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).
| 1 | Chagres | China | deep | Production | — | — | 50 |
| 2 | Chiriquí | Neutral | shallow | Production | — | — | 82 |
| 3 | Bluefields | Sverige | deep | Production | — | — | 249 |
| 4 | Buena Vista | United States | deep | Production | — | — | 253 |
| 5 | Sandy Bay | Kingdom of Prussia | deep | Production | — | — | 356 |
| 6 | Serrana | Neutral | shallow | Production | — | — | 378 |
| 7 | Bugle Cay | Neutral | shallow | Production | — | — | 446 |
| 8 | Río de la Hacha | Neutral | deep | Production | — | — | 477 |
| 9 | Kingston / Port Royal | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 585 |
| 10 | Útila | Great Britain | shallow | Production | — | — | 597 |
| 11 | Montego Bay | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 608 |
| 12 | Placer | Neutral | deep | Production | — | — | 616 |
| 13 | Morro Chico | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 620 |
| 14 | Fort Zoutman | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 652 |
| 15 | La Navasse | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 656 |
| 16 | Casigua | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 661 |
| 17 | Belize | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 717 |
| 18 | Santiago de Cuba | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 719 |
| 19 | Nippes | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 739 |
| 20 | Perijá | Neutral | deep | Production | — | — | 752 |
| 21 | Daguilla | España | shallow | Production | — | — | 763 |
| 22 | Río Tocuyo | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 775 |
| 23 | Tulum | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 780 |
| 24 | Jagua | Neutral | deep | Production | — | — | 793 |
| 25 | Baracoa | Pirates | deep | Production | — | — | 797 |
| 26 | Corrientes | España | deep | Production | — | — | 806 |
| 27 | Port-de-Paix | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 809 |
| 28 | Mugeres | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 817 |
| 29 | Mortimer Town | Pirates | deep | Player contractsalso produced | 300 | 1,190 | 826 |
| 30 | La Orchilla | France | deep | Production | — | — | 873 |