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Diamond market crash is Africa’s opportunity, not its crisis – M'zée Fula Ngenge
Global natural diamond supply is forecast to fall below 95 million carats this year, the lowest since 1987. For Dr. M'zée Fula Ngenge, chairperson of the African Diamond Council (ADC), this is not a death knell but a clarion call. In an exclusive...
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Tracr passes 5 million rough diamonds milestone as De Beers expands provenance push
De Beers Group's blockchain-enabled traceability platform Tracr reached a significant milestone in 2025, with more than 5 million rough diamonds individually scanned and registered, up from 2.8 million cumulative registrations reported in 2024. The...
28 september 2026
South African diamonds head to Hong Kong: SDT partners with BRINKS for JGW 2026
South Africa’s State Diamond Trader (SDT) has confirmed the country's participation in Jewellery & Gem World Hong Kong (JGW) 2026 through a partnership with BRINKS. SDT marketing and communication manager Tsholofelo Gopolang Tselapedi...
14 september 2026
David Benderly: PermaScribe seeks to put trust mark on diamond table, not just girdle
In this interview with Rough & Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa, PhotoScribe Technologies president and chief executive David Benderly explains how PermaScribe differs technically from conventional laser inscription, its potential to strengthen security, and...
31 august 2026
The great reset: Paul Zimnisky on supply catharsis, De Beers' bargain and the case for natural diamonds
The natural diamond industry is in the throes of its most profound reset in a generation. Supply is plunging to its lowest level since 1987 and De Beers—once valued at over $9 billion—is reportedly being sold for as little as $1 billion.
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10 august 2026
Chinese companies to expand business on the Northern Sea Route
27 march 2024
Chinese companies are interested in expanding cargo transportation along the Northern Sea Route in the Russian Arctic, said CEO of the Chinese freight forwarding company Ke Jin.
Russian diplomats refuse to acknowledge US plans to expand its continental shelf borders
26 march 2024
During the session of the Council of the International Seabed Authority, which takes place on March 18-29 in Kingston (Jamaica), the Russian delegation refused to recognize the new borders of the US continental shelf.
Nuclear icebreakers successfully moored vessels to three ice pads on the Yenisei river
25 march 2024
The nuclear icebreakers Ural and Vaigach moored vessels on the Yenisei River for unloading cargo on ice pads at the port points Tanalau, Vorontsovo and Karaul.
Air cargo transportation line established between Murmansk and Urumqi
22 march 2024
Regular flights with cargo will be carried out between Russia's Murmansk and Urumqi in China, according to an order published by the Federal Air Transport Agency.
Russian-made tires tested in the Arctic
21 march 2024
Tests of tires manufactured by the Russian Vershina Center have begun at the Northeastern Federal University, a resident of the advanced development territory of Yakutia.
The State Duma of the Russian Federation supported the expansion of the Arctic zone
20 march 2024
State Duma voted for the expansion of the Arctic zone in the second and third readings, TASS reported.
Russia may withdraw from the UN Convention on Arctic Sea Law
19 march 2024
Russia may reconsider its participation in the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea in the Arctic, said Nikolai Kharitonov, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on the Development of the Far East and the Arctic.
