
10.6	Amendment No. 9 to Terminaling Services Agreement—Southeast and Collins/Purvis, dated March 1, 2016, between TransMontaigne Partners L.P. and NGL Energy Partners LP (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8‑K filed by TransMontaigne Partners L.P. with the SEC on March 3, 2016).
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 Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q of TransMontaigne Partners L.P. and subsidiaries for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) consolidated balance sheets, (ii) consolidated statements of operations, (iii) consolidated statements of partners’ equity, (iv) consolidated statements of cash flows and (v) notes to consolidated financial statements.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

		Chief Executive Officer
Date: May 5, 2016	TransMontaigne Partners L.P. (Registrant)
	TransMontaigne GP L.L.C., its General Partner
	By:	/s/ Frederick W. Boutin Frederick W. Boutin Chief Executive Officer
	By:	/s/ Robert T. Fuller Robert T. Fuller Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit number	Description of exhibits
10.1	Consent Under and Sixth Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Senior Secured Credit Facility, dated January 29, 2016, among TransMontaigne Operating Company L.P., as Borrower, TransMontaigne Partners L.P. and certain of its subsidiaries, as Guarantors, the financial institutions party thereto as lenders, U.S. Bank National Association, as Syndication Agent, Bank of America, N.A., as Documentation Agent, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by TransMontaigne Partners L.P. with the SEC on February 2, 2016).
10.2	Second Amended and Restated Omnibus Agreement, dated March 1, 2016, by and among Gulf TLP Holdings, LLC, TLP Management Services LLC, TransMontaigne Partners L.P., TransMontaigne GP L.L.C., TransMontaigne Operating GP L.L.C. and TransMontaigne Operating Company L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Current Report on Form 8‑K filed by TransMontaigne Partners L.P. with the SEC on March 3, 2016).
10.3	TLP Management Services LLC 2016 Long‑Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Current Report on Form 8‑K filed by TransMontaigne Partners L.P. with the SEC on March 3, 2016).
10.4	Form of the 2016 Long‑Term Incentive Plan Non‑Employee Director Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 of the Annual Report on Form 10‑K filed by TransMontaigne Partners L.P. with the SEC on March 10, 2016).
10.5	TLP Management Services LLC Savings and Retention Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the Quarterly Report on Form 8‑K filed by TransMontaigne Partners L.P. with the SEC on March 3, 2016).
10.6	Amendment No. 9 to Terminaling Services Agreement—Southeast and Collins/Purvis, dated March 1, 2016, between TransMontaigne Partners L.P. and NGL Energy Partners LP (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8‑K filed by TransMontaigne Partners L.P. with the SEC on March 3, 2016).
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 Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q of TransMontaigne Partners L.P. and subsidiaries for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) consolidated balance sheets, (ii) consolidated statements of operations, (iii) consolidated statements of partners’ equity, (iv) consolidated statements of cash flows and (v) notes to consolidated financial statements.

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

Certification Pursuant to

Section 302 of the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act of 2002

I, Frederick W. Boutin, Chief Executive Officer of TransMontaigne GP L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company and general partner of TransMontaigne Partners L.P. (the “Company”), certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q of TransMontaigne Partners L.P. for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2016;

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 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 fiscal 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 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.

Date: May 5, 2016

Chief Executive Officer

/s/ Frederick W. Boutin

Frederick W. Boutin
Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

Certification Pursuant to

Section 302 of the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act of 2002

I, Robert T. Fuller, Chief Financial Officer of TransMontaigne GP L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company and general partner of TransMontaigne Partners L.P. (the “Company”), certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q of TransMontaigne Partners L.P. for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2016;

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 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 fiscal 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 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.

Date: May 5, 2016

Chief Financial Officer

/s/ Robert T. Fuller

Robert T. Fuller
Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 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

(18 U.S.C. Section 1350)

The undersigned, the Chief Executive Officer of TransMontaigne GP L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company and general partner of TransMontaigne Partners L.P. (the “Company”), hereby certifies that, to his knowledge on the date hereof:

(a) the Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q of the Company for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2016, 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.

Chief Executive Officer
May 6, 2014

/s/ Frederick W. Boutin

Frederick W. Boutin
Chief Executive Officer
May 5, 2016

EX-32.2

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

(18 U.S.C. Section 1350)

The undersigned, the Chief Financial Officer of TransMontaigne GP L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company and general partner of TransMontaigne Partners L.P. (the “Company”), hereby certifies that, to his knowledge on the date hereof:

(a) the Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q of the Company for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2016, 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.

Chief Financial Officer
May 6, 2014

/s/ Robert T. Fuller

Robert T. Fuller
Chief Financial Officer
May 5, 2016

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	Mar. 31, 2016	Apr. 29, 2016
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	TransMontaigne Partners L.P.
Entity Central Index Key	0001319229
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2016
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		16,132,298
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1

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Consolidated balance sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 134	$ 681
Trade accounts receivable, net	7,208	5,973
Due from affiliates	680	1,080
Other current assets	2,397	2,410
Total current assets	10,419	10,144
Property, plant and equipment, net	394,118	388,423
Goodwill	8,485	8,485
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	246,641	246,700
Other assets, net	3,065	2,935
TOTAL ASSETS	662,728	656,687
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable	7,501	10,874
Accrued liabilities	11,311	11,111
Total current liabilities	18,812	21,985
Other liabilities	3,273	2,731
Long-term debt	264,100	248,000
Total liabilities	$ 286,185	$ 272,716
Commitments and contingencies (Note 16)
Partners' equity:
Common unitholders (16,132,298 units issued and outstanding at March 31, 2016 and 16,124,566 units issued and outstanding at December 31, 2015)	$ 324,222	$ 326,224
General partner interest (2% interest with 329,231 equivalent units outstanding at March 31, 2016 and 329,073 equivalent units outstanding at December 31, 2015)	52,321	57,747
Total partners' equity	376,543	383,971
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 662,728	$ 656,687

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Consolidated balance sheets (Parenthetical) - shares	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Consolidated balance sheets
Common unitholders, units issued	16,132,298	16,124,566
Common unitholders, units outstanding	16,132,298	16,124,566
General partner interest (as a percent)	2.00%	2.00%
General partner interest, equivalent units outstanding	329,231	329,073

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Consolidated statements of operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Revenue:
External customers	$ 36,272	$ 25,299
Affiliates	4,354	12,598
Total revenue	40,626	37,897
Operating costs and expenses and other:
Direct operating costs and expenses	(15,906)	(14,954)
Direct general and administrative expenses	(1,557)	(1,021)
Allocated general and administrative expenses	(2,841)	(2,803)
Allocated insurance expense	(895)	(934)
Reimbursement of bonus awards expense	(1,635)	(525)
Depreciation and amortization	(7,935)	(7,337)
Earnings from investments in unconsolidated affiliates	1,850	2,056
Total operating costs and expenses and other	(28,919)	(25,518)
Operating income	11,707	12,379
Other expenses:
Interest expense	(2,792)	(1,942)
Amortization of deferred financing costs	(205)	(315)
Total other expenses	(2,997)	(2,257)
Net earnings	8,710	10,122
Less-earnings allocable to general partner interest including incentive distribution rights	(2,056)	(1,850)
Net earnings allocable to limited partners	$ 6,654	$ 8,272
Net earnings per limited partner unit-basic (in dollars per unit)	$ 0.41	$ 0.51
Net earnings per limited partner unit-diluted (in dollars per unit)	$ 0.41	$ 0.51

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Consolidated statements of partners' equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Common units	General partner interest	Total
Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	$ 333,619	$ 57,846	$ 391,465
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital
Distributions to unitholders	(42,897)	(7,605)	(50,502)
Equity-based compensation	1,411		1,411
Purchase of 2,668 common units by our long-term incentive plan	(92)		(92)
Net earnings	34,183	7,506	41,689
Balance at Dec. 31, 2015	326,224	57,747	383,971
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital
Distributions to unitholders	(10,811)	(1,981)	(12,792)
Equity-based compensation	2,155		2,155
Contribution of cash by TransMontaigne GP to maintain its 2% general partner interest		5	5
Excess of $12.0 million purchase price of hydrant system from TransMontaigne LLC over the carryover basis of the net assets		(5,506)	(5,506)
Net earnings	6,654	2,056	8,710
Balance at Mar. 31, 2016	$ 324,222	$ 52,321	$ 376,543

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Consolidated statements of partners' equity (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Consolidated statements of partners' equity
Purchase of common units by our long-term incentive plan and from affiliate (in units)		2,668
Issuance of common units due to vesting of restricted phantom units (in units)	15,750
Payment for acquisition of hydrant system from TransMontaigne LLC	$ 12.0

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Consolidated statements of cash flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$ 8,710	$ 10,122
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	7,935	7,337
Earnings from unconsolidated affiliates	(1,850)	(2,056)
Distributions from unconsolidated affiliates	4,135	3,642
Equity-based compensation	2,155	23
Amortization of deferred financing costs	205	315
Amortization of deferred revenue	(198)	(309)
Unrealized loss on derivative instrument	794	149
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and dispositions:
Trade accounts receivable, net	(1,235)	598
Due from affiliates	400	122
Other current assets	13	293
Amounts due under long-term terminaling services agreements, net	(47)	41
Trade accounts payable	(974)	(1,403)
Accrued liabilities	200	1,175
Net cash provided by operating activities	20,243	20,049
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of terminal assets	(12,000)
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	(2,225)
Capital expenditures	(9,483)	(6,744)
Net cash used in investing activities	(23,708)	(6,744)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings of debt under credit facility	58,400	20,800
Repayments of debt under credit facility	(42,300)	(22,800)
Deferred debt issuance costs	(395)	(997)
Distributions paid to unitholders	(12,792)	(12,624)
Purchase of common units by our long-term incentive plan		(70)
Contribution of cash by TransMontaigne GP	5
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	2,918	(15,691)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(547)	(2,386)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	681	3,304
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	134	918
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	2,127	1,615
Property, plant and equipment acquired with accounts payable	$ 3,570	$ 2,354

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

(1) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

(a) Nature of business

TransMontaigne Partners L.P. (“we,” “us,” “our,”) was formed in February 2005 as a Delaware limited partnership initially to own and operate refined petroleum products terminaling and transportation facilities. 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, and in the Southeast. We provide 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, crude oil, chemicals, fertilizers and other liquid products.

We are controlled by our general partner, TransMontaigne GP L.L.C. (“TransMontaigne GP”), which as of February 1, 2016 is a wholly‑owned indirect subsidiary of ArcLight Energy Partners Fund VI, L.P. (“ArcLight”). Prior to February 1, 2016, TransMontaigne LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NGL Energy Partners LP (“NGL”), owned all the issued and outstanding ownership interests of TransMontaigne GP.

(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 L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, 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 March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 and our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.

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. The following estimates, in management’s opinion, are subjective in nature, require the exercise of judgment, and/or involve complex analyses: useful lives of our plant and equipment and accrued environmental obligations. Changes in these estimates and assumptions will occur as a result of the passage of time and the occurrence of future events. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

(c) Accounting for terminal and pipeline operations

In connection with our terminal and pipeline operations, we utilize the accrual method of accounting for revenue and expenses. We generate revenue in our terminal and pipeline operations from terminaling services fees, transportation fees, management fees and cost reimbursements, fees from other ancillary services and gains from the sale of refined products. Terminaling services revenue is recognized ratably over the term of the agreement for storage fees and minimum revenue commitments that are fixed at the inception of the agreement and when product is delivered to the customer for fees based on a rate per barrel of throughput; transportation revenue is recognized when the product has been delivered to the customer at the specified delivery location; management fee revenue and cost reimbursements are recognized as the services are performed or as the costs are incurred; ancillary service revenue is recognized as the services are performed; and gains from the sale of refined products are recognized when the title to the product is transferred.

Pursuant to terminaling services agreements with certain of our throughput customers, we are entitled to the volume of product gained resulting from differences in the measurement of product volumes received and distributed at our terminaling facilities. Consistent with recognized industry practices, measurement differentials occur as the result of the inherent variances in measurement devices and methodology. We recognize as revenue the net proceeds from the sale of the product gained. For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, we recognized revenue of approximately $1.4 million and $1.8 million, respectively, for net product gained. Within these amounts, approximately $0.3 million and $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, were pursuant to terminaling services agreements with affiliate customers.

(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) 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.

(f) 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 fair value.

(g) Environmental obligations

We accrue for environmental costs that relate to existing conditions caused by past operations when probable and reasonably estimable (see Note 10 of Notes to consolidated financial statements). Environmental costs include initial site surveys and environmental studies of potentially contaminated sites, costs for remediation and restoration of sites determined to be contaminated and ongoing monitoring costs, as well as fines, damages and other costs, including direct legal costs. Liabilities for environmental costs at a specific site are initially recorded, on an undiscounted basis, when it is probable that we will be liable for such costs, and a reasonable estimate of the associated costs can be made based on available information. Such an estimate includes our share of the liability for each specific site and the sharing of the amounts related to each site that will not be paid by other potentially responsible parties, based on enacted laws and adopted regulations and policies. Adjustments to initial estimates are recorded, from time to time, to reflect changing circumstances and estimates based upon additional information developed in subsequent periods. Estimates of our ultimate liabilities associated with environmental costs are difficult to make with certainty due to the number of variables involved, including the early stage of investigation at certain sites, the lengthy time frames required to complete remediation, technology changes, alternatives available and the evolving nature of environmental laws and regulations. We periodically file claims for insurance recoveries of certain environmental remediation costs with our insurance carriers under our comprehensive liability policies (see Note 5 of Notes to consolidated financial statements). We recognize our insurance recoveries as a credit to income in the period that we assess the likelihood of recovery as being probable (i.e., likely to occur).

TransMontaigne LLC agreed to indemnify us against certain potential environmental claims, losses and expenses that were identified on or before May 27, 2010 and that were associated with the ownership or operation of the Florida and Midwest terminal facilities prior to May 27, 2005, up to a maximum liability not to exceed $15.0 million for this indemnification obligation. TransMontaigne LLC agreed to indemnify us against certain potential environmental claims, losses and expenses that were identified on or before December 31, 2011 and that were associated with the ownership or operation of the Brownsville and River facilities prior to December 31, 2006, up to a maximum liability not to exceed $15.0 million for this indemnification obligation. TransMontaigne LLC agreed to indemnify us against certain potential environmental claims, losses and expenses that were identified on or before December 31, 2012 and that were associated with the ownership or operation of the Southeast terminals prior to December 31, 2007, up to a maximum liability not to exceed $15.0 million for this indemnification obligation. TransMontaigne LLC agreed to indemnify us against certain potential environmental claims, losses and expenses that were identified on or before March 1, 2016 and that were associated with the ownership or operation of the Pensacola terminal prior to March 1, 2011, up to a maximum liability not to exceed $2.5 million for this indemnification obligation. The forgoing environmental indemnification obligations of TransMontaigne LLC to us remain in place and were not affected by ArcLight’s acquisition of our general partner.  

(h) 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. Generally accepted accounting principles require 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.

(i) Equity based compensation

Generally accepted accounting principles require us to measure the cost of services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the measurement‑date fair value of the award. That cost is recognized during the period services are provided in exchange for the award.

(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 (see Note 11 of Notes to consolidated financial statements). Changes in the fair value of our derivative instruments are recognized in earnings.

At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, our derivative instruments were limited to interest rate swap agreements with an aggregate notional amount of $125.0 million and $75.0 million, respectively, that expire between March 25, 2018 and March 11, 2019. Pursuant to the terms of the interest rate swap agreements, we pay a blended fixed rate of approximately 1.01% and receive interest payments based on the one-month LIBOR. The net difference to be paid or received under the interest rate swap agreements is settled monthly and is recognized as an adjustment to interest expense. The fair value of our interest rate swap agreements are determined using a pricing model based on the LIBOR swap rate and other observable market data.

(k) Income taxes

No provision for U.S. federal income taxes has been reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements because we are treated as a partnership for federal income taxes. As a partnership, all income, gains, losses, expenses, deductions and tax credits generated by us flow through to its unitholders.

(l) Net earnings per limited partner unit

Net earnings allocable to the limited partners, for purposes of calculating net earnings per limited partner unit, are net of the earnings allocable to the general partner interest and distributions payable to any restricted phantom units granted under our equity based compensation plans that participate in our distributions (see Note 15 of Notes to consolidated financial statements). The earnings allocable to the general partner interest include the distributions of available cash (as defined by our partnership agreement) attributable to the period to the general partner interest, net of adjustments for the general partner’s share of undistributed earnings, and the incentive distribution rights. Undistributed earnings are the difference between the earnings and the distributions attributable to the period. Undistributed earnings are allocated to the limited partners and general partner interest based on their respective sharing of earnings or losses specified in the partnership agreement, which is based on their ownership percentages of 98% and 2%, respectively. The incentive distribution rights are not allocated a portion of the undistributed earnings given they are not entitled to distributions other than from available cash. Further, the incentive distribution rights do not share in losses under our partnership agreement. Basic net earnings per limited partner unit is computed by dividing net earnings allocable to limited partners by the weighted average number of limited partner units outstanding during the period. Diluted net earnings per limited partner unit is computed by dividing net earnings allocable to the limited partners by the weighted average number of limited partner units outstanding during the period and any potential dilutive securities outstanding during the period.

(m) Recent accounting pronouncements

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The objective of this update is to clarify the principles for recognizing revenue and to develop a common revenue standard. ASU 2014-09 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. We are currently evaluating the potential impact that the adoption will have on our disclosures and financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases. The objective of this update is to improve financial reporting about leasing transactions. ASU 2016-02 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that reporting period. We are currently evaluating the potential impact that the adoption will have on our disclosures and financial statements.

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TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

(2) TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Omnibus agreement.  We have an omnibus agreement with the owner of TransMontaigne GP that will continue in effect until the earlier to occur of (i) the owner ceasing to control our general partner or (ii) the election of either us or the owner, following at least 24 months’ prior written notice to the other parties.

Under the omnibus agreement we pay the owner of TransMontaigne GP an administrative fee for the provision of various general and administrative services for our benefit. For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the administrative fee paid was approximately $2.8 million, and $2.8 million, respectively. If we acquire or construct additional facilities, the owner of TransMontaigne GP may propose a revised administrative fee covering the provision of services for such additional facilities, which the revised fee is subject to approval by the conflicts committee of our general partner. The administrative fee encompasses the reimbursement of services to perform centralized corporate functions, such as legal, accounting, treasury, insurance administration and claims processing, health, safety and environmental, information technology, human resources, credit, payroll, taxes, engineering and other corporate services.

The omnibus agreement further provides that we pay the owner of TransMontaigne GP an insurance reimbursement for insurance policies purchased on our behalf to cover our facilities and operations. For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the insurance reimbursement paid was approximately $0.9 million and $0.9 million, respectively. We also reimburse the owner of TransMontaigne GP for direct operating costs and expenses, such as salaries of operational personnel performing services on‑site at our terminals and pipelines and the cost of their employee benefits, including 401(k) and health insurance benefits.

Under the omnibus agreement we have agreed to reimburse the owner of TransMontaigne GP for a portion of the incentive bonus awards made to key employees under the owner’s savings and retention plan, provided the compensation committee of our general partner determines that an adequate portion of the incentive bonus awards are indexed to the performance of our common units in the form of restricted phantom units. The value of our incentive bonus award reimbursement for a single grant year may be no less than $1.5 million. Effective April 13, 2015 and beginning with the 2015 incentive bonus award, we have the option to provide the reimbursement in either a cash payment or the delivery of our common units to the owner of TransMontaigne GP or directly to the award recipients, with the reimbursement made in accordance with the underlying vesting and payment schedule of the savings and retention plan. Prior to the 2015 incentive bonus award, we reimbursed our portion of the incentive bonus awards by making cash payments to the owner of TransMontaigne GP over the first year that each applicable award was granted. For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the expense associated with the reimbursement of incentive bonus awards was approximately $1.6 million and $0.5 million, respectively.

Environmental indemnification.  In connection with our acquisition of the Florida and Midwest terminals on May 27, 2005, TransMontaigne LLC agreed to indemnify us against certain potential environmental claims, losses and expenses that were identified on or before May 27, 2010, and that were associated with the ownership or operation of the Florida and Midwest terminals prior to May 27, 2005. TransMontaigne LLC’s maximum liability for this indemnification obligation is $15.0 million. TransMontaigne LLC has no obligation to indemnify us for losses until such aggregate losses exceed $250,000. TransMontaigne LLC has no indemnification obligations with respect to environmental claims made as a result of additions to or modifications of environmental laws promulgated after May 27, 2005.

In connection with our acquisition of the Brownsville, Texas and River terminals on December 31, 2006, TransMontaigne LLC agreed to indemnify us against potential environmental claims, losses and expenses that were identified on or before December 31, 2011, and that were associated with the ownership or operation of the Brownsville and River facilities prior to December 31, 2006. TransMontaigne LLC’s maximum liability for this indemnification obligation is $15.0 million. TransMontaigne LLC has no obligation to indemnify us for losses until such aggregate losses exceed $250,000. The deductible amount, cap amount and limitation of time for indemnification do not apply to any environmental liabilities known to exist as of December 31, 2006. TransMontaigne LLC has no indemnification obligations with respect to environmental claims made as a result of additions to or modifications of environmental laws promulgated after December 31, 2006.

In connection with our acquisition of the Southeast terminals on December 31, 2007, TransMontaigne LLC agreed to indemnify us against potential environmental claims, losses and expenses that were identified on or before December 31, 2012, and that were associated with the ownership or operation of the Southeast terminals prior to December 31, 2007. TransMontaigne LLC’s maximum liability for this indemnification obligation is $15.0 million. TransMontaigne LLC has no obligation to indemnify us for losses until such aggregate losses exceed $250,000. The deductible amount, cap amount and limitation of time for indemnification do not apply to any environmental liabilities known to exist as of December 31, 2007. TransMontaigne LLC has no indemnification obligations with respect to environmental claims made as a result of additions to or modifications of environmental laws promulgated after December 31, 2007.

In connection with our acquisition of the Pensacola terminal on March 1, 2011, TransMontaigne LLC agreed to indemnify us against potential environmental claims, losses and expenses that were identified on or before March 1, 2016, and that were associated with the ownership or operation of the Pensacola terminal prior to March 1, 2011. Our environmental losses must first exceed $200,000 and TransMontaigne LLC’s indemnification obligations are capped at $2.5 million. The deductible amount, cap amount and limitation of time for indemnification do not apply to any environmental liabilities known to exist as of March 1, 2011. TransMontaigne LLC has no indemnification obligations with respect to environmental claims made as a result of additions to or modifications of environmental laws promulgated after March 1, 2011.

The forgoing environmental indemnification obligations of TransMontaigne LLC to us remain in place and were not affected by ArcLight’s acquisition of our general partner.

Terminaling services agreement—Southeast terminals.  In connection with the ArcLight acquisition of our general partner, our Southeast terminaling services agreement with NGL was amended to extend the term of the agreement through July 31, 2040 at the prevailing contract rate terms contained within the agreement. Subsequent to January 31, 2023, NGL has the ability to terminate the agreement at any time upon at least 24 months’ prior notice of its intent to terminate the agreement. Subsequent to the ArcLight acquisition, effective February 1, 2016, revenue associated with the Southeast terminaling services agreement is recorded as revenue from external customers as opposed to revenue from affiliates.

Under this agreement, NGL was obligated to throughput a volume of refined product that, at the fee schedule contained in the agreement, resulted in minimum throughput payments to us of approximately $6.7 million for each of the three months ending March 31, 2016 and 2015. The agreement contains stipulated annual increases in throughput payments based on increases in the United States Consumer Price Index. The minimum annual throughput payment is reduced proportionately for any decrease in storage capacity due to out‑of‑service tank capacity.

If a force majeure event occurs that renders us unable to perform our obligations with respect to an asset, the obligations would be temporarily suspended with respect to that asset. If a force majeure event continues for 30 consecutive days or more and results in a diminution in the storage capacity we make available, the counterparty may terminate its obligations with respect to the asset affected by the force majeure event and their minimum revenue commitment would be reduced proportionately for the duration of the agreement.

Terminaling services agreement—Florida terminals.On October 31, 2014, NGL provided us the required 18 months’ prior notice that it will terminate its remaining obligations under the Florida terminaling services agreement effective April 30, 2016, which constitutes NGL’s light oil terminaling capacity for approximately 1.1 million barrels at our Port Everglades North, Florida terminal. NGL has agreed to allow us to re-contract the majority of this tankage prior to its effective contract termination date. Accordingly, we have re-contracted approximately 0.9 million barrels of this capacity to third party customers at similar rates charged to NGL.

Under this agreement, NGL was obligated to throughput a volume that, at the fee and tariff schedule contained in the agreement, resulted in minimum throughput payments to us of approximately $0.3 million and $2.7 million for the three months ending March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Operations and reimbursement agreement—Frontera.  We have a 50% ownership interest in Frontera Brownsville LLC joint venture, or “Frontera”. We have agreed to 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 three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, we recognized approximately $1.4 million and $1.2 million, respectively, of revenue related to this operations and reimbursement agreement.

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ACQUISITION OF TERMINAL ASSETS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

ACQUISITION OF TERMINAL ASSETS

ACQUISITION OF TERMINAL ASSETS

(3) ACQUISITION OF TERMINAL ASSETS

Effective January 28, 2016, we acquired from TransMontaigne LLC its Port Everglades, Florida hydrant system for a cash payment of $12 million. The hydrant system encompasses a system in Port Everglades for fueling cruise ships and is currently under contract with one of our existing terminal customers for approximately three more years. The acquisition of the hydrant system from TransMontaigne LLC has been recorded at the carryover basis in a manner similar to a reorganization of entities under common control. As TransMontaigne LLC controlled our general partner on the acquisition date, the difference between the consideration we paid to TransMontaigne LLC and the carryover basis of the net assets purchased has been reflected in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and statement of partners’ equity as a decrease to the general partner’s interest. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the assets, liabilities and results of operations of the hydrant system from January 28, 2016. As this transaction is not material to our consolidated financial statements we did not recast prior period consolidated financial statements.

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CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK AND TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK AND TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK AND TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

(4) CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK AND TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

Our primary market areas are located in the United States along the Gulf Coast, in the Southeast, in Brownsville, Texas, along the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, and in the Midwest. We have a concentration of trade receivable balances due from companies engaged in the trading, distribution and marketing of refined 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):

	March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Trade accounts receivable	$	7,218	$	6,448
Less allowance for doubtful accounts		(10)		(475)
	$	7,208	$	5,973

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:

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2016		2015
NGL Energy Partners LP	21	%	30	%
Castleton Commodities International LLC	14	%	—	%
RaceTrac Petroleum Inc.	12	%	—	%
Morgan Stanley Capital Group	—	%	13	%

On October 27, 2015, upon the sale of Morgan Stanley’s global physical oil merchanting business to Castleton Commodities International LLC, Morgan Stanley Capital Group, with our consent, assigned all its terminaling services agreements with us to Castleton Commodities International LLC.

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OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

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Mar. 31, 2016

OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

(5) OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

Other current assets are as follows (in thousands):

	March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Amounts due from insurance companies	$	593	$	774
Additive detergent		1,621		1,411
Deposits and other assets		183		225
	$	2,397	$	2,410

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 March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, we have recognized amounts due from insurance companies of approximately $0.6 million and $0.8 million, respectively, representing our best estimate of our probable insurance recoveries. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we received reimbursements from insurance companies of approximately $0.2 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we did not change our estimate of probable future insurance recoveries.

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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

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Mar. 31, 2016

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

(6) PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

Property, plant and equipment, net is as follows (in thousands):

	March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Land	$	53,079	$	53,079
Terminals, pipelines and equipment		606,323		595,883
Furniture, fixtures and equipment		4,040		2,665
Construction in progress		10,910		8,704
		674,352		660,331
Less accumulated depreciation		(280,234)		(271,908)
	$	394,118	$	388,423

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GOODWILL

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Mar. 31, 2016

GOODWILL.

GOODWILL

(7) GOODWILL

Goodwill is as follows (in thousands):

	March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Brownsville terminals	$	8,485	$	8,485

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 18 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 March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, our only reporting unit that contained goodwill was our Brownsville terminals. We did not recognize any goodwill impairment charges during the three months ended March 31, 2016 or during the year ended December 31, 2015 for this reporting unit. However, a significant decline in the price of our common units with a resulting 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 terminals, could result in the recognition of an impairment charge in the future.

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INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES

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INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES

INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES

(8) INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES

At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, our investments in unconsolidated affiliates include a 42.5% interest in Battleground Oil Specialty Terminal Company LLC (“BOSTCO”) and a 50% interest in Frontera Brownsville LLC (“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. Frontera is a terminal facility located in Brownsville, Texas that encompasses approximately 1.5 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)
	March 31,		December 31,		March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
BOSTCO	42.5	%	42.5	%	$	223,097	$	223,214
Frontera	50	%	50	%		23,544		23,486
Total investments in unconsolidated affiliates					$	246,641	$	246,700

At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, our investment in BOSTCO includes approximately $7.3 million 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. Excess investment is the amount by which our investment exceeds our proportionate share of the book value of the net assets of BOSTCO.

Earnings from investments in unconsolidated affiliates were as follows (in thousands):

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2016		2015
BOSTCO	$	1,392	$	1,781
Frontera		458		275
Total earnings from investments in unconsolidated affiliates	$	1,850	$	2,056

Additional capital investments in unconsolidated affiliates were as follows (in thousands):

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2016		2015
BOSTCO	$	2,125	$	—
Frontera		100		—
Additional capital investments in unconsolidated affiliates	$	2,225	$	—

Cash distributions received from unconsolidated affiliates were as follows (in thousands):

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2016		2015
BOSTCO	$	3,634	$	3,134
Frontera		501		508
Cash distributions received from unconsolidated affiliates	$	4,135	$	3,642

The summarized financial information of our unconsolidated affiliates was as follows (in thousands):

Balance sheets:

	BOSTCO				Frontera
	March 31,		December 31,		March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Current assets	$	19,064	$	21,079	$	5,015	$	4,156
Long-term assets		498,084		500,982		43,646		44,194
Current liabilities		(9,580)		(15,064)		(1,573)		(1,376)
Net assets	$	507,568	$	506,997	$	47,088	$	46,974

Statements of operations:

	BOSTCO				Frontera
	Three months ended				Three months ended
	March 31,				March 31,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Revenue	$	16,681	$	15,887	$	4,142	$	3,640
Expenses		(12,250)		(11,467)		(3,226)		(3,090)
Net earnings	$	4,431	$	4,420	$	916	$	550

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OTHER ASSETS, NET

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Mar. 31, 2016

OTHER ASSETS, NET

OTHER ASSETS, NET

(9) OTHER ASSETS, NET

Other assets, net are as follows (in thousands):

	March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Amounts due under long-term terminaling services agreements:
External customers	$	572	$	12
Affiliates		—		567
		572		579
Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $4,257 and $4,052, respectively		1,911		1,721
Customer relationships, net of accumulated amortization of $1,941 and $1,890, respectively		489		540
Deposits and other assets		93		95
	$	3,065	$	2,935

Amounts due under long‑term terminaling services agreements.  We have long‑term terminaling services agreements with certain of our customers that provide for minimum payments that increase over the terms of the respective agreements. We recognize as revenue the minimum payments under the long‑term terminaling services agreements on a straight‑line basis over the term of the respective agreements. At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, we have recognized revenue in excess of the minimum payments that are due through those respective dates under the long‑term terminaling services agreements resulting in an asset of approximately $0.6 million and $0.6 million, respectively.

Deferred financing costs.  Deferred financing costs are amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the related credit facility (see Note 12 of Notes to consolidated financial statements).

Customer relationships.  Other assets, net include certain customer relationships at our River terminals. These customer relationships are being amortized on a straight‑line basis over twelve years.

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ACCRUED LIABILITIES

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Mar. 31, 2016

ACCRUED LIABILITIES

ACCRUED LIABILITIES

(10) ACCRUED LIABILITIES

Accrued liabilities are as follows (in thousands):

	March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Customer advances and deposits:
External customers	$	6,955	$	4,925
Affiliates		—		2,352
		6,955		7,277
Accrued property taxes		1,510		1,019
Accrued environmental obligations		857		1,047
Interest payable		156		141
Accrued expenses and other		1,833		1,627
	$	11,311	$	11,111

Customer advances and deposits.  We bill certain of our customers one month in advance for terminaling services to be provided in the following month. At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, we have billed and collected from certain of our customers approximately $7.0 million and $7.3 million, respectively, in advance of the terminaling services being provided.

Accrued environmental obligations.  At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, we have accrued environmental obligations of approximately $0.9 million and $1.0 million, respectively, representing our best estimate of our remediation obligations. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we made payments of approximately $0.2 million towards our environmental remediation obligations. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we did not change our estimate of our future environmental remediation costs. 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.

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OTHER LIABILITIES

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Mar. 31, 2016

OTHER LIABILITIES

OTHER LIABILITIES

(11) OTHER LIABILITIES

Other liabilities are as follows (in thousands):

	March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Advance payments received under long-term terminaling services agreements	$	526	$	580
Deferred revenue—ethanol blending fees and other projects		1,953		2,151
Unrealized loss on derivative instruments		794		—
	$	3,273	$	2,731

Advance payments received under long‑term terminaling services agreements.  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 either on a straight‑line basis over the term of the respective agreements or when services have been provided based on volumes of product distributed. At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, we have received advance minimum payments in excess of revenue recognized under these long‑term terminaling services agreements resulting in a liability of approximately $0.5 million and $0.6 million, respectively.

Deferred revenue—ethanol blending fees and other projects.  Pursuant to agreements with our customers, we agreed to undertake certain capital projects that primarily pertain to providing ethanol blending functionality at certain of our Southeast terminals. Upon completion of the projects, our customers have paid us lump‑sum amounts that will be recognized as revenue on a straight‑line basis over the remaining term of the agreements. At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, we have unamortized deferred revenue of approximately $2.0 million and $2.2 million, respectively, for completed projects. During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, we recognized revenue on a straight‑line basis of approximately $0.2 million and $0.3 million, respectively, for completed projects.

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LONG-TERM DEBT

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Mar. 31, 2016

LONG-TERM DEBT

LONG-TERM DEBT

(12) LONG‑TERM DEBT

On March 9, 2011, we entered into an amended and restated senior secured credit facility, or “credit facility”, which has been subsequently amended from time to time. At March 31, 2016, the credit facility provides for a maximum borrowing line of credit equal to the lesser of (i) $400 million and (ii) 4.75 times Consolidated EBITDA (as defined: $438.8 million at March 31, 2016). At our request, the maximum borrowing line of credit may be increased by an additional $100 million, subject to the approval of the administrative agent and the receipt of additional commitments from one or more lenders. The terms of the credit facility include covenants that restrict our ability to make cash distributions, acquisitions and investments, including investments in joint ventures. We may make distributions of cash to the extent of our “available cash” as defined in our partnership agreement. We may make acquisitions and investments that meet the definition of “permitted acquisitions”; “other investments” which may not exceed 5% of “consolidated net tangible assets”; and additional future “permitted JV investments” up to $125 million, which may include additional investments in BOSTCO. The principal balance of loans and any accrued and unpaid interest are due and payable in full on the maturity date, July 31, 2018.

We may elect to have loans under the credit facility bear interest either (i) at a rate of LIBOR plus a margin ranging from 2% to 3% depending on the total leverage ratio then in effect, or (ii) at the base rate plus a margin ranging from 1% to 2% depending on the total leverage ratio then in effect. We also pay a commitment fee on the unused amount of commitments, ranging from 0.375% to 0.5% per annum, depending on the total leverage ratio then in effect. Our obligations under the credit facility are secured by a first priority security interest in favor of the lenders in the majority of our assets, including our investments in unconsolidated affiliates. For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the weighted average interest rate on borrowings under the credit facility was approximately 3.1% and 2.7%, respectively. At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, our outstanding borrowings under the credit facility were $264.1million and $248.0 million, respectively. At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, our outstanding letters of credit were $nil at both dates.

We have an effective universal shelf‑registration statement and prospectus on Form S‑3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission that expires in June 2016. TLP Finance Corp., our 100% owned subsidiary, may act as a co‑issuer of any debt securities issued pursuant to that registration statement. TransMontaigne Partners L.P. has no independent assets or operations. TLP Finance Corp. has no assets or operations. Our operations are conducted by subsidiaries of TransMontaigne Partners L.P. through our 100% owned operating company subsidiary, TransMontaigne Operating Company L.P. Each of TransMontaigne Operating Company L.P.s’ and our other 100% owned subsidiaries (other than TLP Finance Corp., whose sole purpose is to act as co‑issuer of any debt securities) may guarantee the debt securities. We expect that any guarantees will be full and unconditional and joint and several, subject to certain automatic customary releases, including sale, disposition, or transfer of the capital stock or substantially all of the assets of a subsidiary guarantor, exercise of legal defeasance option or covenant defeasance option, and designation of a subsidiary guarantor as unrestricted in accordance with the indenture. There are no significant restrictions on the ability of TransMontaigne Partners L.P. or any guarantor to obtain funds from its subsidiaries by dividend or loan. None of the assets of TransMontaigne Partners L.P. or a guarantor represent restricted net assets pursuant to the guidelines established by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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PARTNERS' EQUITY

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Mar. 31, 2016

PARTNERS' EQUITY

PARTNERS' EQUITY

(13) PARTNERS’ EQUITY

The number of units outstanding is as follows:

		General
	Common	partner
	units	equivalent units
Units outstanding at December 31, 2015	16,124,566	329,073
Issuance of common units by our long-term incentive plan due to vesting of restricted phantom units	7,732	—
Contribution of cash by TransMontaigne GP to maintain its 2% general partner interest	—	158
Units outstanding at March 31, 2016	16,132,298	329,231

At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, common units outstanding include nil and 8,018 common units, respectively, held on behalf of TransMontaigne LLC’s long‑term incentive plan.In connection with the ArcLight acquisition of our general partner, effective February 1, 2016, 15,750 restricted phantom units previously granted to the independent directors vested and were satisfied via the delivery of our common units.

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EQUITY BASED COMPENSATION

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Mar. 31, 2016

EQUITY BASED COMPENSATION

EQUITY BASED COMPENSATION

(14) EQUITY BASED COMPENSATION

TransMontaigne GP is our general partner and manages our operations and activities. Prior to February 1, 2016, TransMontaigne GP was a wholly owned subsidiary of TransMontaigne LLC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of NGL. TransMontaigne Services LLC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of TransMontaigne LLC, has a long‑term incentive plan and a savings and retention plan to compensate through incentive bonus awards certain employees and independent directors of our general partner who provide services with respect to the business of our general partner.

Long-term incentive plan. The TransMontaigne Services LLC long‑term incentive plan was administered by the compensation committee of the board of directors of our general partner and was primarily used for grants of restricted phantom units to the independent directors of our general partner. The grants to the independent directors of our general partner generally vest and are payable annually in equal tranches over a four-year period, subject to accelerated vesting upon a change in control of TransMontaigne GP. Ownership in the awards is subject to forfeiture until the vesting date, but recipients have distribution and voting rights from the date of the grant. In connection with the ArcLight acquisition of our general partner, effective February 1, 2016, all of the restricted phantom units previously granted to the independent directors vested and were satisfied via the delivery of our common units.

On February 26, 2016, the board of our general partner approved the TLP Management Services LLC 2016 long-term incentive plan, which replaces the TransMontaigne Services LLC long-term incentive plan and is subject to the approval of our unitholders. We anticipate that we will seek approval from our unitholders for the long-term incentive plan within 12 months of its adoption. The 2016 long-term incentive plan operates in a manner that is, and pursuant to terms and conditions that are substantially similar to, the TransMontaigne Services LLC long-term incentive plan used previously. The 2016 plan reserves 750,000 common units to be granted as awards under the plan, with such amount subject to adjustment as provided for under the terms of the plan if there is a change in our common units, such as a unit split or other reorganization. The common units authorized to be granted under the 2016 long-term incentive plan are expected to be registered pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8.

TransMontaigne GP had historically acquired outstanding common units on the open market under a purchase program for purposes of delivering vested units to the independent directors of our general partner. The purchase program concluded with its final purchase of 667 units on the program’s scheduled termination date of April 1, 2015. Future grants of restricted phantom units under the TLP Management Services LLC 2016 long‑term incentive plan are expected to be settled by us through the issuance of common units pursuant to a Form S-8 Registration Statement.

Activity under the long-term incentive plan for the three months ended March 31, 2016 is as follows:

	Restricted	NYSE
	phantom	closing
	units	price
Restricted phantom units outstanding at December 31, 2015	15,750
Vesting on February 1, 2016	(15,750)	$	30.41
Restricted phantom units outstanding at March 31, 2016	—

Generally accepted accounting principles require us to measure the cost of board member services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant‑date fair value of the award. That cost is recognized over the vesting period on a straight line basis during which a board member is required to provide services in exchange for the award with the costs being accelerated upon the occurrence of accelerated vesting events, such as a change in control of our general partner.In connection with the ArcLight acquisition of our general partner, effective February 1, 2016, 15,750 restricted phantom units previously granted to the independent directors vested and were satisfied via the delivery of our common units. For awards to the independent directors of our general partner, equity‑based compensation of approximately $520,000 and $23,000 is included in direct general and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively

Savings and retention plan.  Under the omnibus agreement we have agreed to reimburse TransMontaigne LLC for a portion of the incentive bonus awards made by TransMontaigne Services LLC under the TransMontaigne Services LLC savings and retention plan to key employees that provide corporate and support services to us, provided the compensation committee of our general partner determines that an adequate portion of the incentive bonus awards are indexed to the performance of our common units in the form of restricted phantom units. In accordance with the omnibus agreement, the value of our incentive bonus award reimbursement for a single grant year may be no less than $1.5 million. Ownership in the restricted phantom units under the savings and retention plan is subject to forfeiture until the vesting date, but recipients have distribution equivalent rights from the date of grant that accrue additional restricted phantom units equivalent to the value of quarterly distributions paid by us on each of our outstanding common units. Recipients of restricted phantom units under the savings and retention plan do not have voting rights.

The purpose of the savings and retention plan is to provide for the reward and retention of participants by providing them with bonus awards that vest over future service periods. Awards under the plan generally become vested as to 50% of a participant’s annual award as of the January 1 that falls closest to the second anniversary of the grant date, and the remaining 50% as of the January 1 that falls closest to the third anniversary of the grant date, subject to earlier vesting upon a participant’s 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 NGL, or TransMontaigne LLC, or their affiliates, 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 vesting and payment, as applicable, upon the participant’s attainment of retirement, death or disability, involuntary termination without cause, or a participant’s termination of employment following a change in control, as specified in the plan. For certain senior level employees, including the executive officers of our general partner, all prior grants vested upon the change in control of TransMontaigne LLC that occurred on July 1, 2014 and, with respect to the 2015 awards, such awards vested upon the change in control of our general partner that occurred on February 1, 2016. Pursuant to the provisions of the plan, once participants reach the age and length of service thresholds set forth below, awards become vested and are payable as set forth above.  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 TransMontaigne LLC or any of its affiliates, or (c) age fifty and twenty years of service as an employee of TransMontaigne LLC or any of its affiliates. For the awards granted under the plan in March 2016, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of our general partner have each satisfied the age and length of service thresholds of the plan. 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.

Effective April 13, 2015 and beginning with the 2015 incentive bonus award, under the omnibus agreement we have the option to provide the reimbursement in either a cash payment to TransMontaigne LLC or the delivery of our common units to TransMontaigne LLC or to the award recipients, with the reimbursement made in accordance with the underlying vesting and payment schedule of the TransMontaigne Services LLC savings and retention plan.  Our reimbursement for the 2015 incentive bonus award is reduced for forfeitures and is increased for the value of quarterly distributions accrued under the distribution equivalent rights.  We have the intent and ability to settle our reimbursement for the 2015 incentive bonus award in our common units, and accordingly, effective April 13, 2015, we began accounting for the 2015 incentive bonus award as an equity award.  Prior to the 2015 incentive bonus award, we reimbursed our portion of the incentive bonus awards through monthly cash payments to TransMontaigne LLC over the first year that each applicable award was granted.

On February 26, 2016, the board of our general partner unanimously approved the new TLP Management Services LLC savings and retention plan for employees who provide services with respect to our business, which plan is intended to constitute a program under, and be subject to, the 2016 long term incentive plan described above. The new savings and retention plan was used for incentive bonus awards in March 2016 and will be used going forward. The new savings and retention plan operates in a manner that is, and pursuant to terms and conditions that are substantially similar to, the savings and retention plan of TransMontaigne Services LLC used previously. Under the omnibus agreement, we expect to reimburse TLP Management Services LLC with respect to awards in a similar manner as applied to the 2015 incentive bonus award. 

Given that we do not have any employees to provide corporate and support services and instead we contract for such services under our omnibus agreement, generally accepted accounting principles require us to classify the incentive bonus award as a non-employee award and measure the cost of services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the vesting‑date fair value of the award. That cost, or an estimate of that cost in the case of unvested restricted phantom units, is recognized over the period during which services are provided in exchange for the award. For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the expense associated with the reimbursement of incentive bonus awards was approximately $1.6 million and $0.5 million, respectively.

Activity related to our equity based award granted to TransMontaigne LLC for services performed under the omnibus agreement for the three months ended March 31, 2016 is as follows:

			NYSE
			closing
	Vested	Unvested	price
Restricted phantom units outstanding at December 31, 2015	30,203	30,616
Vesting of units on February 1, 2016	19,372	(19,372)	$	30.41
Unit accrual for distributions paid on February 8, 2016	1,132	257	$	29.34
Grant on March 2, 2016	31,022	28,945	$	34.23
Restricted phantom units outstanding at March 31, 2016	81,729	40,446

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NET EARNINGS PER LIMITED PARTNER UNIT

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Mar. 31, 2016

NET EARNINGS PER LIMITED PARTNER UNIT

NET EARNINGS PER LIMITED PARTNER UNIT

(15) NET EARNINGS PER LIMITED PARTNER UNIT

The following table reconciles net earnings to net earnings allocable to limited partners and sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net earnings per limited partner unit (in thousands):

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2016		2015
Net earnings	$	8,710	$	10,122
Less:
Distributions payable on behalf of incentive distribution rights		(1,920)		(1,682)
Distributions payable on behalf of general partner interest		(224)		(219)
Earnings allocable to general partner interest less than distributions payable to general partner interest		88		51
Earnings allocable to general partner interest including incentive distribution rights		(2,056)		(1,850)
Net earnings allocable to limited partners per the consolidated statements of operations		6,654		8,272
Less distributions payable for unvested long-term incentive plan grants		—		(6)
Net earnings allocable to limited partners for calculating net earnings per limited partner unit	$	6,654	$	8,266
Basic weighted average units		16,181		16,125
Diluted weighted average units		16,188		16,125
Net earnings per limited partner unit—basic	$	0.41	$	0.51
Net earnings per limited partner unit—diluted	$	0.41	$	0.51

Pursuant to our partnership agreement we are required to distribute available cash (as defined by our partnership agreement) as of the end of the reporting period. Such distributions are declared within 45 days after period end. The following table sets forth the distribution declared per common unit attributable to the periods indicated:

	Distribution
January 1, 2015 through March 31, 2015	$	0.665
April 1, 2015 through June 30, 2015	$	0.665
July 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015	$	0.665
October 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015	$	0.670
January 1, 2016 through March 31, 2016	$	0.680

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

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Mar. 31, 2016

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

16) COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Contract commitments.  At March 31, 2016, we have contractual commitments of approximately $23.6 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 be paid within the next twelve months.

Operating leases.  We lease property and equipment under non‑cancelable operating leases that extend through August 2030. At March 31, 2016, future minimum lease payments under these non‑cancelable operating leases are as follows (in thousands):

Years ending December 31:
2016 (remainder of the year)	$	3,001
2017		3,131
2018		740
2019		727
2020		572
Thereafter		4,107
	$	12,278

Included in the above non‑cancelable operating lease commitments are amounts for property rentals that we have sublet under non‑cancelable sublease agreements, for which we expect to receive minimum rentals of approximately $0.4 million in future periods.

Rental expense under operating leases was approximately $0.9 million and $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Legal proceedings.  The King Ranch natural-gas-processing plant in Kleberg County, Texas owned and operated by a third party, was shut down as a result of a fire at the plant beginning in November 2013. This plant supplies a significant amount of liquefied petroleum gas, or “LPG,” to our third-party customer, Nieto Trading, B.V. (“Nieto”), which transports LPG through our Ella Brownsville and Diamondback pipelines, and has contracted for the LPG storage capacity at our Brownsville terminals.  The King Ranch plant became operational again in late November 2014. Nieto claimed that the fire at the King Ranch plant constituted a force majeure event that relieved Nieto of its obligation to pay certain fees required under the related terminaling services agreement for failure to throughput a minimum number of barrels of LPG (“deficiency fees”). We did not believe that the King Ranch fire qualified as a force majeure event under the terminaling services agreement, or that, even if it did, it relieved Nieto of its obligation to pay the deficiency fees. In September, 2014, we filed a complaint for damages and declaratory relief in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, against Nieto, by which we sought damages and a declaratory judgment clarifying our rights to receive the deficiency fees under the terminaling services agreement. 

In February 2016 we entered into a settlement agreement and mutual release with Nieto that included a one-time settlement payment to us of $1.9 million and an increase in the throughput fee under the terminaling services agreement for the remaining term. In connection therewith, the litigation was dismissed with prejudice.

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DISCLOSURES ABOUT FAIR VALUE

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Mar. 31, 2016

DISCLOSURES ABOUT FAIR VALUE

DISCLOSURES ABOUT FAIR VALUE

(17) DISCLOSURES ABOUT FAIR VALUE

“GAAP” defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Generally accepted accounting principles also establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the use of higher‑level inputs for valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are: (1) Level 1 inputs, which are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; (2) Level 2 inputs, which are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and (3) Level 3 inputs, which are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

The fair values of the following financial instruments represent our best estimate of the amounts that would be received to sell those assets or that would be paid to transfer those liabilities in an orderly transaction between market participants at that date. Our fair value measurements maximize the use of observable inputs. However, in situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date, the fair value measurement reflects our judgments about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of financial instruments at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

Cash and 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 as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 was determined using a pricing model based on the LIBOR swap rate and other observable market data. The fair value is categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Debt.  The carrying amount of our credit facility debt approximates fair value since borrowings under the facility bear interest at current market interest rates. The fair value is categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

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BUSINESS SEGMENTS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

BUSINESS SEGMENTS

BUSINESS SEGMENTS

(18) BUSINESS SEGMENTS

We provide integrated terminaling, storage, transportation and related services to companies engaged in the trading, distribution and marketing of refined petroleum products, crude oil, chemicals, fertilizers and other liquid products. Our chief operating decision maker is our general partner’s chief executive officer. Our general partner’s chief executive officer reviews the financial performance of our business segments using disaggregated financial information about “net margins” for purposes of making operating decisions and assessing financial performance. “Net margins” is composed of revenue less direct operating costs and expenses. Accordingly, we present “net margins” for each of our business segments: (i) Gulf Coast terminals, (ii) Midwest terminals and pipeline system, (iii) Brownsville terminals, (iv) River terminals and (v) Southeast terminals.

The financial performance of our business segments is as follows (in thousands):

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2016		2015
Gulf Coast Terminals:
Terminaling services fees	$	11,367	$	10,678
Other		2,236		1,998
Revenue		13,603		12,676
Direct operating costs and expenses		(5,226)		(4,406)
Net margins		8,377		8,270
Midwest Terminals and Pipeline System:
Terminaling services fees		2,177		2,102
Pipeline transportation fees		433		414
Other		286		227
Revenue		2,896		2,743
Direct operating costs and expenses		(682)		(678)
Net margins		2,214		2,065
Brownsville Terminals:
Terminaling services fees		2,155		1,816
Pipeline transportation fees		1,008		1,182
Other		4,530		3,962
Revenue		7,693		6,960
Direct operating costs and expenses		(2,701)		(3,150)
Net margins		4,992		3,810
River Terminals:
Terminaling services fees		2,146		2,257
Other		197		255
Revenue		2,343		2,512
Direct operating costs and expenses		(2,047)		(1,543)
Net margins		296		969
Southeast Terminals:
Terminaling services fees		13,257		11,757
Other		834		1,249
Revenue		14,091		13,006
Direct operating costs and expenses		(5,250)		(5,177)
Net margins		8,841		7,829
Total net margins		24,720		22,943
Direct general and administrative expenses		(1,557)		(1,021)
Allocated general and administrative expenses		(2,841)		(2,803)
Allocated insurance expense		(895)		(934)
Reimbursement of bonus awards expense		(1,635)		(525)
Depreciation and amortization		(7,935)		(7,337)
Earnings from unconsolidated affiliates		1,850		2,056
Operating income		11,707		12,379
Other expenses		(2,997)		(2,257)
Net earnings	$	8,710	$	10,122

Supplemental information about our business segments is summarized below (in thousands):

	Three months ended March 31, 2016
			Midwest
			Terminals and
	Gulf Coast		Pipeline		Brownsville		River		Southeast
	Terminals		System		Terminals		Terminals		Terminals		Total
Revenue:
External customers	$	13,479	$	2,896	$	6,300	$	2,343	$	11,254	$	36,272
NGL Energy Partners LP		124		—		—		—		2,747		2,871
Frontera		—		—		1,393		—		—		1,393
TransMontaigne LLC		—		—		—		—		90		90
Revenue	$	13,603	$	2,896	$	7,693	$	2,343	$	14,091	$	40,626
Capital expenditures	$	820	$	261	$	256	$	739	$	7,407	$	9,483
Identifiable assets	$	125,276	$	22,756	$	44,982	$	53,985	$	166,363	$	413,362
Cash and cash equivalents												134
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates												246,641
Deferred financing costs												1,911
Other												680
Total assets											$	662,728

	Three months ended March 31, 2015
			Midwest
			Terminals and
	Gulf Coast		Pipeline		Brownsville		River		Southeast
	Terminals		System		Terminals		Terminals		Terminals		Total
Revenue:
External customers	$	9,920	$	2,743	$	5,773	$	2,395	$	4,468	$	25,299
NGL Energy Partners LP		2,756		—		10		117		8,478		11,361
Frontera		—		—		1,177		—		—		1,177
TransMontaigne LLC		—		—		—		—		60		60
Revenue	$	12,676	$	2,743	$	6,960	$	2,512	$	13,006	$	37,897
Capital expenditures	$	3,239	$	437	$	993	$	1,328	$	747	$	6,744

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SUBSEQUENT EVENT

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

SUBSEQUENT EVENT.

SUBSEQUENT EVENT

(19) SUBSEQUENT EVENT

On April 18, 2016, we announced a distribution of $0.68 per unit for the period from January 1, 2016 through March 31, 2016. This distribution is payable on May 9, 2016 to unitholders of record on April 29, 2016.

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Nature of business

(a) Nature of business

TransMontaigne Partners L.P. (“we,” “us,” “our,”) was formed in February 2005 as a Delaware limited partnership initially to own and operate refined petroleum products terminaling and transportation facilities. 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, and in the Southeast. We provide 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, crude oil, chemicals, fertilizers and other liquid products.

We are controlled by our general partner, TransMontaigne GP L.L.C. (“TransMontaigne GP”), which as of February 1, 2016 is a wholly‑owned indirect subsidiary of ArcLight Energy Partners Fund VI, L.P. (“ArcLight”). Prior to February 1, 2016, TransMontaigne LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NGL Energy Partners LP (“NGL”), owned all the issued and outstanding ownership interests of TransMontaigne GP.

Basis of presentation and use of estimates

(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 L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, 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 March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 and our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.

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. The following estimates, in management’s opinion, are subjective in nature, require the exercise of judgment, and/or involve complex analyses: useful lives of our plant and equipment and accrued environmental obligations. 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.

Accounting for terminal and pipeline operations

(c) Accounting for terminal and pipeline operations

In connection with our terminal and pipeline operations, we utilize the accrual method of accounting for revenue and expenses. We generate revenue in our terminal and pipeline operations from terminaling services fees, transportation fees, management fees and cost reimbursements, fees from other ancillary services and gains from the sale of refined products. Terminaling services revenue is recognized ratably over the term of the agreement for storage fees and minimum revenue commitments that are fixed at the inception of the agreement and when product is delivered to the customer for fees based on a rate per barrel of throughput; transportation revenue is recognized when the product has been delivered to the customer at the specified delivery location; management fee revenue and cost reimbursements are recognized as the services are performed or as the costs are incurred; ancillary service revenue is recognized as the services are performed; and gains from the sale of refined products are recognized when the title to the product is transferred.

Pursuant to terminaling services agreements with certain of our throughput customers, we are entitled to the volume of product gained resulting from differences in the measurement of product volumes received and distributed at our terminaling facilities. Consistent with recognized industry practices, measurement differentials occur as the result of the inherent variances in measurement devices and methodology. We recognize as revenue the net proceeds from the sale of the product gained. For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, we recognized revenue of approximately $1.4 million and $1.8 million, respectively, for net product gained. Within these amounts, approximately $0.3 million and $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, were pursuant to terminaling services agreements with affiliate customers.

Cash and cash equivalents

(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.

Property, plant and equipment

(e) 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.

Investments in unconsolidated affiliates

(f) 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 fair value.

Environmental obligations

(g) Environmental obligations

We accrue for environmental costs that relate to existing conditions caused by past operations when probable and reasonably estimable (see Note 10 of Notes to consolidated financial statements). Environmental costs include initial site surveys and environmental studies of potentially contaminated sites, costs for remediation and restoration of sites determined to be contaminated and ongoing monitoring costs, as well as fines, damages and other costs, including direct legal costs. Liabilities for environmental costs at a specific site are initially recorded, on an undiscounted basis, when it is probable that we will be liable for such costs, and a reasonable estimate of the associated costs can be made based on available information. Such an estimate includes our share of the liability for each specific site and the sharing of the amounts related to each site that will not be paid by other potentially responsible parties, based on enacted laws and adopted regulations and policies. Adjustments to initial estimates are recorded, from time to time, to reflect changing circumstances and estimates based upon additional information developed in subsequent periods. Estimates of our ultimate liabilities associated with environmental costs are difficult to make with certainty due to the number of variables involved, including the early stage of investigation at certain sites, the lengthy time frames required to complete remediation, technology changes, alternatives available and the evolving nature of environmental laws and regulations. We periodically file claims for insurance recoveries of certain environmental remediation costs with our insurance carriers under our comprehensive liability policies (see Note 5 of Notes to consolidated financial statements). We recognize our insurance recoveries as a credit to income in the period that we assess the likelihood of recovery as being probable (i.e., likely to occur).

TransMontaigne LLC agreed to indemnify us against certain potential environmental claims, losses and expenses that were identified on or before May 27, 2010 and that were associated with the ownership or operation of the Florida and Midwest terminal facilities prior to May 27, 2005, up to a maximum liability not to exceed $15.0 million for this indemnification obligation. TransMontaigne LLC agreed to indemnify us against certain potential environmental claims, losses and expenses that were identified on or before December 31, 2011 and that were associated with the ownership or operation of the Brownsville and River facilities prior to December 31, 2006, up to a maximum liability not to exceed $15.0 million for this indemnification obligation. TransMontaigne LLC agreed to indemnify us against certain potential environmental claims, losses and expenses that were identified on or before December 31, 2012 and that were associated with the ownership or operation of the Southeast terminals prior to December 31, 2007, up to a maximum liability not to exceed $15.0 million for this indemnification obligation. TransMontaigne LLC agreed to indemnify us against certain potential environmental claims, losses and expenses that were identified on or before March 1, 2016 and that were associated with the ownership or operation of the Pensacola terminal prior to March 1, 2011, up to a maximum liability not to exceed $2.5 million for this indemnification obligation. The forgoing environmental indemnification obligations of TransMontaigne LLC to us remain in place and were not affected by ArcLight’s acquisition of our general partner.  

Asset retirement obligations

(h) 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. Generally accepted accounting principles require 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.

Equity-based compensation

(i) Equity based compensation

Generally accepted accounting principles require us to measure the cost of services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the measurement‑date fair value of the award. That cost is recognized during the period services are provided in exchange for the award.

Accounting for derivative instruments

(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 (see Note 11 of Notes to consolidated financial statements). Changes in the fair value of our derivative instruments are recognized in earnings.

At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, our derivative instruments were limited to interest rate swap agreements with an aggregate notional amount of $125.0 million and $75.0 million, respectively, that expire between March 25, 2018 and March 11, 2019. Pursuant to the terms of the interest rate swap agreements, we pay a blended fixed rate of approximately 1.01% and receive interest payments based on the one-month LIBOR. The net difference to be paid or received under the interest rate swap agreements is settled monthly and is recognized as an adjustment to interest expense. The fair value of our interest rate swap agreements are determined using a pricing model based on the LIBOR swap rate and other observable market data.

Income taxes

(k) Income taxes

No provision for U.S. federal income taxes has been reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements because we are treated as a partnership for federal income taxes. As a partnership, all income, gains, losses, expenses, deductions and tax credits generated by us flow through to its unitholders.

Net earnings per limited partner unit

(l) Net earnings per limited partner unit

Net earnings allocable to the limited partners, for purposes of calculating net earnings per limited partner unit, are net of the earnings allocable to the general partner interest and distributions payable to any restricted phantom units granted under our equity based compensation plans that participate in our distributions (see Note 15 of Notes to consolidated financial statements). The earnings allocable to the general partner interest include the distributions of available cash (as defined by our partnership agreement) attributable to the period to the general partner interest, net of adjustments for the general partner’s share of undistributed earnings, and the incentive distribution rights. Undistributed earnings are the difference between the earnings and the distributions attributable to the period. Undistributed earnings are allocated to the limited partners and general partner interest based on their respective sharing of earnings or losses specified in the partnership agreement, which is based on their ownership percentages of 98% and 2%, respectively. The incentive distribution rights are not allocated a portion of the undistributed earnings given they are not entitled to distributions other than from available cash. Further, the incentive distribution rights do not share in losses under our partnership agreement. Basic net earnings per limited partner unit is computed by dividing net earnings allocable to limited partners by the weighted average number of limited partner units outstanding during the period. Diluted net earnings per limited partner unit is computed by dividing net earnings allocable to the limited partners by the weighted average number of limited partner units outstanding during the period and any potential dilutive securities outstanding during the period.

Recent accounting pronouncements

(m) Recent accounting pronouncements

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The objective of this update is to clarify the principles for recognizing revenue and to develop a common revenue standard. ASU 2014-09 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. We are currently evaluating the potential impact that the adoption will have on our disclosures and financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases. The objective of this update is to improve financial reporting about leasing transactions. ASU 2016-02 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that reporting period. We are currently evaluating the potential impact that the adoption will have on our disclosures and financial statements.

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CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK AND TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK AND TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

Schedule of trade accounts receivable, net (in thousands)

Trade accounts receivable, net consists of the following (in thousands):

	March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Trade accounts receivable	$	7,218	$	6,448
Less allowance for doubtful accounts		(10)		(475)
	$	7,208	$	5,973

Schedule of customer who accounted for at least 10% of consolidated revenue

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2016		2015
NGL Energy Partners LP	21	%	30	%
Castleton Commodities International LLC	14	%	—	%
RaceTrac Petroleum Inc.	12	%	—	%
Morgan Stanley Capital Group	—	%	13	%

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OTHER CURRENT ASSETS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

Schedule of other current assets (in thousands)

Other current assets are as follows (in thousands):

	March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Amounts due from insurance companies	$	593	$	774
Additive detergent		1,621		1,411
Deposits and other assets		183		225
	$	2,397	$	2,410

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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

Schedule of property, plant and equipment, net (in thousands)

Property, plant and equipment, net is as follows (in thousands):

	March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Land	$	53,079	$	53,079
Terminals, pipelines and equipment		606,323		595,883
Furniture, fixtures and equipment		4,040		2,665
Construction in progress		10,910		8,704
		674,352		660,331
Less accumulated depreciation		(280,234)		(271,908)
	$	394,118	$	388,423

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GOODWILL (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

GOODWILL.

Schedule of goodwill (in thousands)

Goodwill is as follows (in thousands):

	March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Brownsville terminals	$	8,485	$	8,485

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INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES

Summary of investments in unconsolidated affiliates

	Percentage of				Carrying value
	ownership				(in thousands)
	March 31,		December 31,		March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
BOSTCO	42.5	%	42.5	%	$	223,097	$	223,214
Frontera	50	%	50	%		23,544		23,486
Total investments in unconsolidated affiliates					$	246,641	$	246,700

Schedule of earnings (losses) from investments in unconsolidated affiliates (in thousands)

Earnings from investments in unconsolidated affiliates were as follows (in thousands):

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2016		2015
BOSTCO	$	1,392	$	1,781
Frontera		458		275
Total earnings from investments in unconsolidated affiliates	$	1,850	$	2,056

Schedule of additional capital investments in unconsolidated affiliates (in thousands)

Additional capital investments in unconsolidated affiliates were as follows (in thousands):

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2016		2015
BOSTCO	$	2,125	$	—
Frontera		100		—
Additional capital investments in unconsolidated affiliates	$	2,225	$	—

Schedule of cash distributions received from unconsolidated affiliates (in thousands)

Cash distributions received from unconsolidated affiliates were as follows (in thousands):

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2016		2015
BOSTCO	$	3,634	$	3,134
Frontera		501		508
Cash distributions received from unconsolidated affiliates	$	4,135	$	3,642

Summary of financial information of unconsolidated affiliates

The summarized financial information of our unconsolidated affiliates was as follows (in thousands):

Balance sheets:

	BOSTCO				Frontera
	March 31,		December 31,		March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Current assets	$	19,064	$	21,079	$	5,015	$	4,156
Long-term assets		498,084		500,982		43,646		44,194
Current liabilities		(9,580)		(15,064)		(1,573)		(1,376)
Net assets	$	507,568	$	506,997	$	47,088	$	46,974

Statements of operations:

	BOSTCO				Frontera
	Three months ended				Three months ended
	March 31,				March 31,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Revenue	$	16,681	$	15,887	$	4,142	$	3,640
Expenses		(12,250)		(11,467)		(3,226)		(3,090)
Net earnings	$	4,431	$	4,420	$	916	$	550

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OTHER ASSETS, NET (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

OTHER ASSETS, NET

Schedule of other assets, net (in thousands)

Other assets, net are as follows (in thousands):

	March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Amounts due under long-term terminaling services agreements:
External customers	$	572	$	12
Affiliates		—		567
		572		579
Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $4,257 and $4,052, respectively		1,911		1,721
Customer relationships, net of accumulated amortization of $1,941 and $1,890, respectively		489		540
Deposits and other assets		93		95
	$	3,065	$	2,935

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ACCRUED LIABILITIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

ACCRUED LIABILITIES

Schedule of accrued liabilities (in thousands)

Accrued liabilities are as follows (in thousands):

	March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Customer advances and deposits:
External customers	$	6,955	$	4,925
Affiliates		—		2,352
		6,955		7,277
Accrued property taxes		1,510		1,019
Accrued environmental obligations		857		1,047
Interest payable		156		141
Accrued expenses and other		1,833		1,627
	$	11,311	$	11,111

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OTHER LIABILITIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

OTHER LIABILITIES

Schedule of other liabilities (in thousands)

Other liabilities are as follows (in thousands):

	March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Advance payments received under long-term terminaling services agreements	$	526	$	580
Deferred revenue—ethanol blending fees and other projects		1,953		2,151
Unrealized loss on derivative instruments		794		—
	$	3,273	$	2,731

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PARTNERS' EQUITY (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

PARTNERS' EQUITY

Schedule of number of units outstanding

		General
	Common	partner
	units	equivalent units
Units outstanding at December 31, 2015	16,124,566	329,073
Issuance of common units by our long-term incentive plan due to vesting of restricted phantom units	7,732	—
Contribution of cash by TransMontaigne GP to maintain its 2% general partner interest	—	158
Units outstanding at March 31, 2016	16,132,298	329,231

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EQUITY BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Schedule of long-term incentive plan activity

	Restricted	NYSE
	phantom	closing
	units	price
Restricted phantom units outstanding at December 31, 2015	15,750
Vesting on February 1, 2016	(15,750)	$	30.41
Restricted phantom units outstanding at March 31, 2016	—

TransMontaigne LLC-related party

Schedule of long-term incentive plan activity

			NYSE
			closing
	Vested	Unvested	price
Restricted phantom units outstanding at December 31, 2015	30,203	30,616
Vesting of units on February 1, 2016	19,372	(19,372)	$	30.41
Unit accrual for distributions paid on February 8, 2016	1,132	257	$	29.34
Grant on March 2, 2016	31,022	28,945	$	34.23
Restricted phantom units outstanding at March 31, 2016	81,729	40,446

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NET EARNINGS PER LIMITED PARTNER UNIT (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

NET EARNINGS PER LIMITED PARTNER UNIT

Schedule of reconciliation of net earnings to net earnings allocable to limited partners (in thousands)

The following table reconciles net earnings to net earnings allocable to limited partners and sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net earnings per limited partner unit (in thousands):

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2016		2015
Net earnings	$	8,710	$	10,122
Less:
Distributions payable on behalf of incentive distribution rights		(1,920)		(1,682)
Distributions payable on behalf of general partner interest		(224)		(219)
Earnings allocable to general partner interest less than distributions payable to general partner interest		88		51
Earnings allocable to general partner interest including incentive distribution rights		(2,056)		(1,850)
Net earnings allocable to limited partners per the consolidated statements of operations		6,654		8,272
Less distributions payable for unvested long-term incentive plan grants		—		(6)
Net earnings allocable to limited partners for calculating net earnings per limited partner unit	$	6,654	$	8,266
Basic weighted average units		16,181		16,125
Diluted weighted average units		16,188		16,125
Net earnings per limited partner unit—basic	$	0.41	$	0.51
Net earnings per limited partner unit—diluted	$	0.41	$	0.51

Schedule of distribution declared per common unit attributable to the periods

	Distribution
January 1, 2015 through March 31, 2015	$	0.665
April 1, 2015 through June 30, 2015	$	0.665
July 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015	$	0.665
October 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015	$	0.670
January 1, 2016 through March 31, 2016	$	0.680

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Schedule of future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases (in thousands)

At March 31, 2016, future minimum lease payments under these non‑cancelable operating leases are as follows (in thousands):

Years ending December 31:
2016 (remainder of the year)	$	3,001
2017		3,131
2018		740
2019		727
2020		572
Thereafter		4,107
	$	12,278

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BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

BUSINESS SEGMENTS

Schedule of information related to financial performance of business segments (in thousands)

The financial performance of our business segments is as follows (in thousands):

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2016		2015
Gulf Coast Terminals:
Terminaling services fees	$	11,367	$	10,678
Other		2,236		1,998
Revenue		13,603		12,676
Direct operating costs and expenses		(5,226)		(4,406)
Net margins		8,377		8,270
Midwest Terminals and Pipeline System:
Terminaling services fees		2,177		2,102
Pipeline transportation fees		433		414
Other		286		227
Revenue		2,896		2,743
Direct operating costs and expenses		(682)		(678)
Net margins		2,214		2,065
Brownsville Terminals:
Terminaling services fees		2,155		1,816
Pipeline transportation fees		1,008		1,182
Other		4,530		3,962
Revenue		7,693		6,960
Direct operating costs and expenses		(2,701)		(3,150)
Net margins		4,992		3,810
River Terminals:
Terminaling services fees		2,146		2,257
Other		197		255
Revenue		2,343		2,512
Direct operating costs and expenses		(2,047)		(1,543)
Net margins		296		969
Southeast Terminals:
Terminaling services fees		13,257		11,757
Other		834		1,249
Revenue		14,091		13,006
Direct operating costs and expenses		(5,250)		(5,177)
Net margins		8,841		7,829
Total net margins		24,720		22,943
Direct general and administrative expenses		(1,557)		(1,021)
Allocated general and administrative expenses		(2,841)		(2,803)
Allocated insurance expense		(895)		(934)
Reimbursement of bonus awards expense		(1,635)		(525)
Depreciation and amortization		(7,935)		(7,337)
Earnings from unconsolidated affiliates		1,850		2,056
Operating income		11,707		12,379
Other expenses		(2,997)		(2,257)
Net earnings	$	8,710	$	10,122

Schedule of supplemental information about consolidated business segments (in thousands)

Supplemental information about our business segments is summarized below (in thousands):

	Three months ended March 31, 2016
			Midwest
			Terminals and
	Gulf Coast		Pipeline		Brownsville		River		Southeast
	Terminals		System		Terminals		Terminals		Terminals		Total
Revenue:
External customers	$	13,479	$	2,896	$	6,300	$	2,343	$	11,254	$	36,272
NGL Energy Partners LP		124		—		—		—		2,747		2,871
Frontera		—		—		1,393		—		—		1,393
TransMontaigne LLC		—		—		—		—		90		90
Revenue	$	13,603	$	2,896	$	7,693	$	2,343	$	14,091	$	40,626
Capital expenditures	$	820	$	261	$	256	$	739	$	7,407	$	9,483
Identifiable assets	$	125,276	$	22,756	$	44,982	$	53,985	$	166,363	$	413,362
Cash and cash equivalents												134
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates												246,641
Deferred financing costs												1,911
Other												680
Total assets											$	662,728

	Three months ended March 31, 2015
			Midwest
			Terminals and
	Gulf Coast		Pipeline		Brownsville		River		Southeast
	Terminals		System		Terminals		Terminals		Terminals		Total
Revenue:
External customers	$	9,920	$	2,743	$	5,773	$	2,395	$	4,468	$	25,299
NGL Energy Partners LP		2,756		—		10		117		8,478		11,361
Frontera		—		—		1,177		—		—		1,177
TransMontaigne LLC		—		—		—		—		60		60
Revenue	$	12,676	$	2,743	$	6,960	$	2,512	$	13,006	$	37,897
Capital expenditures	$	3,239	$	437	$	993	$	1,328	$	747	$	6,744

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Limited partner interest (as a percent)	98.00%
General partner interest (as a percent)	2.00%		2.00%
Allocated general and administrative expenses	$ 2,841	$ 2,803
Allocated insurance charges	895	934
Reimbursement of bonus awards	1,635	525
Revenue recognized from proceeds of sale of product gained	1,400	1,800
Recognized revenue pursuant to terminaling services agreements with affiliate customers	300	$ 900
Florida and Midwest terminals | TransMontaigne LLC-related party | Environmental indemnification
Maximum liability for indemnification obligation	15,000
Brownsville and River terminals | TransMontaigne LLC-related party | Environmental indemnification
Maximum liability for indemnification obligation	15,000
Southeast Terminals | TransMontaigne LLC-related party | Environmental indemnification
Maximum liability for indemnification obligation	15,000
Pensacola terminal | TransMontaigne LLC-related party | Environmental indemnification
Maximum liability for indemnification obligation	$ 2,500

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Property) (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016
Terminals and pipelines | Minimum
Property, plant and equipment
Estimated useful lives	15 years
Terminals and pipelines | Maximum
Property, plant and equipment
Estimated useful lives	25 years
Furniture, fixtures and equipment | Minimum
Property, plant and equipment
Estimated useful lives	3 years
Furniture, fixtures and equipment | Maximum
Property, plant and equipment
Estimated useful lives	25 years

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Environmental (Details) - Environmental indemnification - TransMontaigne LLC-related party $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Florida and Midwest terminals
Environmental obligations
Maximum liability for indemnification obligation	$ 15.0
Brownsville and River terminals
Environmental obligations
Maximum liability for indemnification obligation	15.0
Southeast Terminals
Environmental obligations
Maximum liability for indemnification obligation	15.0
Pensacola terminal
Environmental obligations
Maximum liability for indemnification obligation	$ 2.5

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Taxes, Derivatives) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Net earnings per limited partner unit
Limited partner interest (as a percent)	98.00%
General partner interest (as a percent)	2.00%	2.00%
Interest Rate Swap
Accounting for derivative instruments
Notional amount	$ 125.0	$ 75.0
Fixed interest rate paid (as a percent)	1.01%

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TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Transactions with affiliates
Annual administrative fee paid	$ 2,841	$ 2,803
Annual insurance reimbursement paid	895	934
Reimbursement of bonus awards	$ 1,635	525
TransMontaigne LLC-related party | Omnibus agreement
Transactions with affiliates
Notice period for termination of service agreement	24 months
Annual administrative fee paid	$ 2,800	2,800
Annual insurance reimbursement paid	900	900
Reimbursement of bonus awards	1,600	$ 500
TransMontaigne LLC-related party | Minimum | Omnibus agreement
Transactions with affiliates
Reimbursement of bonus awards	$ 1,500

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TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES (Agreements) (Details) bbl in Millions				3 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016 bbl	Oct. 31, 2014 bbl	Jul. 01, 2014	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2011
Transactions with affiliates
Throughput revenue				$ 4,354,000	$ 12,598,000
TransMontaigne LLC-related party
Transactions with affiliates
Throughput revenue				90,000	60,000
Frontera
Transactions with affiliates
Throughput revenue				1,393,000	1,177,000
Environmental indemnification | TransMontaigne LLC-related party | Florida and Midwest terminals
Transactions with affiliates
Maximum liability for indemnification obligation				15,000,000
Liability for indemnification obligation, if aggregate losses do not exceed specified amount				0
Aggregate losses for indemnification obligation				250,000
Liability for indemnification obligation related to environmental claims made as a result of additions to or modifications of environmental laws				0
Environmental indemnification | TransMontaigne LLC-related party | Brownsville and River terminals
Transactions with affiliates
Maximum liability for indemnification obligation				15,000,000
Liability for indemnification obligation, if aggregate losses do not exceed specified amount				0
Aggregate losses for indemnification obligation				250,000
Liability for indemnification obligation related to environmental claims made as a result of additions to or modifications of environmental laws				0
Environmental indemnification | TransMontaigne LLC-related party | Southeast Terminals
Transactions with affiliates
Maximum liability for indemnification obligation				15,000,000
Liability for indemnification obligation, if aggregate losses do not exceed specified amount				0
Aggregate losses for indemnification obligation				250,000
Liability for indemnification obligation related to environmental claims made as a result of additions to or modifications of environmental laws				0
Environmental indemnification | TransMontaigne LLC-related party | Pensacola terminal
Transactions with affiliates
Maximum liability for indemnification obligation				2,500,000
Aggregate losses for indemnification obligation				200,000
Liability for indemnification obligation related to environmental claims made as a result of additions to or modifications of environmental laws				0
Terminaling services agreement-Florida and Midwest terminals | NGL
Transactions with affiliates
Notice period for termination of service agreement		18 months
Storage capacity agreed to be provided (in barrels) | bbl		1.1
Terminaling services agreement-Florida and Midwest terminals | NGL | Minimum
Transactions with affiliates
Revenue per the agreement				300,000	2,700,000
Terminaling services agreement-Southeast terminals | NGL | Minimum
Transactions with affiliates
Throughput revenue				$ 6,700,000	6,700,000
Number of consecutive days for which diminution in the storage capacity the entity makes available to related party due to force majeure event as a result of which related party's minimum revenue commitment would be reduced proportionately			30 days
Terminaling services agreement-Southeast terminals | NGL | Southeast Terminals | Minimum
Transactions with affiliates
Notice period for termination of service agreement				24 months
Operations and reimbursement agreement-Frontera | Frontera
Transactions with affiliates
Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)						50.00%
Revenue recognized				$ 1,400,000	$ 1,200,000
Subsequent Event | Terminaling services agreement-Florida and Midwest terminals | NGL
Transactions with affiliates
Storage capacity under commitment re-contracted (in barrels) | bbl	0.9

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ACQUISITION OF TERMINAL ASSETS (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
ACQUISITION OF TERMINAL ASSETS
Payment for acquisition of hydrant system from TransMontaigne LLC	$ 12.0

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CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK AND TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Concentration of credit risk and trade accounts receivable
Trade accounts receivable	$ 7,218		$ 6,448
Less allowance for doubtful accounts	(10)		(475)
Trade accounts receivable, net	$ 7,208		$ 5,973
NGL Energy Partners LP
Concentration of credit risk and trade accounts receivable
Percentage of total revenue generated by major customer	21.00%	30.00%
Castleton Commodities International LLC
Concentration of credit risk and trade accounts receivable
Percentage of total revenue generated by major customer	14.00%
RaceTrac Petroleum Inc
Concentration of credit risk and trade accounts receivable
Percentage of total revenue generated by major customer	12.00%
Morgan Stanley Capital Group
Concentration of credit risk and trade accounts receivable
Percentage of total revenue generated by major customer		13.00%

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OTHER CURRENT ASSETS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
Amounts due from insurance companies	$ 593	$ 774
Additive detergent	1,621	1,411
Deposits and other assets	183	225
Other current assets	2,397	$ 2,410
Reimbursements from insurance companies	$ 200

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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Property, plant and equipment, net
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 674,352	$ 660,331
Less accumulated depreciation	(280,234)	(271,908)
Property, plant and equipment, net	394,118	388,423
Land
Property, plant and equipment, net
Property, plant and equipment, gross	53,079	53,079
Terminals, pipelines and equipment
Property, plant and equipment, net
Property, plant and equipment, gross	606,323	595,883
Furniture, fixtures and equipment
Property, plant and equipment, net
Property, plant and equipment, gross	4,040	2,665
Construction in progress
Property, plant and equipment, net
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 10,910	$ 8,704

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GOODWILL (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Goodwill
Goodwill	$ 8,485	$ 8,485
Impairment charges	0	0
Brownsville terminals
Goodwill
Goodwill	$ 8,485	$ 8,485

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INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES (Details) $ in Thousands, bbl in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) bbl	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) bbl	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES
Carrying value of investments in unconsolidated affiliates	$ 246,641		$ 246,700
Earnings from investments in unconsolidated affiliates	1,850	$ 2,056
Additional capital investments in unconsolidated affiliates	2,225
Cash distributions received from unconsolidated affiliates	$ 4,135	$ 3,642
BOSTCO
INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES
Storage capacity | bbl		7.1
Percentage of ownership	42.50%		42.50%
Carrying value of investments in unconsolidated affiliates	$ 223,097		$ 223,214
Excess investment	7,300
Earnings from investments in unconsolidated affiliates	1,392	$ 1,781
Additional capital investments in unconsolidated affiliates	2,125
Cash distributions received from unconsolidated affiliates	3,634	3,134
Balance sheets:
Current assets	19,064		21,079
Long-term assets	498,084		500,982
Current liabilities	(9,580)		(15,064)
Net assets	507,568		$ 506,997
Statements of comprehensive income (loss):
Revenue	16,681	15,887
Expenses	(12,250)	(11,467)
Net earnings	$ 4,431	4,420
Frontera
INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES
Storage capacity | bbl	1.5
Percentage of ownership	50.00%		50.00%
Carrying value of investments in unconsolidated affiliates	$ 23,544		$ 23,486
Earnings from investments in unconsolidated affiliates	458	275
Additional capital investments in unconsolidated affiliates	100
Cash distributions received from unconsolidated affiliates	501	508
Balance sheets:
Current assets	5,015		4,156
Long-term assets	43,646		44,194
Current liabilities	(1,573)		(1,376)
Net assets	47,088		$ 46,974
Statements of comprehensive income (loss):
Revenue	4,142	3,640
Expenses	(3,226)	(3,090)
Net earnings	$ 916	$ 550

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OTHER ASSETS, NET (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Amounts due under long-term terminaling services agreements:
External customers	$ 572	$ 12
Affiliates		567
Amounts due under long-term terminaling services agreements	572	579
Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $4,257 and $4,052, respectively	1,911	1,721
Customer relationships, net of accumulated amortization of $1,941 and $1,890, respectively	489	540
Deposits and other assets	93	95
Other assets, net	3,065	2,935
Accumulated amortization of deferred financing costs	4,257	4,052
Accumulated amortization of customer relationships	$ 1,941	$ 1,890
Amortization period of customer relationships	12 years

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ACCRUED LIABILITIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Customer advances and deposits:
External customers	$ 6,955	$ 4,925
Affiliates		2,352
Customer advances and deposits	6,955	7,277
Accrued property taxes	1,510	1,019
Accrued environmental obligations	857	1,047
Interest payable	156	141
Accrued expenses and other	1,833	1,627
Accrued liabilities	$ 11,311	$ 11,111
Period for billing of customers in advance for terminaling services	1 month
Accrued environmental obligations
Payments	$ 200

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OTHER LIABILITIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
OTHER LIABILITIES
Advance payments received under long-term terminaling services agreements	$ 526		$ 580
Deferred revenue-ethanol blending fees and other projects	1,953		2,151
Unrealized loss on derivative instrument	794
Other liabilities	3,273		$ 2,731
Recognized revenue on a straight line basis for completed projects	$ 200	$ 300

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LONG-TERM DEBT (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Long-term debt
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 400.0
Consolidated EBITDA multiplier	4.75
Maximum borrowing capacity based on 4.75 times Consolidated EBITDA	$ 438.8
Optional increase to maximum borrowing capacity	$ 100.0
Weighted average interest rate on borrowings (as a percent)	3.10%	2.70%
Outstanding borrowings under credit facility	$ 264.1		$ 248.0
Outstanding borrowings under letters of credit	$ 0.0		$ 0.0
TLP Finance Corp
Long-term debt
Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)	100.00%
Minimum
Long-term debt
Commitment fee on unused amount of commitments (as a percent)	0.375%
Minimum | LIBOR
Long-term debt
Margin interest above reference rate (as a percent)	2.00%
Minimum | Base Rate
Long-term debt
Margin interest above reference rate (as a percent)	1.00%
Maximum
Long-term debt
Other investments as a percentage of consolidated net tangible assets	5.00%
Permitted JV investments subject to liquidity	$ 125.0
Commitment fee on unused amount of commitments (as a percent)	0.50%
Maximum | LIBOR
Long-term debt
Margin interest above reference rate (as a percent)	3.00%
Maximum | Base Rate
Long-term debt
Margin interest above reference rate (as a percent)	2.00%

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PARTNERS' EQUITY (Details) - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Restricted phantom units
Information related to public offering
Vesting (in units)	15,750
Common units
Changes in number of units outstanding
Units outstanding at the beginning of the period	16,124,566
Issuance of common units by our long-term incentive plan due to vesting of restricted phantom units	7,732
Units outstanding at the end of the period	16,132,298
General partner interest
Changes in number of units outstanding
Units outstanding at the beginning of the period	329,073
Contribution of cash by TransMontaigne GP to maintain its 2% general partner interest	158
Units outstanding at the end of the period	329,231
Long-term incentive plan
Information related to public offering
Common units held on behalf of TransMontaigne Services Inc.'s long-term incentive plan	750,000
Long-term incentive plan | Common units
Information related to public offering
Common units held on behalf of TransMontaigne Services Inc.'s long-term incentive plan	0	8,018

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EQUITY BASED COMPENSATION (Details) - USD ($)					3 Months Ended
	Mar. 02, 2016	Feb. 08, 2016	Feb. 01, 2016	Apr. 01, 2015	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Restricted phantom units
Incentive plan activity
Units outstanding at the beginning of the period					15,750
Vesting (in units)					15,750
Units outstanding at the end of the period
Vesting (in dollars per unit)					$ 30.41
Vesting (in units)					(15,750)
Restricted phantom units | TransMontaigne LLC-related party
Incentive plan activity
Units outstanding at the beginning of the period					30,203
Vesting (in units)			19,372
Unit accrual for distributions (in units)		1,132
Grant (in units)	31,022
Units outstanding at the end of the period					81,729
Grant (in dollars per unit)	$ 34.23
Vesting (in dollars per unit)			$ 30.41
Accrual for distribution (in dollars per unit)		$ 29.34
Units, nonvested, outstanding at the beginning of the period					30,616
Vesting (in units)			(19,372)
Unit accrual for distributions, nonvested (in units)		257
Grant (in units)	28,945
Units, nonvested, outstanding at the end of the period					40,446
Additional disclosures
Equity-based compensation					$ 1,600,000	$ 500,000
Vesting (as a percent)					50.00%
Restricted phantom units | TransMontaigne LLC-related party | Vesting Tranche One
Additional disclosures
Age to eligible for award					60 years
Restricted phantom units | TransMontaigne LLC-related party | Vesting Tranche Two
Additional disclosures
Age to eligible for award					55 years
Service period to be eligible for award					10 years
Restricted phantom units | TransMontaigne LLC-related party | Vesting Tranche Three
Additional disclosures
Age to eligible for award					50 years
Service period to be eligible for award					20 years
Long-term incentive plan
Long-term incentive plan
Authorized units					750,000
Additional disclosures
Equity-based compensation					$ 520,000	$ 23,000
Long-term incentive plan | Common units | TransMontaigne GP
Long-term incentive plan
Vesting period					4 years
Number of common units purchased				667
Minimum | Restricted phantom units | TransMontaigne LLC-related party
Additional disclosures
Equity-based compensation					$ 1,500,000

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NET EARNINGS PER LIMITED PARTNER UNIT (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended					12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
NET EARNINGS PER LIMITED PARTNER UNIT
Net earnings	$ 8,710				$ 10,122	$ 41,689
Less:
Distributions payable on behalf of incentive distribution rights	(1,920)				(1,682)
Distributions payable on behalf of general partner interest	(224)				(219)
Earnings allocable to general partner interest less than distributions payable to general partner interest	88				51
Earnings allocable to general partner interest including incentive distribution rights	(2,056)				(1,850)
Net earnings allocable to limited partners	6,654				8,272
Less distribution payable for unvested long-term incentive plan grants					(6)
Net earnings allocable to limited partners for calculating net earnings per limited partner unit	$ 6,654				$ 8,266
Basic weighted average units	16,181				16,125
Diluted weighted average units	16,188				16,125
Net earnings per limited partner unit-basic (in dollars per unit)	$ 0.41				$ 0.51
Net earnings per limited partner unit-diluted (in dollars per unit)	$ 0.41				0.51
Period for declaration of distribution, maximum	45 days
Distribution declared per common unit (in dollars per unit)	$ 0.680	$ 0.670	$ 0.665	$ 0.665	$ 0.665

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Contractual commitments for supply of services, labor and materials		$ 23,600
Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases
2016 (remainder of the year)		3,001
2017		3,131
2018		740
2019		727
2020		572
Thereafter		4,107
Total		12,278
Expected minimum sublease rentals to be received		400
Rental expense under operating leases		$ 900	$ 900
Brownsville terminals | Litigation | Nieto
Legal proceedings
Settlement payment receipt	$ 1,900

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BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Segments of business
Total revenue	$ 40,626	$ 37,897
Direct operating costs and expenses	(15,906)	(14,954)
Net margins	24,720	22,943
Direct general and administrative expenses	(1,557)	(1,021)
Allocated general and administrative expenses	(2,841)	(2,803)
Allocated insurance expense	(895)	(934)
Reimbursement of bonus awards expense	(1,635)	(525)
Depreciation and amortization	(7,935)	(7,337)
Earnings (loss) from unconsolidated affiliates	1,850	2,056
Operating income	11,707	12,379
Other expenses	(2,997)	(2,257)
Net earnings	8,710	10,122	$ 41,689
External customers	36,272	25,299
Revenue from affiliates	4,354	12,598
Capital expenditures	9,483	6,744
Identifiable assets	413,362
Cash and cash equivalents	134	918	681	$ 3,304
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	246,641		246,700
Deferred financing costs	1,911		1,721
Other	680
TOTAL ASSETS	662,728		656,687
Impairment of goodwill	0		$ 0
NGL Energy Partners LP
Segments of business
Revenue from affiliates	2,871	11,361
Frontera
Segments of business
Revenue from affiliates	1,393	1,177
TransMontaigne LLC-related party
Segments of business
Revenue from affiliates	90	60
Gulf Coast Terminals
Segments of business
Terminaling services fees, net	11,367	10,678
Other	2,236	1,998
Total revenue	13,603	12,676
Direct operating costs and expenses	(5,226)	(4,406)
Net margins	8,377	8,270
External customers	13,479	9,920
Capital expenditures	820	3,239
Identifiable assets	125,276
Gulf Coast Terminals | NGL Energy Partners LP
Segments of business
Revenue from affiliates	124	2,756
Midwest Terminals and Pipeline System
Segments of business
Terminaling services fees, net	2,177	2,102
Pipeline transportation fees	433	414
Other	286	227
Total revenue	2,896	2,743
Direct operating costs and expenses	(682)	(678)
Net margins	2,214	2,065
External customers	2,896	2,743
Capital expenditures	261	437
Identifiable assets	22,756
Brownsville terminals
Segments of business
Terminaling services fees, net	2,155	1,816
Pipeline transportation fees	1,008	1,182
Other	4,530	3,962
Total revenue	7,693	6,960
Direct operating costs and expenses	(2,701)	(3,150)
Net margins	4,992	3,810
External customers	6,300	5,773
Capital expenditures	256	993
Identifiable assets	44,982
Brownsville terminals | NGL Energy Partners LP
Segments of business
Revenue from affiliates		10
Brownsville terminals | Frontera
Segments of business
Revenue from affiliates	1,393	1,177
River terminals
Segments of business
Terminaling services fees, net	2,146	2,257
Other	197	255
Total revenue	2,343	2,512
Direct operating costs and expenses	(2,047)	(1,543)
Net margins	296	969
External customers	2,343	2,395
Capital expenditures	739	1,328
Identifiable assets	53,985
River terminals | NGL Energy Partners LP
Segments of business
Revenue from affiliates		117
Southeast Terminals
Segments of business
Terminaling services fees, net	13,257	11,757
Other	834	1,249
Total revenue	14,091	13,006
Direct operating costs and expenses	(5,250)	(5,177)
Net margins	8,841	7,829
External customers	11,254	4,468
Capital expenditures	7,407	747
Identifiable assets	166,363
Southeast Terminals | NGL Energy Partners LP
Segments of business
Revenue from affiliates	2,747	8,478
Southeast Terminals | TransMontaigne LLC-related party
Segments of business
Revenue from affiliates	$ 90	$ 60

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SUBSEQUENT EVENT (Details) - $ / shares		3 Months Ended
	Apr. 18, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015
Subsequent Event
Distribution announced per unit (in dollars per unit)		$ 0.680	$ 0.670	$ 0.665	$ 0.665	$ 0.665
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event
Distribution announced per unit (in dollars per unit)	$ 0.68