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Port design makes light work of turtle hatchlings’ first journey
Design features at the North Queensland Export Terminal north of Bowen are ensuring turtle hatchlings see the light as nature intended. Abbot Point Operations manages the operations and maintenance of...
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Abbot Point Operations storming ahead with wet weather preparations
Abbot Point Operations (APO) has kicked-off Bowen’s biggest severe weather prep plan to ensure the multi-billion-dollar North Queensland Export Terminal is ready for the cyclone season ahead. AP...
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Smooth sailing ahead as APO welcomes new General Manager
Abbot Point Operations (APO) has a new leader to help steer the ship at Bowen’s North Queensland Export Terminal after former General Manager Allan Brown stepped down to enter semi-retirement. A...
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Bowen High students unlock export level at Abbot Point
Abbot Point Operations (APO) has taken a group of Bowen State High School students on a deep dive into the operations of Australia’s most northern deepwater export port. The year 7 students part...
Read moreAPO celebrates 40 years of safe ship loading at NQXT
Abbot Point Operations (APO) is celebrating four decades of safe and responsible operations at the North Queensland Export Terminal, Australia’s most northern deepwater export port. It was this ...
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Abbot Point Operations celebrates record throughput
Bowen business and community leaders have gathered to mark record annual throughput at the North Queensland Export Terminal as the facility prepares to celebrate 40 years of safe operations next year....
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Bowen students dig deep into export coal supply chain
Bowen State High School students were given the opportunity to explore the export supply chain in an experience set up by Abbot Point Operations and the Queensland Resources Council’s Queensland...
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Minerals Academy workshop hammers home opportunities for future tradies
Bowen State High School students have struck skills development gold after participating in a hands-on workshop delivered by the Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy (QMEA), the education arm of the...
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Abbot Point Operations prepared for the wet season
Abbot Point Operations has everything from Bowen’s biggest tie down to a freezer filled with chicken parmis ready to go if a cyclone threatens the North Queensland Export Terminal (NQXT) this su...
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Bowen students see where sums and science can take their careers
An up close and personal tour of Bowen’s North Queensland Export Terminal (NQXT) is helping local high school students solve supply-chain challenges in a classroom setting. More than two dozen G...
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School workshop ignites passion for in-demand trade careers
Exciting, trade-based activities at today’s (17 May) Queensland Minerals and Energy (QMEA) workshop have sparked the interest of Bowen State High School students who are now considering a reward...
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Students encouraged to 'Grow Local with APO' at Careers Expo
Abbot Point Operations (APO) was on hand at the recent Proserpine Careers Expo to tell local high school students how they could stay in the region and enjoy a fulfilling, well-paid career. APO Health...
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Abbot Point Operations is looking for it's next crop of apprentices
Abbot Point Operations (APO) is looking for the next crop of talented and motivated Greater Whitsundays region locals to carry on a 30-year training tradition at the Port of Abbot Point. The port oper...
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Apprenticeship call to kick start careers
Abbot Point Operations (APO) has appointed three apprentices to join its world class local team in 2022. APO General Manager – Port Operations Allan Brown said two mechanical and one electrical ...
Read moreAnti-fossil fuel activist wastes police time and puts his life in danger
The following statement can be attributed to an Abbot Point Operations spokesperson: This morning an anti-fossil fuel activist put his life at risk and wasted police time when he suspended himself fro...
Read moreStatement on illegal protest activity at North Queensland Export Terminal
The following statement can be attributed to an Abbot Point Operations spokesperson: “This morning two anti-coal activists could have been killed or seriously injured when they trespassed on Nor...
Read moreAbbot Point Operations turns up the volume for Bowen students
Abbot Point Operations has turned up the volume for Bowen students, providing a donation as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility Program to Bowen State School to purchase six state-of-the-art...
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Abbot Point Operations proudly sponsors Volunteer Marine Rescue Bowen's new rescue vessel
Abbot Point Operations (APO) and Volunteer Marine Rescue’s partnership has now officially set sail with the launch of a new state-of-the-art-rescue vessel for the local Bowen volunteer group. AP...
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People power delivers record tonnages at Abbot Point
In the last financial year, a record 31.96 million tonnes of coal from Queensland mines was transported through Abbot Point– breaking the previous record by an impressive 3.02 million tonnes. Th...
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Caley Valley Wetlands monitoring progress
The following statement can be attributed to an Abbot Point Operations spokesperson: We welcome the Department of Environment and Science monitoring progress report which has found the Caley Valley We...
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