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 | SerranaHere | Neutral | shallow | Production | — | — | here |
| 2 | Bugle Cay | Neutral | shallow | Production | — | — | 99 |
| 3 | Sandy Bay | Kingdom of Prussia | deep | Production | — | — | 214 |
| 4 | Kingston / Port Royal | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 228 |
| 5 | Montego Bay | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 233 |
| 6 | Bluefields | Sverige | deep | Production | — | — | 308 |
| 7 | La Navasse | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 323 |
| 8 | Placer | Neutral | deep | Production | — | — | 325 |
| 9 | Chagres | China | deep | Production | — | — | 351 |
| 10 | Santiago de Cuba | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 374 |
| 11 | Chiriquí | Neutral | shallow | Production | — | — | 398 |
| 12 | Útila | Great Britain | shallow | Production | — | — | 404 |
| 13 | Daguilla | España | shallow | Production | — | — | 411 |
| 14 | Nippes | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 414 |
| 15 | Jagua | Neutral | deep | Production | — | — | 425 |
| 16 | Morro Chico | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 427 |
| 17 | Buena Vista | United States | deep | Production | — | — | 435 |
| 18 | Río de la Hacha | Neutral | deep | Production | — | — | 438 |
| 19 | Baracoa | Pirates | deep | Production | — | — | 458 |
| 20 | Port-de-Paix | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 483 |
| 21 | Mortimer Town | Pirates | deep | Player contractsalso produced | 300 | 1,190 | 487 |
| 22 | Corrientes | España | deep | Production | — | — | 491 |
| 23 | Belize | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 523 |
| 24 | Tulum | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 543 |
| 25 | Mugeres | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 547 |
| 26 | Fort Zoutman | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 567 |
| 27 | Casigua | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 580 |
| 28 | Mayaguana | Neutral | shallow | Production | — | — | 600 |
| 29 | Grand Turk | Pirates | deep | Production | — | — | 614 |
| 30 | Nuevitas | Pirates | deep | Player contractsalso produced | 250 | 1,360 | 627 |