PLA News Releases
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Listed below is a complete listing of our current news releases (by title).
The Port of London Authority (PLA) has announced a series of changes to its Board.
Read more![PLA Board Appointments](/assets/J_Mills1.jpg)
A new partnership between the Port of London Authority (PLA) and the Thames Festival Trust (TFT) will champion river activity and encourage young people to think differently about the Thames. By becoming a core supporter of TFT over the next four years, the PLA will boost the annual month-long Totally Thames celebration of the river (a highlight in the annual river calendar); and support the extension of the Trust’s education outreach work with hundreds of secondary school pupils in London boroughs.
Read more![PLA boost for Thames Festival Trust’s work to champion the river](https://www.pla.co.uk/assets/tfppressrelease.jpg)
![PLA Centenary Dragon Boat Race Images](/assets/DSC_0069.jpg)
The PLA is ready for a rush of vessels leaving the Thames in the days after the London Olympics Closing Ceremony.
Read more![PLA clears the decks for post-Olympic sprint](/assets/Olympics3277.jpg)
Access to the Port of London is set to be improved with a major dredging project that will see nearly one and a half million tonnes of sand cleared from a shipping lane.
Read more![PLA digs deep for London](/assets/EstuaryChart_list_.jpg)
![PLA helps Gravesham Mayor 'Beat the Bounds'](/assets/Mayor277.jpg)
The PLA is introducing a new method for setting the fees charged on houseboats moored on the tidal Thames
Read more![PLA introduces new method for setting houseboat fees](/assets/Houseboats2773.jpg)
A new £3.5 million dry discharge system at CEMEX Northfleet Wharf is set to secure Thames river traffic and improve building materials throughputs at the site.
Read more![PLA investment at Cemex Northfleet wharf secures river traffic](https://www.pla.co.uk/assets/190412cemexconveyor2.jpg)