NQG has claimed the unclaimed port of Pedro Cay for the Pirates, whilst simultaneously HMR has surrendered Island Harbour—a British holding—back to Neutral hands. Both flips were detected in the morning hours, attended by adjustments to their battle schedules: Pedro Cay's commencement time has shifted from thirteen o'clock to sixteen, and Island Harbour's from twelve to thirteen. No fresh attacks have been queued against either port, though the twin reversals suggest active manoeuvring in these contested waters. The economic landscape remains stable, with Spain's dominion unshaken at 1.546 million reals across fifty-five ports. NAEP continues to reign as the archipelago's premier earner, commanding 982,880 reals from twenty-six Spanish holdings—a figure no rival approaches. The curious paradox persists: TROP, holding the most ports of any clan at thirty-eight, generates only 360,034 reals and trails NAEP significantly despite their territorial equivalence, whilst KAMI's equally vast British portfolio of thirty-eight ports yields a mere 154,870 reals. Elsewhere, BUCAN's eighteen Spanish ports contribute 477,090 reals to the Spanish treasury, and OCB's ten French holdings yield 372,184 reals. The disparity between territorial breadth and financial depth grows ever more pronounced.