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A pontoon, funded by the Port of London Authority (PLA), is helping the growing membership of Benfleet Yacht Club (BYC) set sail safely.
Read more![Benfleet Yacht Club buoyed by new pontoon](/assets/milesonbycpontoonwithrower.jpg)
A half-a-million pound grant from the London Mayor's Air Quality Fund will drive work to reduce pollution from boats on the tidal Thames.
Read more![£500,000 boost for greener vessels on the tidal Thames](/assets/boatview4.jpg)
A new 50-metre radar tower at Nortfleet, Kent, is guiding ships in and out of the Port of London.
Read more![Safety firmly on the radar at Northfleet](https://server1.pla.co.uk/assets/whattheylookingat.jpg)
An £80,000 network of air pollution monitors, funded by the Port of London Authority (PLA), is in place, ready to record the affect of emissions locally from cruise ships docking in Greenwich this summer.
Read more![Greenwich ship emissions monitoring underway](https://www.pla.co.uk/assets/viewtocuttysarkportrait.jpg)
Port of London Authority (PLA) employees gathered today (1 April 2019) at their bases along the tidal Thames to mark the 110th anniversary of the organisation’s creation in 1909.
Read more![110 year celebration for the PLA](https://www.pla.co.uk/assets/190401teampla110lrh.jpg)
Turn to the Thames - that’s the advice from three Port of London Authority (PLA) apprentices in a new film for young people considering their career options. The film’s message to would-be engineers from Battersea to Bexley and aspiring mechanics from Richmond to Rochester is that their dream job could lie under their noses on a resurgent tidal River Thames.
Read more![A young person’s guide to careers on the nation’s most important liquid asset](https://www.pla.co.uk/assets/apprenticeslogo.jpg)
More than 250 river stakeholders came together for the Port of London Authority (PLA) annual reception on 12 March. At event, PLA chairman, Christopher Rodrigues delivered a speech covering the key themes of investment, pilotage and jobs. The full text of the speech follows.
Read more![PLA Annual Reception – 12 March 2019 Chairman, Christopher Rodrigues’ Speech](https://www.pla.co.uk/assets/cjrresized.png)
Boat operators on the tidal Thames can now assess their fleet’s green credentials, thanks to a Port of London Authority (PLA) monitoring scheme.
Read more![Fund pushes the boat out for a cleaner environment](https://server1.pla.co.uk/assets/190121-tanya-ferry-speaking.jpg)
The PLA is set to recruit a designated maintenance team for river walls and revetments in west London.
Read more![Plans for new upriver maintenance team unveiled](https://server1.pla.co.uk/assets/robbosmith.jpg)
PLA chief executive Robin Mortimer has welcomed the announcement that new multimillion pound port Tilbury2 has been given the go ahead.
Read more![PLA welcomes Tilbury2 approval](/new_site_assets/images/default_news.jpg)