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 | Sandy Bay | Kingdom of Prussia | deep | Production | — | — | 126 |
| 2 | Serrana | Neutral | shallow | Production | — | — | 148 |
| 3 | Bluefields | Sverige | deep | Production | — | — | 163 |
| 4 | Bugle Cay | Neutral | shallow | Production | — | — | 242 |
| 5 | Chagres | China | deep | Production | — | — | 254 |
| 6 | Chiriquí | Neutral | shallow | Production | — | — | 267 |
| 7 | Útila | Great Britain | shallow | Production | — | — | 354 |
| 8 | Placer | Neutral | deep | Production | — | — | 356 |
| 9 | Montego Bay | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 370 |
| 10 | Kingston / Port Royal | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 374 |
| 11 | Morro Chico | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 377 |
| 12 | Buena Vista | United States | deep | Production | — | — | 391 |
| 13 | La Navasse | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 468 |
| 14 | Belize | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 474 |
| 15 | Río de la Hacha | Neutral | deep | Production | — | — | 492 |
| 16 | Daguilla | España | shallow | Production | — | — | 499 |
| 17 | Santiago de Cuba | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 519 |
| 18 | Jagua | Neutral | deep | Production | — | — | 533 |
| 19 | Tulum | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 536 |
| 20 | Corrientes | España | deep | Production | — | — | 543 |
| 21 | Nippes | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 558 |
| 22 | Mugeres | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 567 |
| 23 | Baracoa | Pirates | deep | Production | — | — | 603 |
| 24 | Port-de-Paix | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 628 |
| 25 | Mortimer Town | Pirates | deep | Player contractsalso produced | 300 | 1,190 | 633 |
| 26 | Fort Zoutman | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 644 |
| 27 | Casigua | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 654 |
| 28 | Mariel | España | deep | Production | — | — | 693 |
| 29 | Perijá | Neutral | deep | Production | — | — | 745 |
| 30 | Mayaguana | Neutral | shallow | Production | — | — | 746 |