IPort St. Maarten yamkele abagibeli beenqanawa abayi-1,597,101 bebonke kwiifama zokuhamba ngenqanawa ezingama-489 ngowama-2018, ebonisa ukonyuka kwama-29% kwabafikayo kunyaka ongaphezulu. I-port eyaziwayo yokuhamba ngenqanawa yabona i-30.3% inyuka ukusuka ngoMeyi ukuya kuJulayi, xa utyelelo lwakhenkethi kwesi siqithi luhamba kancinci kancinci.
“ISt. Izibuko lokuhamba ngenqanawa iMaarten bekusoloko kuyenye yezona ndawo zibalaseleyo kwiCaribbean. La manani afikayo akabonakalisi nje loo nto, kodwa abonisa nendlela esiqithi esiye sabuya ngokukhawuleza ngayo, utshilo uMlawuli wezoKhenketho eSt.
Isiqingatha sokugqibela se-2018 sazisa kwakhona ukubuyela kumanani okufika ngaphambi kwe-Irma. IPort St. Maarten yamkele abakhweli abangama-646,431 ukusuka ngeyoMsintsi ukuya kweyoMnga, ebonisa ukwanda kwe-17.87% yokufika kwabo ngexesha elifanayo ngo-2016, unyaka opheleleyo phambi kweNkanyamba u-Irma.
“ISt. UMaarten njengemveliso yezokhenketho kulindeleke ukuba ibuye yomelele kwaye ibengcono kunakuqala, ”utshilo uStuart Johnson, uMphathiswa wezoKhenketho eSt. "Sijonge ukuqhubeka nokwamkela abakhweli beenqanawa babuyela kunxweme lwethu ngobushushu baseSt. Maarten kunye nokubuk 'iindwendwe kunyaka ka-2019."
Nangona amanani ka-2017–2018 unyaka nonyaka ebonisa indlela elungileyo yokuqhubela phambili ePort St. Maarten, ngowama-2017 ibisoloko ingunyaka ocothayo kwizibuko nanjengoko ibingasebenzi ngeyeDwarha nangoNovemba.
