PLA News Releases

Exactly 125 years since it first operated, Richmond’s iconic lock and weir, spanning the River Thames, got a birthday visit today (17 May) by the local MP, hosted by the Port of London Authority (PLA)

The River Thames will be discussed at a public meeting taking place at the London Cruise Terminal at Tilbury on Tuesday 7 May 2019 at 6.30pm.

More than 250 river stakeholders came together for the Port of London Authority (PLA) annual reception on 12 March. At event, PLA chairman, Christopher Rodrigues delivered a speech covering the key themes of investment, pilotage and jobs. The full text of the speech follows.

The Port of London Authority (PLA) has unveiled its latest film at the perfect venue – Britain’s biggest jobs and careers event.

Heidi Alexander has named the latest addition to the PLA fleet of vessels that survey the bed of the tidal Thames, at a ceremony on Tower Pier.

River enthusiasts new and old defied wintry weather conditions for a packed programme of events celebrating the Thames in London on Sunday (23 September).

Anyone with an interest in the tidal Thames is welcome to attend the Port of London Authority’s (PLA) public meeting at the Museum of London Docklands on Monday 20 August.

As Maritime Safety Week kicks off, the Port of London Authority (PLA) has called on people taking their boats on the Thames to step up vigilance and avoid the ‘side effects’ of neglect, in a bid radically to reduce the number of breakdowns on the river.

London is set to welcome harbour masters from around the world later this month, when the International Harbour Masters’ Association (IHMA) holds its biennial Congress in the city.

Anyone with an interest in the tidal Thames is welcome to attend the Port of London Authority’s (PLA) public meeting in Thurrock next week.