the Port of London Authority
/ðə ˌpɔːt əv ˌlʌndən ɔːˈθɒrəti/
/ðə ˌpɔːrt əv ˌlʌndən əˈθɔːrəti/
(also the PLA)
- the organization that operates the port of London. It controls all business on the Thames between west London and the sea, but is mainly concerned with the docks (= places for loading ships) at Tilbury, east of London.