Witherby Publishing Group
| Founded | 1740 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Thomas Witherby |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Headquarters location | Livingston, West Lothian and Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
| Key people | Captain Dr Iain Macneil (CEO), MNM, Kat Heathcote (Commercial Director), Gillian Macrosson, MD. |
| Revenue | £14.9 million (2022), £10 Million (2020). |
| No. of employees | 55 |
| Official website | www |
Witherby Publishing Group, formerly known as Witherby Seamanship, is a technical publisher of maritime, nautical and navigation training, reference and regulatory materials. The company 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.
Witherbys are the official electronic distributors for the International Maritime Organization and publish guidance titles with numerous shipping bodies and maritime NGOs. These include the International Chamber of Shipping, the UK Chamber of Shipping, BIMCO, OCIMF, SIGTTO, North P&I, the UK P&I Club, the International Association of Classification Societies, the Merchant Navy Training Board and the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST). Witherbys are an official distributor of INTERTANKO publications.
The company holds working groups, which include specialist consultants from relevant sectors, as well as in-house technical advisors, authors and editors, to produce their publications.