PLA News Releases

The Port of London Authority will be supporting the improvement in Thames water quality by enforcing a ban on the disposal of black water (i.e. sewage) into the tidal river from commercial vessels. This restriction, to be introduced by General Direction, will come into effect from 1 July 2024.

The first-ever, high-capacity, electric, shore power station for vessels using the tidal Thames is due to come on stream within a year, in a deal engineered by the Port of London Authority (PLA).

Pierview Academy in Gravesend welcomed staff from the Port of London Authority for three interactive workshops, exploring careers on the tidal Thames.

To mark Father’s Day (19 June), a father-son duo from Kent has been charting what inspires them both to work for the Port of London Authority (PLA) keeping the tidal river’s larger, visiting vessels safe.

We will be holding our Annual Stakeholder Forum on Tuesday, 17 May 2022 as a hybrid event, both online and in person, at IET London, Savoy Place.

Nickie Aiken MP (Con, Cities London & Westminster) took to the Thames outside Parliament (31 March), to unveil new eight-metre long banners on Port of London Authority (PLA) litter collectors in the river.

An exploration of London’s port history by a quartet of Chelsea Pensioners started with a trip on the Thames (30 March).

The remains of a lighthouse that guided sailors on the Thames Estuary for 90 years have undergone a Repair Shop- style renovation in Gravesend, courtesy of the Port of London Authority (PLA).

Jonson Cox CBE has been appointed as chair of the UK’s largest Trust Port, the Port of London Authority (PLA), by the Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps MP.

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