Witherby Seamanship

Witherby Seamanship
Founded 1740
Founder Thomas Witherby
Country of origin United Kingdom
Headquarters location
Number of employees 35
Official website

Witherby Seamanship international, also known as the Witherby Publishing Group, is a marine publisher of training, reference and regulatory materials and is the resulting merger of Witherby Books and Seamanship International in January 2008. Beginning with its origins in 1740 it lays claim to being the oldest independent publisher in the English-speaking world.[1][2][3] The company has registered offices in Edinburgh, with the main offices and warehouse being located in Livingston, West Lothian, in Scotland.[4] Witherby are the official distributors for the International Maritime Organization and publish work with numerous shipping bodies. These include the International Chamber of Shipping, the UK Chamber of Shipping, OCIMF and SIGTTO.[5][6] Witherby are the sole official distributor of INTERTANKO publications.[7]

History

Witherby continue the tradition of publishing and bookselling initially started by Thomas Witherby in 1740. The collections of the early Witherby company are available at the London Metropolitan Archives.[8] In 1998 Seamanship International began providing training materials for the maritime industry and merged with Witherby.[9] It has since expanded to become one of the largest maritime publishers in the world, publishing over 400 titles to over 110 countries in the world.[10]

Awards

Recent awards have included the Queens Award for Enterprise and the Lloyds List Training Award.

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Witherby Seamanship International Ltd". Publishing Scotland. Archived from the original on 23 February 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
  2. ↑ "2015 Company Fact Sheet" (PDF). Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Witherby History". Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Witherby - Today". Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Chamber of Shipping and Witherby". Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "International Chamber of Shipping and Witherby". Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "INTERTANKO and Witherby". Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "London Metropolitan Archives-Thomas Witherby". Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "Witherby Company History". Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "Herald Scotland - Witherby on the Crest of a wave". Retrieved 1 July 2016.
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