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Listed below is a complete listing of our current news releases (by title).
![Race underway to get river ready for Queen's Jubilee Pageant](/assets/PageantMoorings277.jpg)
The Port of London Authority (PLA) has completed the latest stage in its radar upgrade programme.
Read more![Radar Upgrade Improves Protection of Thames Barrier](/assets/pla-beckton-radar-install----2---277-x-220px.png)
A partnership to promote the highest safety standards for all boat operators on the tidal Thames has been launched by the Company of Waterman & Lighterman and the Port of London Authority (PLA).
Read more![Raising the bar for river workers’ safety training](/assets/galimage_tonymaynardandchristopherr.jpg)
As over 100 PLA staff marshal the Jubilee River Pageant on the Thames on June 3, 12 of their colleagues will be joining the event, as rowers.
Read more![Ready, steady: row - the PLA joins the Queen's Jubilee Pageant](/assets/PLARowers277.jpg)
![Record Numbers Travel On The River Thames as Action Plan Delivers Improvements](/assets/thamespassengertrafficarw0398-277x220px.jpg)
On Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 June ‘Recycle challenge’, an interactive family festival, is taking over the Museum of London Docklands.
Read more![Recycle challenge](https://server1.pla.co.uk/assets/c4ccd95d-edaa-4d0e-92ac-b678da058942.jpg)
We are a trading nation. We are a maritime nation. The genesis of our trading heritage was on the Thames. Here the Ancient Britons identified deep water, close to a shallow river ford, which was ideal for landing goods.
Read more![Reflecting on the sea – London International Shipping Week](https://www.pla.co.uk/assets/arwp0816.jpg)
The Reflections flotilla took place on 24 September 2022 and was a tribute by the river communities marking the passing of Her Majesty The Queen and the accession of King Charles III.
Read more![Reflections flotilla: an unforgettable evening](/assets/BatterseaPowerStation.png)