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.
| San José | United States | 75 km | Nearest port |
| Penzacola | United States | 144 km | Nearest port |
| Mobile | United States | 192 km | Nearest port |
| Biloxi | United States | 206 km | Nearest port |
| Nouvelle-Orléans | United States | 212 km | Nearest port |
| Saint-Malo | United States | 240 km | Nearest port |
| # | Port A | A → B cargo | Port B | B → A cargo | ||||||
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| San Marcos is a shallow-water port: no routes for a deep-draft fleet. Switch Deep off or pick shallow-draft ships. | ||||||||||