PLA News Releases
2020
![New campaign to record tidal Thames near misses](/assets/maritimesafetyweek-1.jpg)
As Maritime Safety Week kicks off (6 July), the Port of London Authority (PLA) is calling on river users to make reporting tidal Thames ‘near misses’ a priority in its latest safety drive.
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Access for larger vessels to onshore power points to boost air quality and reduce noise
Read more![New greener berth at Barrier Gardens Pier in Woolwich](/assets/barrierviewcloseup.jpg)
Pioneering work by the Port of London Authority, across carbon emission reduction, habitat improvement and air quality on the Thames, is centre stage in its 2019 Environmental Report, just released online.
Read more![A year of green acheivement](/assets/leader-1170.png)
As the capital prepares for its hottest day of the year, the Port of London Authority (PLA) has issued a reminder not to underestimate the powers of the tidal River Thames.
Read more![Thames heatwave safety call](/assets/dog-in-river-july-2018.jpg)
The world’s biggest container ship, HMM Algeciras, has docked at DP World London Gateway port in Essex at the end of her maiden voyage to the UK.
Read more![UK debut on the Thames for world's biggest container ship](/assets/hmm-algeciras-bf-1-400x382.jpg)
The Port of London Authority (PLA) has released an update of its Air Quality Strategy for the tidal Thames, reflecting progress made in the two years since the strategy was launched and new actions responding to rapid changes in technology and regulation.
Read more![Updated Air Quality Strategy for the tidal Thames released](https://server1.pla.co.uk/assets/airquality2020-1-400x382-promo.jpg)
A surge in swimmers and unsuitable inflatables on the Thames in London during the COVID-19 lockdown is putting lives at risk.
Read more![#SaferThames: Dangers for Thames sun seekers](/new_site_assets/images/default_news.jpg)
The Port of London Authority (PLA) has announced the results of the air quality monitoring programme around its mid-river mooring at Greenwich.
Read more![Greenwich Ship Tier air quality monitoring results](/new_site_assets/images/default_news.jpg)
Mobile phone credits, donated by the Port of London Authority (PLA), are keeping seafarers calling at terminals on the Thames connected with family during the COVID-19 crisis.
Read more![Calls home ease seafarers' lockdown isolation](/new_site_assets/images/default_news.jpg)
![New driver-free freight ferry terminal OPEN for business in Tilbury](/assets/t2-1.jpg)