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 | Bluefields | Sverige | deep | Production | — | — | 128 |
| 2 | Sandy Bay | Kingdom of Prussia | deep | Production | — | — | 145 |
| 3 | Serrana | Neutral | shallow | Production | — | — | 196 |
| 4 | Chagres | China | deep | Production | — | — | 213 |
| 5 | Chiriquí | Neutral | shallow | Production | — | — | 216 |
| 6 | Bugle Cay | Neutral | shallow | Production | — | — | 287 |
| 7 | Buena Vista | United States | deep | Production | — | — | 366 |
| 8 | Útila | Great Britain | shallow | Production | — | — | 381 |
| 9 | Placer | Neutral | deep | Production | — | — | 397 |
| 10 | Morro Chico | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 404 |
| 11 | Montego Bay | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 421 |
| 12 | Kingston / Port Royal | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 422 |
| 13 | Río de la Hacha | Neutral | deep | Production | — | — | 500 |
| 14 | Belize | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 502 |
| 15 | La Navasse | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 514 |
| 16 | Daguilla | España | shallow | Production | — | — | 547 |
| 17 | Tulum | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 564 |
| 18 | Santiago de Cuba | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 566 |
| 19 | Jagua | Neutral | deep | Production | — | — | 584 |
| 20 | Corrientes | España | deep | Production | — | — | 585 |
| 21 | Mugeres | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 601 |
| 22 | Nippes | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 603 |
| 23 | Baracoa | Pirates | deep | Production | — | — | 650 |
| 24 | Fort Zoutman | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 658 |
| 25 | Casigua | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 667 |
| 26 | Port-de-Paix | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 673 |
| 27 | Mortimer Town | Pirates | deep | Player contractsalso produced | 300 | 1,190 | 680 |
| 28 | Mariel | España | deep | Production | — | — | 734 |
| 29 | Perijá | Neutral | deep | Production | — | — | 759 |
| 30 | Río Tocuyo | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 781 |