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Thames Festival Trust is delighted to announce Totally Thames 2016, a season of 150 unmissable events which brings London’s river to life throughout the month of September with an exciting programme of arts, cultural, archaeological and river events.
Read more![Take me to the river: Totally Thames announces a month of river-based culture](https://server1.pla.co.uk/assets/totallythames1.jpg)
London Container Terminal in Tilbury, along with the Port of London Authority (PLA), welcomed the inaugural call of MSC’s neo-panama vessel to the Thames this week following her transit of the newly enlarged Panama Canal.
Read more![London container terminal welcomes the first neo-panamax vessel into Tilbury](https://server1.pla.co.uk/assets/20160814104812.jpg )
Port of Tilbury and S Walsh’s new construction alliance - London Construction Link – have started to carry out the water-bourne delivery of the Thames Tideway Tunnel project offices to Central London.
Read more![Thames Tideway Tunnel project offices barged along river by LCL](https://server1.pla.co.uk/assets/tidewaypontoon2-small.jpg)
Thames Oilport announces that it is to expand the amount of tankage to be used for diesel storage, bringing into use a further 56,000 cbm of tankage from Q1 2017.
Read more![Thames Oilport announces additional diesel tankage](https://server1.pla.co.uk/assets/top2asmall.jpg)
A Canvey Island haven master, who worked on the River Thames for 51 YEARS, has set sail for retirement.
Read more![Half-Century Man Leaves Port Of London Authority](https://server1.pla.co.uk/assets/window1.jpg)
The London Tilbury Seafarers Centre, which now offers a new 24-hour lounge for seafarers after a major refurbishment programme, was officially reopened today (15th July 2016) by Port of London Authority Chairman Christopher Rodrigues.
Read more![London Tilbury Seafarers Centre re-opens offering 24-hour access](https://server1.pla.co.uk/assets/160715wm04-small.jpg)
Lord Heseltine and members of the Thames Estuary 2050 Growth Commission took to the Thames late last week for their first fact-finding trip.
Read more![Thames Estuary 2050 Growth Commission takes to the Thames](https://server1.pla.co.uk/assets/20160707141212small.jpg)
Three new barges have been delivered to Cory Riverside. They will be used to transfer 200,000 tonnes per annum of Incinerator Bottom Ash from Cory’s Riverside Resource Recovery Energy from Waste facility, situated on the banks of the River Thames in the London Borough of Bexley.
Read more![Cory Riverside takes delivery of three new barges](https://server1.pla.co.uk/assets/coryriverside.png)
Giant quay cranes, which arrived at DP World London Gateway on Wednesday morning, will enhance UK trade infrastructure
Read more![Enormous cranes brought up the River Thames for third berth at UK’s new logistic](https://server1.pla.co.uk/assets/newquaycranesarriveatdpworldlondongatewayport-small.jpg)
Marine environmental experts have warned a cross-party group of MPs and Peers that the impact of marine litter needs to be addressed.
Read more![Litter choking marine environment, MPs told](https://server1.pla.co.uk/assets/20160607173131-small.jpg)