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.
Safe this round: no port can flag it.
| 1 | Chiriquí | Neutral | shallow | Production | — | — | 48 |
| 2 | Chagres | China | deep | Production | — | — | 92 |
| 3 | Bluefields | Sverige | deep | Production | — | — | 229 |
| 4 | Buena Vista | United States | deep | Production | — | — | 295 |
| 5 | Sandy Bay | Kingdom of Prussia | deep | Production | — | — | 348 |
| 6 | Serrana | Neutral | shallow | Production | — | — | 396 |
| 7 | Bugle Cay | Neutral | shallow | Production | — | — | 469 |
| 8 | Río de la Hacha | Neutral | deep | Production | — | — | 518 |
| 9 | Útila | Great Britain | shallow | Production | — | — | 591 |
| 10 | Kingston / Port Royal | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 609 |
| 11 | Placer | Neutral | deep | Production | — | — | 614 |
| 12 | Morro Chico | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 614 |
| 13 | Montego Bay | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 626 |
| 14 | La Navasse | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 684 |
| 15 | Fort Zoutman | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 693 |
| 16 | Casigua | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 702 |
| 17 | Belize | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 711 |
| 18 | Santiago de Cuba | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 745 |
| 19 | Nippes | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 768 |
| 20 | Daguilla | España | shallow | Production | — | — | 769 |
| 21 | Tulum | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 774 |
| 22 | Perijá | Neutral | deep | Production | — | — | 794 |
| 23 | Corrientes | España | deep | Production | — | — | 804 |
| 24 | Jagua | Neutral | deep | Production | — | — | 804 |
| 25 | Mugeres | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 812 |
| 26 | Río Tocuyo | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 816 |
| 27 | Baracoa | Pirates | deep | Production | — | — | 825 |
| 28 | Port-de-Paix | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 839 |
| 29 | Mortimer Town | Pirates | deep | Player contractsalso produced | 300 | 1,190 | 854 |
| 30 | La Orchilla | France | deep | Production | — | — | 914 |