PLA News Releases
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Listed below is a complete listing of our current news releases (by title).
Tideway has used the river to float new offices to Fulham, in preparation for the start of construction work on the Thames Tideway Tunnel. They arrived at Carnwath Road Riverside this week with the help of Tideway’s newest recruits, two specially-commissioned tug boats, Felix and Christian, following a thirty-mile trip up river from Tilbury.
Read moreA new contract signed by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) will result in increased use of the River Thames to move key construction materials.
Read moreA virtual voyage around the world, on foot, cycling and afloat, by Port of London Authority (PLA) staff is raising money for seafarers working to keep trade flowing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read moreAs part of measures to tackle the spread of the coronavirus, a one-way system for pedestrians and cyclists crossing the Thames via Richmond Footbridge is being introduced by the Port of London Authority (PLA).
Read moreLondon Container Terminal in Tilbury announces today (20th October) an extension to their agreement with short-sea shipping and logistics specialists Oldenburg-Portugiesische Dampfschiffs-Rhederei (OPDR), which sees OPDR’s new liner service from Agadir, Morocco calling at the Port of Tilbury for five transit days.
Read moreThe sinking of the Thames tug CHIEFTON on August 12 sparked a major search and rescue operation, and a complex salvage mission off Greenwich.
Read moreA ban on commercial vessels discharging sewage to the tidal River Thames will be enforced by the Port of London Authority (PLA) from 1 July 2024.
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