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.
| Santa Cruz | Great Britain | 53 km | Nearest port |
| Manzanillo | Great Britain | 92 km | Nearest port |
| 1 | Jagua | Neutral | deep | Production | — | — | 118 |
| 2 | Montego Bay | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 179 |
| 3 | Daguilla | España | shallow | Production | — | — | 183 |
| 4 | Santiago de Cuba | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 209 |
| 5 | La Navasse | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 273 |
| 6 | Kingston / Port Royal | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 281 |
| 7 | Placer | Neutral | deep | Production | — | — | 334 |
| 8 | Baracoa | Pirates | deep | Production | — | — | 334 |
| 9 | Bugle Cay | Neutral | shallow | Production | — | — | 338 |
| 10 | Corrientes | España | deep | Production | — | — | 339 |
| 11 | Nippes | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 353 |
| 12 | Mortimer Town | Pirates | deep | Player contractsalso produced | 300 | 1,190 | 364 |
| 13 | Port-de-Paix | Verenigde Provinciën | deep | Production | — | — | 378 |
| 14 | Serrana | Neutral | shallow | Production | — | — | 388 |
| 15 | Mugeres | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 450 |
| 16 | Mayaguana | Neutral | shallow | Production | — | — | 477 |
| 17 | Mariel | España | deep | Production | — | — | 500 |
| 18 | Grand Turk | Pirates | deep | Production | — | — | 500 |
| 19 | Sandy Bay | Kingdom of Prussia | deep | Production | — | — | 503 |
| 20 | Nuevitas | Pirates | deep | Player contractsalso produced | 250 | 1,360 | 504 |
| 21 | Tulum | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 523 |
| 22 | Útila | Great Britain | shallow | Production | — | — | 563 |
| 23 | Bahía Escocesa | Danmark-Norge | deep | Production | — | — | 567 |
| 24 | Arthur's Town | Sverige | shallow | Production | — | — | 573 |
| 25 | Morro Chico | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 592 |
| 26 | Belize | Great Britain | deep | Production | — | — | 620 |
| 27 | Bluefields | Sverige | deep | Production | — | — | 648 |
| 28 | Carahatas | España | shallow | Production | — | — | 649 |
| 29 | Harbour Island | United States | shallow | Production | — | — | 654 |
| 30 | Islamorada | United States | deep | Production | — | — | 655 |