The Operation
The Operation
Abbot Point Operations (APO) combines world-class infrastructure with world-class people to safely and efficiently export high quality Queensland coal to the world.
Innovation and the continuous improvement of our systems and practices helps our local workforce to work more intelligently and with great care for the community and the environment they reside in.
Explore the Port of Abbot Point
Click the blue markers on the adjoining map to explore operations at the Port of Abbot Point.
Ship loading facilities
APO operates two shiploaders, both with travelling gantry with luffing boom, to load coal into the ships’ locked and sealed cargo holds.
Each shiploader has an average loading capacity of 4,750 tonnes per hour and peak loading capacity of 7,200 tonnes per hour.
Coal out-loading
When it is ready for loading, coal is moved from the stockpile to a large surge bin. From here is it carried by conveyor along Abbot Point’s 2.75 kilometre trestle jetty to the wharf and one of two berths. Berth 1 is 252 metres in length, and berth 2 is 268 metres.
Stockyard
Coal is stored in stockpiles at the stockyard until it is ready to be shipped.
The APO stockyard can hold more than two million tonnes of coal. Stockpiles vary in length between 60m–350m.
Dust management controls
Dust management is carried out by wetting coal stockpiles and unsealed surfaces, and through plant design and controlled work procedures.
Dust monitors are located at strategic locations on and around the site, at upwind and downwind locations.
Stacker Reclaimers
Coal is blended to customer specifications and reclaimed from stockpiles using the rotating bucket wheel on the stacker reclaimer.
There are six stacker reclaimers in operation at the Port of Abbot Point.
Train in-loading
Coal is delivered to the terminal stockpiles via rail, with Abbot Point receiving (on average) 400 coal trains a month.
The trains unload the coal by bottom dumping wagons at one of two in-loading facilities on a balloon rail loop. The coal is then moved from the unloading facility to the stockpile area by an automated conveyor system.
Caley Valley Wetlands
The 5,154 hectare Caley Valley Wetlands are a nationally important coastal wetland home to an extensive array of bird, fish, frog, turtle, and marine plant species.
As a wetland neighbour, APO undertakes a range of operational and environmental actions to protect this valued ecosystem, which you can read more about here.
Cargo ships
Ship movements in and out of the port are controlled by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Maritime Safety Queensland’s Coastal Vessel Traffic Service and Reef Vessel Traffic Service (Reef VTS), using designated shipping channels.
Click on the blue markers to explore the operations at the Port of Abbot Point.
Ship loading facilities
APO operates two shiploaders, both with travelling gantry with luffing boom, to load coal into the ships’ locked and sealed cargo holds.
Each shiploader has an average loading capacity of 4,750 tonnes per hour and peak loading capacity of 7,200 tonnes per hour.
Coal out-loading
When it is ready for loading, coal is moved from the stockpile to a large surge bin. From here is it carried by conveyor along Abbot Point’s 2.75 kilometre trestle jetty to the wharf and one of two berths. Berth 1 is 252 metres in length, and berth 2 is 268 metres.
Stockyard
Coal is stored in stockpiles at the stockyard until it is ready to be shipped.
The APO stockyard can hold more than two million tonnes of coal. Stockpiles vary in length between 60m–350m.
Dust management controls
Dust management is carried out by wetting coal stockpiles and unsealed surfaces, and through plant design and controlled work procedures.
Dust monitors are located at strategic locations on and around the site, at upwind and downwind locations.
Stacker Reclaimers
Coal is blended to customer specifications and reclaimed from stockpiles using the rotating bucket wheel on the stacker reclaimer.
There are six stacker reclaimers in operation at the Port of Abbot Point.
Train in-loading
Coal is delivered to the terminal stockpiles via rail, with Abbot Point receiving (on average) 400 coal trains a month.
The trains unload the coal by bottom dumping wagons at one of two in-loading facilities on a balloon rail loop. The coal is then moved from the unloading facility to the stockpile area by an automated conveyor system.
Caley Valley Wetlands
The 5,154 hectare Caley Valley Wetlands are a nationally important coastal wetland home to an extensive array of bird, fish, frog, turtle, and marine plant species.
As a wetland neighbour, APO undertakes a range of operational and environmental actions to protect this valued ecosystem, which you can read more about here.
Cargo ships
Ship movements in and out of the port are controlled by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Maritime Safety Queensland’s Coastal Vessel Traffic Service and Reef Vessel Traffic Service (Reef VTS), using designated shipping channels.