PLA News Releases

Volunteer projects tackling litter and invasive non-native species (INNS) on the tidal Thames are getting a helping hand from our new Environment Fund.

Two “kickstarter” trainees have secured longer-term contracts with the Port of London Authority (PLA). Following six-month placements as part of the governments Kickstart scheme, Enrik Hoxha, from Gravesend, and Sean Holdforth, from Welling, are both now on the PLA’s payroll.

The romance between one of the Port of London’s first female police officers and a former chief planning officer at Havering Council has been revealed, thanks to a new exhibition at the Museum of London Docklands.

Robin Mortimer, chief executive of the Port of London Authority (PLA), is looking forward to the tidal River Thames playing its part in delivering Net Zero.

Clemence Barbey, from the Port of London Authority (PLA), has been named Apprentice of the Year by the Marine Society.

Steven Clapperton has been appointed director of marine operations at the Port of London Authority, the body responsible for running the UK’s largest port and busiest inland waterway, the tidal Thames.

Anthony Fletcher has been appointed head of information technology at the Port of London Authority.

Responsible for the River Thames between Teddington and the North Sea, the PLA is recruiting three apprentices to join its marine operations and engineering teams, based in Gravesend, Kent.

Scarlett Barnett-Smith, from Gillingham, who started her career as marine apprentice with the Port of London Authority (PLA) has won the 2021 John Percival Award for Best Industry Trainee from the National Workboat Association.

The Port of London Authority is inviting people to join a series of engagement events it is running as it seeks people’s view on Thames Vision 2050, an updated framework for development of the 95 miles of river from Teddington Lock to the North Sea.