The Abbot Point coal port in northern Queensland — Australia's main coking coal-producing region — will resume normal operations on 13 January, following a week of weather-related disruptions.
The coal export hub was undamaged by Tropical Cyclone Koji, an Abbot Point Operations spokesperson told Argus on 12 January.
Cyclone Koji made landfall in Queensland on 11 January, flooding parts of the state. It hovered off the Australian coast over the previous week, limiting vessel movements.
Panamanian-flagged NSU Newstar is scheduled to depart Abbot Point on 14 January, data from Maritime Safety Queensland show. No ships have left the port since 8 January, when the Japanese-flagged Double Delight departed with 46,033t of coal, data from marine tracker Kpler show.
Most vessels at Abbot Point's anchorages left on 10 January before returning on 11 January, Maritime Safety Queensland data indicate.
Abbot Point Port is the smallest of Queensland's three northern coal ports. It handled 31mn t of coal in January-November 2025, accounting for about 27pc of the region's coal shipments.
Queensland's larger northern ports have also faced disruptions over the last week. The Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal stopped berthing vessels on 6 January because of weather issues and has yet to resume operations.
Weather-related disruptions haver also affected Queensland's rail and road links over the past week. The Mount Isa rail line — which primarily supports fertiliser, copper, and zinc movements — remains closed because of flood damage, Queensland Rail told Argus.
