PLA News Releases

The Port of London Authority (PLA) has unveiled a smart new eco-friendly £400,000 boat hoist to give its fleet – and other vessels on the Thames – a lift. The Power Hoist Atlantic (PHA) 100, made by Roodberg in the Netherlands, was recently brought into service at the PLA’s Marine Services boatyard in Denton, Kent. It can lift 70 tonnes – 10 more than the authority’s previous lift, which was in use for about 10 years.

Preparations are underway for The 2016 Cancer Research UK Boat Races with the Port of London Authority clearing the four-and-a-quarter mile course from Putney to Mortlake.

HRH The Duke of Cambridge took to the Thames in central London today (21 May) to highlight a new campaign enlisting the public’s help in preventing accidents and self-harm incidents on the tidal river.

Priya Nair has been appointed a non-executive board director of the Port of London Authority (PLA), with effect from 1 June 2023.

The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2022 prohibit Russian ships, and other ships specified by the Secretary of State for Transport, from entering ports in the United Kingdom.

The Port of London Authority (PLA) and DP World have come together to tackle pollution in the Thames Estuary, between Essex and Kent, with the introduction of a “passive debris collector” (PDC) specially designed for the challenges of the location.

More than 20 Port of London Authority staff will take to the water this weekend to ensure the Capital's river marathon passes safely.