Italian Prime Minister Meloni said on the 6th that recent cyberattacks across Europe and a wave of false bomb threats to passenger aircraft underscore the need for increased security investment. Investigations are ongoing; cited incidents include hackers altering temperatures at refrigerated food-storage facilities in multiple countries, a cyberattack on France’s blood-storage facilities, and false bomb alerts sent to European passenger aircraft. Whether the incidents are linked is unclear, but

Baltic Dry Index rose 65 pts (2.37%) to 2,805 on Friday, its third consecutive weekly gain and the highest level since Oct. 12; the index gained 3.4% on the week. The Capesize index climbed 153 pts (3.65%) to 4,344, a near one-month high, marking its third straight weekly rise and a 5.3% weekly gain; Capesize daily earnings increased $1,382 to $35,892. The Panamax index gained 47 pts (2.40%) to 2,003, the highest since Oct. 27, up 6.0% for the week; Panamax daily earnings rose $427 to $18,030. The Supramax index fell 9 pts (-0.49%) to 1,815, a low since Oct. 9, down 2.7% on the week and recording a second consecutive weekly decline.

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