Terminal
Marathon Louisville
4510 Algonquin Parkway, Louisville, KY 40211
T-61-KY-3268
Rack market · Louisville, KY
- pipelines supplying
- 1
- confirmed delivery points
- 0
- lowest ¢/bbl into this terminal
- 158.46
- terminals within 100 mi
- 24
Supplied by
Tariff delivery points this terminal sits on.
| Pipeline | Delivery point | Products | Match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marathon Pipe Line (MPLX) | Louisville, KY | same city | ||
| Marathon Pipe Line (MPLX) | Louisville, KY (Jefferson County) | gasoline distillate other | same city | FERC No. 297.16.0; FERC No. 313.25.0 |
Can be sourced from
| Origin | Pipeline or mode | Refineries at origin | ¢/bbl | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robinson, IL IL | Marathon Pipe Line (MPLX) | Marathon Petroleum CO LP | 158.46 | F.E.R.C. No. 313.25.0 |
| Robinson, IL IL | Marathon Pipe Line (MPLX) proportional | Marathon Petroleum CO LP | 158.53 | F.E.R.C. No. 297.16.0 |
| Marathon Catlettsburg Refinery KY | By barge medium barge · 176 mi straight-line |
Marathon Catlettsburg Refinery | No published rate | Barge on Ohio River (inferred from terminal research) |
Cost to serve this terminal by pipeline
What it costs to move a gallon here from a supply origin at filed tariff rates: line-haul, the cost of financing the product on the way and in the tank, pipeline loss, and terminaling. It is a cost at filed rates, not a market price: add it to the origin spot price for a delivered cost. The figure shown is the lowest route that starts where product enters the pipeline system; where a second pipeline is needed to reach here, both are costed. Lines marked "estimate" are placeholders until the pipeline or terminal figure is on file; in the routes table, * marks a figure taken from the tariff.
Gasoline: product adder
- ¢/gal · product adder
- 6.05
- ¢/gal · line-haul tariff · published
- 3.77
- ¢/gal · carrying cost · calculated
- 0.46
- ¢/gal · pipeline loss · estimate
- 0.32
- ¢/gal · terminaling · estimate
- 1.50
- days financed
- 8.9
Route used: from Robinson, IL on Marathon Pipe Line (MPLX) to Louisville, KY (F.E.R.C. No. 313.25.0 item Table of Rates).
How this adder is worked, line by line
| Line | ¢/gal | Basis | Source or working |
|---|---|---|---|
| Line-haul tariff | 3.773 | published | Marathon Pipe Line (MPLX) F.E.R.C. No. 313.25.0 item Table of Rates: Robinson, IL → Louisville, KY, 158.46 ¢/bbl |
| Carrying cost | 0.456 | calculated | $3.180000/gal × 5.8900% ÷ 365 × 8.880 days (1.380 in transit, 2.50 waiting on the cycle, 5.00 in terminal inventory); transit estimated: 133 pipeline miles at 4.0 mph (general estimate) |
| Pipeline loss | 0.318 | estimate | flat estimate $0.0032/gal, applied 1 time |
| Terminaling | 1.500 | estimate | Flat estimate: no fee on file for this terminal |
| Product adder | 6.047 | Sum of the lines above, over the origin spot price |
Inputs and assumptions behind these figures
- Product value (for carrying cost and loss only): the prior day's spot price. Gasoline: OilPriceAPI GASOLINE_RBOB_USD, 2026-10-18. Diesel: OilPriceAPI HEATING_OIL_USD, 2026-10-18. These are the New York Harbor futures benchmarks, not a Gulf Coast price.
- Interest rate: SOFR 3.89% (2026-10-15) + 2.0 points.
- Transit (estimate): straight-line miles between the tariff origin and delivery point × 1.15, at 4.0 mph unless the pipeline has its own figure.
- Days financed (estimate): transit, plus half a 5-day shipping cycle waiting to lift (once for each pipeline on a two-pipeline route), plus 5 days of stock at the terminal.
- Pipeline loss: the charge or volume deduction the tariff states, where it states one (marked *; a deduction is costed at the product value above). Otherwise an estimate of 0.10% of product value per pipeline, two for a joint rate; that includes pipelines that share out actual losses without publishing a figure, and tariffs that state no loss term.
- Terminaling: the carrier's terminal charge where its tariff states one (marked *), otherwise a flat 1.5¢/gal estimate.
- Which route sets the figure: the lowest one that starts at a supply origin. On Colonial that is Houston. A rate that starts part-way along a pipeline, or at a secondary origin, stays in the table but does not set the figure. Where a rate starts at a point another carrier delivers to, the first carrier's lowest rate into that point is added, with its loss and time in the pipe; terminaling is charged once. The same is done where one pipeline files the movement as two rates. Which origins are treated this way is our own review of each system, not a statement in a tariff.
- Rates used: each pipeline's ordinary filed rate. Committed, volume-tier, discount and bid rates are left out, as are conditional fees (shown on each pipeline page), additives, taxes and the value of line space.
- Assumption set in force from 2026-10-01; review by 2027-01-01.
Stored snapshots of the product adder
Kept weekly, and whenever a tariff, terminal link, loss term or assumption changes. "What moved" compares each snapshot with the one before it.
| Snapshot | Product | Route | Adder ¢/gal | What moved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-14 | Gasoline | Robinson, IL · Marathon Pipe Line (MPLX) | 6.06 | carrying cost −0.00¢; pipeline loss −0.00¢ |
| 2026-10-11 | Gasoline | Robinson, IL · Marathon Pipe Line (MPLX) | 6.07 | carrying cost −0.00¢; pipeline loss −0.00¢ |
| 2026-10-09 | Gasoline | Robinson, IL · Marathon Pipe Line (MPLX) | 6.07 | first snapshot |
Terminals within 100 miles
| Terminal | City | Miles | Products (inferred from supply) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valero Terminaling and Distribution T-61-KY-3270 | Louisville, KY | 0.3 | unknown |
| TransMontaigne - Louisville T-61-KY-3271 | Louisville, KY | 0.9 | unknown |
| CITGO - Louisville T-61-KY-3274 | Louisville, KY | 2.0 | unknown |
| Marathon Oil Louisville T-61-KY-3272 | Louisville, KY | 2.1 | unknown |
| TransMontaigne - Kentuckiana T-35-IN-3212 | New Albany, IN | 2.8 | gasoline distillate ethanol |
| Buckeye Terminals, LLC T-61-KY-3269 | Louisville, KY | 3.8 | gasoline distillate jet fuel |
| UPS Fuel Farm Terminal T-62-KY-2210 | Louisville, KY | 7.0 | jet fuel |
| HWRT Terminal - Seymour T-35-IN-3216 | Seymour, IN | 54.8 | gasoline distillate |
| Valero Terminaling and Distribution T-61-KY-3267 | Lexington, KY | 71.1 | gasoline distillate ethanol |
| Marathon Lexington T-61-KY-3266 | Lexington, KY | 71.1 | gasoline distillate |
| Southern States Cooperative T-61-KY-3280 | Owensboro, KY | 73.8 | gasoline distillate |
| TransMontaigne - Owensboro T-61-KY-3283 | Owensboro, KY | 74.5 | gasoline distillate |
| ERPC Princetown T-35-IN-3232 | Oakland City, IN | 84.9 | gasoline distillate |
| Countrymark Cooperative LLP - Switz City T-35-IN-3237 | Switz City, IN | 85.2 | gasoline distillate |
| Aircraft Service International Inc. T-61-KY-3277 | Erlanger, KY | 85.7 | unknown |
| Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Cincinnati T-31-OH-3128 | Cincinnati, OH | 87.3 | unknown |
| Marathon Indianapolis T-35-IN-3219 | Indianapolis, IN | 87.8 | gasoline distillate propane butane jet fuel |
| Marathon Cincinnati T-31-OH-3100 | Cincinnati, OH | 88.0 | unknown |
| TransMontaigne - Greater Cinci T-61-KY-3264 | Covington, KY | 88.8 | gasoline distillate biodiesel |
| MAPLLC Covington T-61-KY-3263 | Covington, KY | 91.7 | gasoline distillate jet fuel |
| Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminals LLC T-31-OH-3104 | Cincinnati, OH | 97.4 | unknown |
| TransMontaigne - Henderson T-61-KY-3279 | Henderson, KY | 98.1 | gasoline distillate asphalt |
| Marathon Evansville T-35-IN-3207 | Evansville, IN | 98.1 | unknown |
| TransMontaigne - Evansville T-35-IN-3213 | Evansville, IN | 98.3 | unknown |
Delivered ethanol cost
Estimate over Chicago ethanol (CHI)
+2.30¢/gal
By truck direct from Lincolnland Agri-Energy LLC (Palestine, IL), about 133 road miles.
Assumptions: TOE (Round 2 adders, realistic transit)
| Cost line | ¢/gal | How |
|---|---|---|
| Basis | -5.50 | table · Origin-state discount to Chicago |
| Truck freight | +6.65 | estimated · 133 road mi × $4/loaded mi ÷ 8,000 gal |
| Wholesale margin | +0.00 | flat |
| Terminal charge | +1.15 | flat · Terminaling estimate |
| Carrying cost | +0.00 | calculated |
| Delivered over CHI | +2.30 |
- 2 plant(s) in KY, PA not costed: no basis to Chicago on record for those states.
Options compared
| Origin | Move | Days | Basis ¢ | Delivered ¢/gal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincolnland Agri-Energy LLC Palestine, IL | Truck · 133 road mi | <1 | -5.50 | +2.30 |
| ADM Decatur IL Decatur, IL | NS · Decatur, IL → Louisville, KY | 4.2 | -5.50 | +18.00 |
| One Earth Energy LLC Gibson City, IL | NS · Bloomington, IL → Louisville, KY | 4.2 | -5.50 | +18.67 |
| Green Plains Madison LLC Madison, IL | NS · St. Louis, MO → Louisville, KY | 4.3 | -5.50 | +18.70 |
| Marquis Energy LLC Hennepin, IL | NS · Kankakee, IL → Louisville, KY | 6.0 | -5.50 | +19.31 |
| Show Me Ethanol Carrollton, MO | NS · Kansas City, MO → Louisville, KY | 6.5 | -5.50 | +20.06 |
| Guardian Lima LLC Lima, OH | NS · Sandusky, OH → Louisville, KY | 4.2 | +0.00 | +23.32 |
| POET Biorefining - Alexandria LLC Alexandria, IN | NS · Muncie, IN → Louisville, KY | 4.0 | +0.00 | +23.50 |
| POET Biorefining - Shelbyville LLC Shelbyville, IN | NS · Marion, IN → Louisville, KY | 3.8 | +0.00 | +23.54 |
| The Andersons Marathon Holdings LLC Logansport, IN | NS · Ft Wayne, IN → Louisville, KY | 4.1 | +0.00 | +23.63 |
Published rail rates into this terminal
Destination rate group: Louisville, KY (NS) (Louisville is a listed station). Published single-car tank-car rates from the ethanol plants in each origin group, cheapest first — ¢/gal at 30,000 gal a car, line haul only. Delivery here assumes a rail or transload point in the group, then truck to the rack.
NSRQ 70120 price authority effective January 2, 2018, "subject to future increases" — current NS prices are published only through AccessNS. Not subject to fuel surcharge (note G556). Lanes to Norcross GA, Spartanburg SC, Alexandria VA and Pineville NC include transloading at the TBT (notes P949-P952).
| From rate group | Railroad | $/car | ¢/gal | Ethanol plants in the group | Tariff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knoxville, TN | NS | 3,799 | 12.66 |
Primary Products Investments LLC Loudon, TN |
NSRQ 70120 item 1000 |
| Driftwood, PA | NS | 4,561 | 15.20 |
Pennsylvania Grain Prcsg LLC Clearfield, PA |
NSRQ 70120 item 1000 |
| Sandusky, OH | NS | 4,915 | 16.38 |
POET Biorefining - Fostoria LLC Fostoria, OH Guardian Lima LLC Lima, OH |
NSRQ 70120 item 1000 |
| Decatur, IL | NS | 4,967 | 16.56 |
ADM Decatur IL Decatur, IL |
NSRQ 70120 item 1000 |
| Muncie, IN | NS | 4,988 | 16.63 |
Cardinal Ethanol LLC Union City, IN POET Biorefining - Portland LLC Portland, IN POET Biorefining - Alexandria LLC Alexandria, IN |
NSRQ 70120 item 1000 |
| Ft Wayne, IN | NS | 5,014 | 16.71 |
The Andersons Marathon Holdings LLC Logansport, IN Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Bluffton, IN POET Biorefining - Leipsic LLC Leipsic, OH |
NSRQ 70120 item 1000 |
| Marion, IN | NS | 5,014 | 16.71 |
POET Biorefining - North Manchester LLC North Manchester, IN POET Biorefining - Shelbyville LLC Shelbyville, IN Central Indiana Ethanol LLC Marion, IN |
NSRQ 70120 item 1000 |
| Elkhart, IN | NS | 5,065 | 16.88 |
South Bend Ethanol LLC South Bend, IN |
NSRQ 70120 item 1000 |
| Louisville, KY | NS | 5,065 | 16.88 |
Parallel Products Inc Louisville, KY |
NSRQ 70120 item 1000 |
| Chicago, IL | NS | 5,065 | 16.88 | Chicago index barrels (CHI) | NSRQ 70120 item 1000 |
| Bloomington, IL | NS | 5,166 | 17.22 |
One Earth Energy LLC Gibson City, IL Biourja Renewables LLC Peoria, IL |
NSRQ 70120 item 1000 |
| St. Louis, MO | NS | 5,166 | 17.22 |
Green Plains Madison LLC Madison, IL Crysalis Biosciences Inc Sauget, IL |
NSRQ 70120 item 1000 |
| Lansing, MI | NS | 5,166 | 17.22 |
The Andersons Marathon Holdings LLC Albion, MI Carbon Green Bioenergy LLC Lake Odessa, MI |
NSRQ 70120 item 1000 |
| Kankakee, IL | NS | 5,191 | 17.30 |
Marquis Energy LLC Hennepin, IL |
NSRQ 70120 item 1000 |
| Kansas City, MO | NS | 5,370 | 17.90 |
Show Me Ethanol Carrollton, MO |
NSRQ 70120 item 1000 |
| Evansville, IN | NS | 5,825 | 19.42 |
Green Plains Mount Vernon LLC Mount Vernon, IN Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Mt Vernon, IN Grain Processing Corp Washington, IN |
NSRQ 70120 item 1000 |