The Port of London Authority (PLA) has welcomed the clear recommendations set out in the report and agrees that it will help to further strengthen the role of the Thames for the movement of freight.

The PLA also supported the report's 'reactivation strategy' to bring three currently unused wharves back into service.

These are Hurlingham Wharf in Hammersmith & Fulham, Orchard Wharf in Tower Hamlets, and Peruvian Wharf in Newham.

PLA chief executive Richard Everitt said, 'This report recognises the importance of the Thames as an environmentally friendly thoroughfare into the capital. The recommendation to safeguard wharves east of the Thames Barrier is also excellent news. It ensures the Port of London's key position as the natural gateway to the major markets of London and the South East.'

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