PLA News Releases

A young man who’s been taken on full time at the Port of London Authority (PLA) is proving that apprenticeships work.

Shipping Minister John Hayes CBE MP, marked National Apprenticeship Week by joining the Thames Skills Academy’s first event of the year ‘Navigating a Career on the River Thames’ day at Trinity House today.

A London teenager is set to swap school books for the rigours of the open sea, when she joins a crew for leg one of a transatlantic journey that begins on the Thames at Greenwich.

Estuary Services Limited, a joint venture between the Port of London Authority and Peel Ports London Medway, is continuing its fleet replacement plan and buying another new pilot boat for its pilot transfer operations serving the ports of London and Medway.

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.

The Port of London Authority (PLA) has launched a free app to provide easy access to the latest information on the tidal river for those with an interest in navigating on the Thames.

A conference organised by the Port of London Authority (PLA) to discuss aspirations for the Thames environment and heritage attracted over 100 delegates, including representatives from environment and heritage groups, terminal and river operators, regulators and local authorities.

Trade in the Port of London in 2016 reached the highest this decade, rising 10% to top 50 million tonnes for the first time since 2008.

The United Kingdom Maritime Pilots Association (UKMPA) is very proud to announce that our Secretary General, Don Cockrill has been recognised in the New Years Honours list.

Essential maintenance work on a vessel maintenance and checking ‘grid’ at Strand on the Green was completed just days before Christmas.