Maritime Calling Link

: Collections of essays from the Global Maritime Forum call for improvements in diversity, equity, and inclusion, specifically addressing the gender imbalance and safety threats faced by female seafarers.

Professional maritime organizations often publish essays that "call" for industry-wide changes: Maritime Calling

: Some essays use the term to describe the economic patterns of ships "calling" (visiting) specific ports. For example, research on the Economic Structure of Maritime Trade examines how port calls in Genoa evolved over time to compete with other Mediterranean hubs. : Collections of essays from the Global Maritime

: Essays such as The Call of the Sea by Lyle S. Russell describe it as an innate longing—an "orphan growing up on the wharves" who would trade every coin earned for a berth on the next ship out. : Essays such as The Call of the Sea by Lyle S