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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950134-02-015533
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20021211
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial statements and exhibits
ITEM INFORMATION:		
FILED AS OF DATE:		20021212

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MARTIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001176334
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WHOLESALE-PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS & TERMINALS [5171]
		IRS NUMBER:				050527861
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-50056
		FILM NUMBER:		02856144

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4200 STONE ROAD
		CITY:			KILGORE
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75662
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9039836200
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549





                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934




       Date of report (date of earliest event reported): December 11, 2002




                         MARTIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L.P.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


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         DELAWARE                                    000-50056                 05-0527861
  (State of incorporation                        (Commission file           (I.R.S. employer
     or organization)                                 number)            identification number)


         4200 STONE ROAD
          KILGORE, TEXAS                                                          75662
(Address of principal executive offices)                                       (Zip code)
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      Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (903) 983-6200
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ITEM 7.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND
            EXHIBITS.

      (C)   EXHIBITS

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      99.1          --  Press release dated December 11, 2002.
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ITEM 9.     REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

On December 11, 2002, Martin Midstream Partners L.P. (the "Partnership") issued
a press release announcing that it plans to issue its results for the quarter
ended September 30, 2002, on Thursday, December 12, 2002, after the market
closes. The Partnership also announced that a teleconference to review the third
quarter's results will be held on Friday, December 13, 2002, at 8:00 a.m.
Central Time. A copy of the press release is included as an exhibit to this
Current Report.


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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 hereunto duly authorized.

                                    MARTIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L.P.

                                    By:  Martin Midstream GP LLC
                                    Its: General Partner


Date:  December 12, 2002            By:  /s/Ruben S. Martin, III
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                         Ruben S. Martin, III
                                         President and Chief Executive Officer


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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

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99.1             Press release dated December 11, 2002.
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                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

                     MARTIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L.P. TO ISSUE
                           THIRD QUARTER 2002 RESULTS
                                       AND
                              HOLD CONFERENCE CALL

         KILGORE, Texas, December 11, 2002 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ --
Martin Midstream Partners L.P. (Nasdaq: MMLP) today said that it plans to issue
its third quarter 2002 results on Thursday, December 12, 2002, after the market
closes.

         A teleconference to review the third quarter's results will be held on
Friday, December 13, 2002, at 8:00 a.m. Central Time. The conference call can be
accessed by phone by calling (877) 407-8035. An audio replay of the conference
call will be available by calling (877) 660-6853 from 10:00 a.m. Central Time on
December 13, 2002 through 10:59 p.m. Central Time on December 20, 2002. The
access codes for the live call and the audio replay are as follows: Account No.
1628; Conference ID No. 50347. The audio replay of the conference call will also
be archived on the Internet at http://www.martinmidstream.com.

About Martin Midstream Partners

         Martin Midstream Partners provides marine transportation, terminalling,
distribution and midstream logistical services for producers and suppliers of
hydrocarbon products and by-products, specialty chemicals and other liquids. The
Company also manufactures and markets sulfur-based fertilizers and related
products and owns an unconsolidated non-controlling 49.5% limited partnership
interest in CF Martin Sulphur L.P., which operates a sulfur storage and
transportation business. MMLP operates primarily in the Gulf Coast region of the
United States.

         Additional information concerning the Company is available via the
worldwide web at http://www.martinmidstream.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

         Statements about Martin Midstream Partners' outlook and all other
statements in this release other than historical facts are forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. These forward-looking statements and all references to financial estimates
rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a
number of uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside its
control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from such
statements. While MMLP believes that the assumptions concerning future events
are reasonable, it cautions that there are inherent difficulties in anticipating
or predicting certain important factors. Such factors are discussed in "Risks
Related to our Business" in MMLP's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended September 30, 2002, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. These factors include, but are not limited to: adverse weather
conditions; reliance on its interest in CF Martin Sulphur L.P.; the incurrence
of material liabilities that are not fully covered by insurance; the price
volatility and the supply availability of hydrocarbon products and by-products;
restrictions
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in its debt agreements; the prospects for future acquisitions and its ability to
make future acquisitions; the performance of recently acquired businesses; the
seasonality of its business; the competition in the industry; changes in
regulations on the federal, state and local level that are applicable to its
business; the cost of attracting and retaining highly skilled personnel; the
loss of significant commercial relationships with MRMC; interruption in
operations at its facilities; federal regulations applicable to its marine
vessels and regulations effecting the domestic tank vessel industry; cost
reimbursements it is required to pay to MRMC; conflicts of interest and
competition with MRMC; the decisions made by and the control of its general
partner; and a decision by the IRS to treat MMLP as a corporation. A discussion
of these factors, including risks and uncertainties, is set forth from time to
time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Martin Midstream Partners disclaims any intention or obligation to revise any
forward-looking statements, including financial estimates, whether as a result
of new information, future event, or otherwise.

Contacts:

Robert D. Bondurant, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (903)
983-6200




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