Abbot Point is the most northerly deepwater coal port of Australia, situated 25 kilometres north of Bowen, Queensland. It consists of a rail in-loading facility, coal handling and stockpile areas, and a single trestle jetty and conveyor connected to a berth and shiploader, located 2.75 km off-shore.
The Port of Abbot Point is of significant strategic value to North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation and the state, as there are very few locations along Queensland's eastern seaboard where deep water (>15m) is so close in-shore. Abbot Point security sits at security level one.
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