PLA News Releases

The high seas beckon for Port of London Authority (PLA) apprentice, Scarlett Barnett-Smith, who is embarking on the next stage of her career - a cadetship at Warsash Maritime School, part of Solent University.

The bid consortium promoting the Thames Freeport has lodged their comprehensive bid with the Government for a digitally-linked economic zone connecting Ford's world-class Dagenham engine plant, the global ports at London Gateway and Tilbury, large development employment areas and many river communities in need of regeneration.

New film by Port of London Authority encourages everyone to open up. Simply talking can be a lifeline for people experiencing a mental health problem. #SaferThames

New film by Port of London Authority encourages everyone to open up. Simply talking can be a lifeline for people experiencing a mental health problem. #SaferThames

A £685,000 upgrade of Barrier Gardens Pier in Woolwich by the Port of London Authority (PLA), to make it safer and quieter, will also boost air quality on the Thames.

Over 40 unemployed young people are set to join the Port of London Authority (PLA) in Gravesend and Forth Ports, including at Tilbury, for paid six-month traineeships this spring, as part of the Government’s £2.4 billion Kickstart work programme.

Safeguarded wharf back in action in triple dose of good news for freight on the tidal Thames

Sue Mackenzie has joined the Port of London Authority (PLA) as a non-executive director replacing Helen Deeble, who has retired from the PLA Board at the end of her six-year term.

An online meeting to discuss all the latest news on the upper tidal Thames, including the impact of COVID-19 and the closure of Hammersmith Bridge, will be hosted by the Port of London Authority (PLA) on Thursday 11 February 2021 (5 -6 pm).