PLA News Releases

The unprecedented heatwave, coinciding with the end of the school year, has led to river safety champions to issue a call not to underestimate the risks involved in taking to the tidal Thames to cool off.

Tests have started to assess the effectiveness of equipment installed to cut air pollution emitted from Port of London Authority (PLA) vessel, Driftwood II.

Another intake of trainee pilots have joined the Port of London Authority (PLA), to meet growing demands for their skills from vessels visiting the tidal Thames.

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

Tower Hamlets Canoe Club is helping visually impaired paddlers (VIPs) take to the capital’s waterways, with the help of Active Thames, founded by the Port of London Authority (PLA).

To mark Father’s Day (19 June), a father-son duo from Kent has been charting what inspires them both to work for the Port of London Authority (PLA) keeping the tidal river’s larger, visiting vessels safe.

We will be seeking an extension to this year’s annual draw off on the upper reaches of the tidal Thames, to allow for essential, additional maintenance to be completed at Richmond Lock & Weir.

We will be holding our Annual Stakeholder Forum on Tuesday, 17 May 2022 as a hybrid event, both online and in person, at IET London, Savoy Place.

Nickie Aiken MP (Con, Cities London & Westminster) took to the Thames outside Parliament (31 March), to unveil new eight-metre long banners on Port of London Authority (PLA) litter collectors in the river.