Port of London Authority

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Port of London Authority

United Kingdom government agency

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Shipping
The Port of London Authority, founded in 1909, supervised seven systems of enclosed docks with a combined water area of 720 acres (290 hectares). It had some 35 miles (55 km) of dock quays and as many again of riverside moorings, wharfage, shipyards, and heavy industry…
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The Port of London Authority, founded in 1909, supervised seven systems of enclosed docks with a combined water area of 720 acres (290 hectares). It had some 35 miles (55 km) of dock quays and as many again of riverside moorings, wharfage, shipyards, and heavy industry…
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Tilbury
…modernized and extended by the Port of London Authority. Tilbury is now the principal container port of the Port of London: roll-on, roll-off facilities have been provided since 1965. The quays extend more than 4 miles (6.5 km), and the riverside landing stage, 1,142 feet (348 metres) long, enables the…
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…modernized and extended by the Port of London Authority. Tilbury is now the principal container port of the Port of London: roll-on, roll-off facilities have been provided since 1965. The quays extend more than 4 miles (6.5 km), and the riverside landing stage, 1,142 feet (348 metres) long, enables the…
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