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The Bilge Blight (Part 2): The after-effects of dumping

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By Kavinda Ratnapala Research which lends the greatest assistance towards understanding where the discharged bilge finally settles comes from studies...

First Principles and Compromise: Tale of Caution for an Age of Change.

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By Kavinda Ratnapala Today I got a chance to reflect upon two very different but highly interconnected pieces of literature....

Reconceptualising the Right to Life

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By Kavinda Ratnapala To halt the further curtailment of human and individual freedoms the right to life, within whose ambit...

The Bilge Blight (Part 1.1): Sri Lanka in Focus

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By Kavinda Ratnapala. Focusing on bilge dumping incidents in Sri Lankan waters, this essay takes a brief detour from the...

The Bilge Blight: Shadowy Practices on the High Seas (Part 1)

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By Kavinda Ratnapala. This is Part 1 of a multi-part suite of articles which cover the illegal practice of bilge...

Understanding the Hydrogen Powered Economy and its sticking points.

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By Kavinda Ratnapala The promise of hydrogen in discussions of industrial transport is not new. Going beyond a mere promise,...
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Hydrogen On The High Seas: The Great Hope For Net-Zero Emissions

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ByKavinda Ratnapala Note to the reader* This article is a supplementary essay which is to be read in tandem with a...

The Premises of Marine Propulsion: Reframing the challenge to realise net-zero GHG emissions

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By Kavinda Ratnapala The global shipping industry has problems, too many to count. They range from the lack of containers...

A Roadblock or Stopgap: The Functional Impact of Alternative Green Fuels Used by The Global Shipping Industry.

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By Kavinda Ratnapala In 2018 the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) greenhouse gas strategy was released and made specific reference to realising...

The decision that set the tone for the Modern Commonwealth

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By Kavinda Ratnapala Today the commonwealth as it is known comprises of 54 countries and has come to fundamentally influence...

The Wheat Run: The Indian Response

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By Kavinda Ratnapala This week saw commodity prices cool off from their recent surge, with the invasion of Ukraine, also...

Khan’s Conundrum: Will another Prime Minister fail to serve a full term in office?

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By Kavinda Ratnapala Colombo Islamabad- 173 votes on the 25th of March is all that stands between Khan’s Premiership and being...