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.
| Matina | Sverige | 64 km | Nearest port |
| 1 | Chiriquí | Neutral | shallow | Production | — | — | 32 |
| 2 | Chagres | China | deep | Production | — | — | 133 |
| 3 | Bluefields | Sverige | deep | Production | — | — | 187 |
| 4 | Sandy Bay | Kingdom of Prussia | deep | Production | — | — | 316 |
| 5 | Buena Vista | United States | deep | Production | — | — | 332 |
| 6 | Serrana | Neutral | shallow | Production | — | — | 389 |
| 7 | Bugle Cay | Neutral | shallow | Production | — | — | 470 |
| 8 | Río de la Hacha | Neutral | deep | Production | — | — | 554 |
| 9 | Útila | Great Britain | shallow | Production | — | — | 560 |
| 10 | Morro Chico | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 583 |
| 11 | Placer | Neutral | deep | Production | — | — | 584 |
| 12 | Kingston / Port Royal | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 609 |
| 13 | Montego Bay | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 619 |
| 14 | Belize | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 680 |
| 15 | La Navasse | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 690 |
| 16 | Fort Zoutman | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 728 |
| 17 | Casigua | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 737 |
| 18 | Tulum | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 743 |
| 19 | Daguilla | España | shallow | Production | — | — | 747 |
| 20 | Santiago de Cuba | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 748 |
| 21 | Corrientes | España | deep | Production | — | — | 773 |
| 22 | Nippes | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 776 |
| 23 | Mugeres | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 780 |
| 24 | Jagua | Neutral | deep | Production | — | — | 786 |
| 25 | Perijá | Neutral | deep | Production | — | — | 829 |
| 26 | Baracoa | Pirates | deep | Production | — | — | 830 |
| 27 | Port-de-Paix | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 847 |
| 28 | Río Tocuyo | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 851 |
| 29 | Mortimer Town | Pirates | deep | Player contractsalso produced | 300 | 1,190 | 859 |
| 30 | Mariel | España | deep | Production | — | — | 920 |