SYDNEY, Jan 18 --AsiaNet/InfoQuest ANTARCTIC LEGACY... ANTARCTICA: A group of international experts in heritage conservation has arrived in Antarctica this week to ensure the conservation of Sir Ernest Shackleton's Nimrod Hut. IT CENTRE... TOKYO: Equinix, Inc., the leading provider of network-neutral data centres and Internet exchange services, Tuesday announced that F@N Communications, Inc., a leading Internet advertising and marketing services firm, will deploy the company's IT operations within Equinix's Tokyo Internet Business Exchange (IBX) centre. http://www.equinix.com UATP SERVICES... AUCKLAND: Gilpin Travel, an Auckland-based travel agency, will utilize UATP to enhance customer service and lower its distribution costs by settling all UATP transactions through UATP Settlement Services (USS), a low-cost, weekly settlement system commercially launched by UATP in New Zealand in 2004. http://www.uatp.com http://www.executivetravel.co.nz NOVELIS EARNINGS... TORONTO: Novelis Inc. Monday announced that fourth quarter earnings as reported in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) will reflect the negative impact of asset-impairment charges totaling about $65 million (pre-tax) relating to two rolling assets in Italy. http://www.novelis.com HOCKEY LEAGUE... SINGAPORE: Sports fans in India can look forward to some of the best hockey action after the country's national game moved into a league of its own following a joint agreement between Asia's number one sports broadcaster ESPN STAR Sports and the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) and Leisure Sports Management (LSM). MAJORITY STAKE... HOUSTON and HAUGESUND, Norway: PowerWell Services Holdings LLC, through its Norwegian subsidiary, has signed an agreement to acquire 93.61% of Petrotech ASA, a Norwegian well testing technology and service company. http://www.powerwellservices.com http://www.firstreserve.com http://www.petronett.com REPATRIATION CENTRE... PHUKET: Kenyon International Emergency Services is nearing completion of an International Repatriation Center in Phuket, Thailand, where foreign victims of the Tsunami disaster will be prepared for return to their families once they have been positively identified. http://www.kenyoninternational.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)