The construction of Planet Kurile's new docking ring and mooring fixtures is complete. The full acquisition of Planet Kurile will aid in The Guild's forays into the alien organisms market as well as the terraforming efforts of Planet Miura and Planet Saigon. In addition, without the supply of alien organisms from Kurile, the food business run by Samura Heavy Industries on Planet Junyo is expected to collapse imminently. This is a great victory.
The situation in Sigma-21 is not so favourable. Albeit now destroyed, there is evidence of House Kusari's push into the system in the form of a jumpgate construction site to the Honshu system. The Gas Miners Guild was neither informed nor consulted regarding this project and it further calls into question the relationship between our Houses going forward.
When leaving this site, a system-wide message was received from a ship identifying itself as belonging to Republican Shipping. Further investigation has revealed yet another base in orbit of Planet Saigon. This is likely evidence of another Rheinland push into the system and their persistent endeavour to conquer what is rightful Guild space.
![[Image: stDvDRX.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/stDvDRX.jpg)