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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
A record amount of oil shipped along the Northern Sea Route this year
13 december 2023
According to preliminary estimates, in 2023, the volume of cargo transportation of petroleum products to China through the Arctic reached a record level of 1.5 million tons.
South Korea sees great potential for the use of robots in the Arctic
12 december 2023
To effectively develop and explore the Arctic, it is necessary to actively use robots that have a wide range of applications, taking into account the harsh conditions of the region, as stated by experts at the international conference "Arctic Cooperation Week 2023" currently taking place in Busan, South Korea.
Atomflot moves forward with building heavy-duty icebreaker Rossiya according to plan
11 december 2023
The heavy-duty nuclear icebreaker Rossiya is being built according to schedule, there are currently no deviations from it, according to Leonid Irlitsa, Director General of FSUE Atomflot.
The Northern Fleet discovered 14 new islands in the Arctic
08 december 2023
Over the past decade, the Northern Fleet has discovered and described more than 40 new geographical objects in the Arctic, including 14 islands and 4 islets, 15 capes, 3 straits and 5 bays in the Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya archipelagos.
Russia abolishes border control in the Arctic and the Far Eastern Federal District for Russian cruise ships
07 december 2023
The State Duma of the Russian Federation has abolished the border control for Russian cruise ships in ports located in the areas of internal sea waters and the territorial sea of the Russian Federation in the Arctic zone and the Far Eastern Federal District.
Arctic LNG-2 included in the Forbes list of largest investor companies in Russia
06 december 2023
The Arctic LNG-2 company, a project of Novatek for the extraction and production of liquefied natural gas at the Gydan Peninsula, entered the Forbes list of top 30 investor companies in Russia.
Canada and Greenland to cooperate on Arctic marine conservation
05 december 2023
Canada and Greenland signed a letter of intent on conserving a marine area between the territories of the two countries.
