The 2 nearest ports a nation doesn't own plus each top nation's nearest port can be flagged from any owned port by the owner's nation (or any nation from free ports).
Last round's top nations:Verenigde ProvinciënUnited StatesSverige· Pulls over 440 km hidden (too far to sail before the flag times out).
No conquest missions in neutral ports.
| Pedernales | Commonwealth of Poland | 38 km | Nearest port |
| 1 | YaguaraparoHere | Neutral | deep | Production | — | — | here |
| 2 | Scarborough | France | deep | Production | — | — | 130 |
| 3 | Bridgetown | France | deep | Production | — | — | 215 |
| 4 | Cariaco | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 247 |
| 5 | Vieux-Fort | France | deep | Production | — | — | 248 |
| 6 | La Trinité | France | deep | Production | — | — | 318 |
| 7 | La Orchilla | France | deep | Production | — | — | 328 |
| 8 | Rosaly | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 341 |
| 9 | Deshaies | Sverige | deep | Production | — | — | 395 |
| 10 | Le Moule | Sverige | deep | Production | — | — | 403 |
| 11 | Río Tocuyo | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 440 |
| 12 | Saint John's | Sverige | deep | Production | — | — | 454 |
| 13 | Oranjestad | Sverige | deep | Player contractsalso produced | 294 | 2,475 | 466 |
| 14 | Cul-de-Sac | Sverige | deep | Production | — | — | 488 |
| 15 | Frederiksted | Danmark-Norge | deep | Production | — | — | 517 |
| 16 | Amalienborg | Danmark-Norge | deep | Production | — | — | 545 |
| 17 | Fort Zoutman | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 553 |
| 18 | Guánica | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 611 |
| 19 | San Juan | Danmark-Norge | deep | Production | — | — | 614 |
| 20 | Casigua | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 632 |
| 21 | Higüey | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 666 |
| 22 | Río de la Hacha | Neutral | deep | Production | — | — | 729 |
| 23 | Perijá | Neutral | deep | Production | — | — | 737 |
| 24 | Bahía Escocesa | Danmark-Norge | deep | Production | — | — | 772 |
| 25 | Grand Turk | Pirates | deep | Production | — | — | 894 |
| 26 | Port-de-Paix | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 951 |
| 27 | La Navasse | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 957 |
| 28 | Nippes | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 1,000 |
| 29 | Mortimer Town | Pirates | deep | Player contractsalso produced | 300 | 1,190 | 1,010 |
| 30 | Kingston / Port Royal | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 1,035 |