PLA News Releases

Esther Johnson, the designer responsible for gifts linked to a major new Port of London exhibition at Museum of London Docklands, took inspiration from her grandfather, a retired Port of London Authority (PLA) public relations officer.

Gravesend school children joined volunteers from the Port of London Authority (PLA), City of London Corporation and local fishermen this week (13 September) for the fourth annual Thames foreshore clear up at Denton.

Pierview Academy in Gravesend welcomed staff from the Port of London Authority for three interactive workshops, exploring careers on the tidal Thames.

Due to deteriorating weather conditions (strong winds) causing large waves, we have had to cancel the participation of dragon boats in this year's race. Dragon boats have low sides, close to the water and are particularly vulnerable to taking on water in rough conditions.

A site for trialling energy-generating technology, powered by the tidal Thames, has been established by the Port of London Authority.

The first Thames Green Scheme accreditations, recognising vessel owners’ efforts to protect the environment, have been awarded to Kent-based GPS Marine and Jetstream Tours.

A refurbished Port of London Authority pier, near the Thames Barrier in south east London, is to be the base for a recently-upgraded, lower-emission vessel, used to keep the river free of debris.

Greenergy today began road-loading of diesel and heating oil at Thames Oilport, giving it a new and strategically important supply location in the South East of England.

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.