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.
| Atwoods | Sverige | 36 km | Nearest port |
| Parrot Cay | Pirates | 58 km | Nearest port |
| Salina Point | Pirates | 58 km | Nearest port |
| Little Inagua | Pirates | 61 km | Nearest port |
| Ocean Bight | Pirates | 75 km | Nearest port |
| Lorimers | Pirates | 79 km | Nearest port |
| 1 | MayaguanaHere | Neutral | shallow | Production | — | — | here |
| 2 | Mortimer Town | Pirates | deep | Player contractsalso produced | 300 | 1,190 | 118 |
| 3 | Grand Turk | Pirates | deep | Production | — | — | 145 |
| 4 | Baracoa | Pirates | deep | Production | — | — | 168 |
| 5 | Port-de-Paix | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 179 |
| 6 | Arthur's Town | Sverige | shallow | Production | — | — | 190 |
| 7 | Nuevitas | Pirates | deep | Player contractsalso produced | 250 | 1,360 | 250 |
| 8 | Harbour Island | United States | shallow | Production | — | — | 258 |
| 9 | Nippes | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 261 |
| 10 | Santiago de Cuba | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 269 |
| 11 | Bahía Escocesa | Danmark-Norge | deep | Production | — | — | 277 |
| 12 | La Navasse | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 285 |
| 13 | Little Harbour | United States | shallow | Production | — | — | 301 |
| 14 | Morgan's Bluff | United States | shallow | Production | — | — | 316 |
| 15 | Kingston / Port Royal | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 389 |
| 16 | West End | United States | shallow | Production | — | — | 394 |
| 17 | Higüey | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 397 |
| 18 | Carahatas | España | shallow | Production | — | — | 407 |
| 19 | Montego Bay | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 416 |
| 20 | Islamorada | United States | deep | Production | — | — | 434 |
| 21 | Guánica | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 438 |
| 22 | Jobe | United States | deep | Production | — | — | 459 |
| 23 | San Juan | Danmark-Norge | deep | Production | — | — | 467 |
| 24 | North Inlet | United States | deep | Production | — | — | 481 |
| 25 | Bugle Cay | Neutral | shallow | Production | — | — | 506 |
| 26 | Mariel | España | deep | Production | — | — | 540 |
| 27 | Amalienborg | Danmark-Norge | deep | Production | — | — | 544 |
| 28 | Frederiksted | Danmark-Norge | deep | Production | — | — | 559 |
| 29 | New Smyrna | United States | deep | Production | — | — | 572 |
| 30 | Jagua | Neutral | deep | Production | — | — | 575 |