terminal, transport and marine (TT&M)
The Terminal, Transport and Marine (TT&M) division is responsible for most of Marathon's product distribution facilities and operations. This includes light product terminals and asphalt/heavy oil terminals. In both categories, Marathon is one of the largest terminal operators in the U.S. The light product terminals receive and store products, load trucks and blend products to meet specifications. The asphalt/heavy oil terminals not only store products and load trucks, but also blend heavy oils and manufacture emulsions and polymer grades of asphalt.
Marathon's marine inland transportation group maintains the largest private inland petroleum products barge fleet in the U.S., which is used to ship crude oil and refined products to optimize the flexibility of Marathon's refining, marketing and transportation system.
TT&M also operates a private fleet of trucks for delivering refined products. Most of the units are used to haul transportation fuels such as gasoline, diesel and jet fuel. The group also hauls chemicals and specialty products, such as molten sulfur. TT&M coordinates all "for-hire" carrier transportation for all Marathon marketing organizations. TT&M also manages Marathon's rail transportation, including coordinating rail car movements, arranging the procurement of new cars, maintenance of rail cars and rail rate negotiations.
Marathon's product distribution facilities include:
- 65 owned and operated light product terminals, 22 owned and operated asphalt terminals, and 11 leased heavy oil and asphalt terminals in 18 states in the Midwest and Southeast
- 144 owned transport trucks and 268 transport loading racks (192 light product and 76 asphalt)
- 15 inland waterway towboats and 196 barges
- Approximately 2,500 owned or leased railcars
