PLA News Releases
2017
![Port of London Authority statement: MAIB Report](/new_site_assets/images/default_news.jpg)
The Port of London Authority (PLA) has welcomed the publication of the Marine Accident Investigation Branch’s (MAIB) report into the accident last October in which pilot Gordon Coates lost his life. Gordon was fatally injured as he attempted to board the cargo vessel Sunmi, in Gravesend Reach on 5 October 2016.
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Lads at Leigh Ramblers YFC under 12s, whose home ground is just over a mile from the Thames, are now able to stay that little bit drier in the new waterproof gear, which bears the PLA logo. Leigh Ramblers was founded in 1902, seven years before the PLA, which oversees safe navigation on the UK’s busiest river.
Read more![Port of London Authority has Essex team covered after training gear donation](https://www.pla.co.uk/assets/plaleighramblersresized1.png)
Two Kent teenagers – who say it’s their life’s ambition to work in the marine industry – have embarked on apprenticeships at the Port of London Authority (PLA).
Read more![Teenagers take a marine route into work as minister calls for more apprentices](https://www.pla.co.uk/assets/newapprentices1-1.jpg)
We are a trading nation. We are a maritime nation. The genesis of our trading heritage was on the Thames. Here the Ancient Britons identified deep water, close to a shallow river ford, which was ideal for landing goods.
Read more![Reflecting on the sea – London International Shipping Week](https://www.pla.co.uk/assets/arwp0816.jpg)
The Port of Tilbury, London’s major port, and URM UK loaded their first train of bulk glass cullet processed from a new recycling facility at the port. 1200 tonnes of raw glass cullet left Tilbury en route for Cheshire this month by train, the first shipment under a long term supply agreement.
Read more![Glass cullet rides the rails from the Port of Tilbury](https://www.pla.co.uk/assets/potglasscuttler.jpg)
A team of women sailing around Britain to sample the UK’s waters for micro plastic and chemicals, arrived on the Thames today (30th August) to kick off local awareness-raising activities with a discussion panel made up of crew members, a scientist and young environmental activists.
Read more![Testing the water](https://www.pla.co.uk/assets/plaexxpedition30081746-small.png)
![MBNA Thames Clippers trials from Gravesend](https://server1.pla.co.uk/assets/thamesclippers.jpg)
Commenting on the sad news of the death of Dame Helen Alexander, PLA chief executive Robin Mortimer said: “From 2010 to 2015, Helen was the first woman to chair the Port of London Authority in its 100-year history. Helen focussed on...
Read more![Chief executive pays tribute to former PLA chairman](https://server1.pla.co.uk/assets/arw0220-small.jpg)