Tag: Port of London

The world’s first methanol-fuelled container vessel, Laura Maersk, arrived at the UK’s leading port for its maiden call on 27th September, marking an important milestone in the journey towards decarbonisation in the shipping industry.

SEA-KIT International has won funding from the Zero Emissions Vessels and Infrastructure (ZEVI) competition to design and manufacture a hydrogen-fuelled Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV). 

The first-ever, high-capacity, electric, shore power station for vessels using the tidal Thames is due to come on stream next year, in a deal engineered by the Port of London Authority (PLA).

The Port of London Authority (PLA) was hit by a cyberattack on May 23rd, which knocked its website offline.

Port of London Authority’s (PLA) opportunities to integrate low-carbon technologies across its sites and floating structures are set out through an energy feasibility survey conducted by UK Power Networks Services. 

A consortium of 8 organisations led by Port of London Authority have been awarded £1.3m as part of the Smart Maritime Land Operations Call.

Singapore has maintained its lead in the Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development (ISCD) Index as the world’s top maritime centre for the eighth consecutive year, followed by London, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Dubai.

The Port of London Authority has updated its General Directions for Navigation in the port following a consultation during summer 2020.

The Port of London Authority (PLA) inked a deal with Reygar Ltd, to expand the BareFLEET remote monitoring system across PLA’s varied fleet of multi-cat, crewboat, and survey vessels improving emissions' reduction. The monitoring system enables the team of PLA to understand fuel consumption, engine efficiency, and CO2 emissions across their varied fleet of workboats, additional to improving the Authority's maintenance strategy 

After several investigations and researches for the death of the tug's Chiefton engineer, the Port of London and the vessel's captain have been found not guilty. Almost  eight years have passed, since the engineer's fatal accident of the capsized vessel in Thames river near Greenwich Pier, on August 12, 2011.