The Port of London Authority (PLA) is a self-financing statutory authority with responsibilities which include ensuring navigational safety along the Tidal Thames, promoting use of the River and safeguarding the environment. It works in partnership with commercial, recreational, community and amenity groups and organisations to ensure the Thames continues to be a safe and enjoyable environment for trade, recreation and tourism.
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Port of London Authority was created in 1908.
Strictly speaking, London is its own port run by the Port of London Authority. However, most modern ships are too large to reach the old London Docks so the nearest port to London is now Tilbury.
Charles Clark served as 'Inspector General of Imported Liquors and Distillery' at the Port of London
London is no longer a major port because modern container carriers are too big to reach upriver to London.
The port of East London is located in South Africa between Cape Town and Durban.
The cast of The Story of the Port of London - 1932 includes: Eric Dunstan as Narrator
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Leslie E. Ford has written: 'The Port of London Authority' -- subject(s): Port of London Authority
the port of London grew rapidly in the 1500's because of changes in patterns of world settlement and trade. :)
The Romans developed the first port about 2000 years ago.
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Air distance from Port Charlotte, Florida to London, England is 4,456 miles. That is 7,171 kilometers. It is 3,872 nautical miles.