Distribution Worldwide No. of employees 4 Number of employees 4 | Publication types Books Magazines Founded 1988 Country of origin United Kingdom | |
Founder Bernard and Doreen McCall Key people Bernard McCall, Doreen McCall Nonfiction topics Coastal Ships, Maritime, 20th Century Merchant Shipping, Buses, Railways Headquarters locations Nore Road, North Somerset, United Kingdom, Portishead, United Kingdom, Bristol, United Kingdom, BS20 8EZ, North Somerset, United Kingdom | ||
Coastal Shipping Publications is a publishing company based in Portishead, a coastal town North Somerset. The company publishes specialised books and magazines about coastal shipping, maritime themes, 20th century merchant shipping and occasionally buses and trains. The founders of the company are Bernard and Doreen McCall. The company is linked to an associate publishers, Mainline and Maritime.
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History
The first publication by Coastal Shipping was a book about the history of trade shipping in the port of Whitby in the 80s. The book was published in 1988, and that was the birth of the company. When Doreen and Bernard moved to Portishead, the first Coastal Shipping Magazine was printed in the Spring of 1994, and for 3 years was printed 4 times a year. Since then, the magazine has been printed bi-monthly.
Team
Maritime author and publisher Bernard McCall heads a team of four. Doreen manages operations, marketing and events, publishing assistant Sarah works on design and digital marketing and Marilyn looks after finance and administration.
Coastal Shipping Magazine
Coastal Shipping is a successful specialist magazine in its 22nd year of publication. Published bi-monthly, it is fully illustrated in colour, has a minimum of 52 pages, and is printed in A5 size. The magazine contains articles covering contemporary issues from correspondents from around the world as well as historical pieces and memories from professional seafarers and enthusiasts. Regular features include Coaster of the Past - a nostalgic look at a once-familiar vessel; Standard Coasters - a review of specific classes of coasters; and Port Panorama- a pictorial survey of vessels in a port. Other articles cover news items about the ships and their trading patterns. The magazine is well received by subscribers, and is a high talking point within the maritime community.
Specialist Books
Best-sellers include Coasters Around Britain which was reprinted 3 times and Dazzle-Painted Ships of World War 1 by Glyn Evans has proved to be very popular. In 2015 the in-house team published six titles and are on target to exceed this amount with three titles already on the shelf by May 2016: Bristol Tugs in Colour Vol 2 by Bernard McCall, Cruise Ships of the Mersey by Ian Collard and Cochrane Shipbuilders Vol 3: 1940 - 1993 by Gilbert Mayes and Michael Thompson.
Events
Coastal Shipping Publications often take part in and organise ship shows. A full list of these events can be found here on the website. Upcoming ship shows this year include the Scottish Ship Show, on 11 June in Edinburgh, the North West Ship Show, on Saturday 1 October in Liverpool, and the South East Ship Show on Saturday 10 September in Chatham Maritime.