PLA News Releases

Passengers were rescued from the River Thames today, 29 September 2013, after a passenger vessel caught fire.

McGrath has been appointed as the contractor to remove waste from the central section of the Thames Tideway Tunnel, which is being built after years of planning to tackle the problem of overflows from the capital’s Victorian sewerage network.

The Met Police Marine Policing Unit and the Royal Marines are taking to the river Thames

Londoners can now register their boat and all the property onboard

At approx. 1155 today (Wednesday 4 June 2014) the passenger boat ‘Millennium Diamond’ struck part of Tower Bridge. There were 130 people on board at the time.

Robert Courts MP meets workers who have helped kept trade flowing through the UK’s biggest port during the pandemic.

Gavin Barwell MP, Minister of State for Housing and Planning and Minister for London is calling for greater integration of the River Thames in the growth of London.

A drive to maintain tidal River Thames workers’ skills throughout their careers has been hailed by the UK maritime minister as a model for the rest of the country to follow.

Responsible for the River Thames between Teddington and the North Sea, the PLA is recruiting three apprentices to join its marine operations and engineering teams, based in Gravesend, Kent.

Another intake of trainee pilots have joined the Port of London Authority (PLA), to meet growing demands for their skills from vessels visiting the tidal Thames.