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).
| 1 | Apalachicola | Neutral | deep | Production | — | — | 110 |
| 2 | Tampa | United States | deep | Production | — | — | 123 |
| 3 | Penzacola | United States | deep | Production | — | — | 228 |
| 4 | Islamorada | United States | deep | Production | — | — | 303 |
| 5 | Nouvelle-Orléans | United States | deep | Production | — | — | 309 |
| 6 | Mariel | España | deep | Production | — | — | 360 |
| 7 | Carahatas | España | shallow | Production | — | — | 399 |
| 8 | Jobe | United States | deep | Production | — | — | 426 |
| 9 | Morgan's Bluff | United States | shallow | Production | — | — | 431 |
| 10 | West End | United States | shallow | Production | — | — | 435 |
| 11 | Corrientes | España | deep | Production | — | — | 472 |
| 12 | Mugeres | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 507 |
| 13 | Harbour Island | United States | shallow | Production | — | — | 510 |
| 14 | Little Harbour | United States | shallow | Production | — | — | 523 |
| 15 | Sabina | United States | deep | Production | — | — | 547 |
| 16 | New Smyrna | United States | deep | Production | — | — | 559 |
| 17 | Arthur's Town | Sverige | shallow | Production | — | — | 567 |
| 18 | Nuevitas | Pirates | deep | Player contractsalso produced | 250 | 1,360 | 570 |
| 19 | Tulum | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 610 |
| 20 | Daguilla | España | shallow | Production | — | — | 622 |
| 21 | Placer | Neutral | deep | Production | — | — | 637 |
| 22 | Saint Marys | United States | deep | Production | — | — | 666 |
| 23 | Baxo Nuevo | Russian Empire | shallow | Production | — | — | 678 |
| 24 | Jagua | Neutral | deep | Production | — | — | 697 |
| 25 | Baracoa | Pirates | deep | Production | — | — | 719 |
| 26 | Mayaguana | Neutral | shallow | Production | — | — | 733 |
| 27 | Mortimer Town | Pirates | deep | Player contractsalso produced | 300 | 1,190 | 740 |
| 28 | Belize | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 791 |
| 29 | Puerto Real | Russian Empire | deep | Production | — | — | 802 |
| 30 | Port-de-Paix | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 810 |