PoliticsPrint articleTownsville floods hits Queensland exports, Abbot Point terminal closedMark Ludlow and Luke HousegoUpdated Feb 5, 2019 – 10.57am, first published at Feb 4, 2019 – 5.41pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginOne of Queensland's biggest coal export terminals, Abbot Point, has been closed due to the Townsville floods with concerns the monsoon-like conditions will move further south and affect coal production in the Bowen Basin.As thousands of Townsville residents evacuated their homes following the record flooding, the city remained mostly isolated from the rest of the state with Townsville airport only re-opening for a small number of flights on Monday afternoon.Loading...Mark Ludlow was formerly the Queensland bureau chief Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mludlow@afr.comLuke Housego is a journalist for The Australian Financial Review based in the Brisbane office. Email Luke at luke.housego@afr.com.auSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleLatest In PoliticsFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In PoliticsThe Australian Financial Review MagazineBishop stares down critics: ‘I turn down many more roles than I take on’Myriam RobinThis restaurant has New York buzz. You’ll never guess where it isThe watch brands courting women with dazzling designsBOSS Financial ReviewWhy this top Nike exec starts her day with a protein coffeeAmelia McGuireWhat Dutton and Bandt do nextThis public servant founded a $4b company. He never wanted to be an entrepreneurLife & LeisureMeet the Melbourne-based master of lighting designStephen ToddWhy Gen Zs are falling for this 155-year-old British brandPorsche’s latest Taycan is ‘like nothing else on the road’Rich ListAnchorage Capital Partners COO resigns, jumps to family officeSarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma RapaportArada will use builder Roberts Co to expand into Australian housingLiberman-backed Monark buys $44m infill site in Melbourne’s north
