Business View Caribbean | November 2020

49 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN NOVEMBER 2020 operations achieve rates of up to a max. of 23 moves/hour, (5 moves/hour more than average). The cargo section at Port St. Maarten handles, on average, between 100,000 and 110,000 TEU per year. The impact of COVID-19 on the cargo revenues in St. Maarten is estimated to be significant. A total decline of over 25% is forecasted. According to Simmonds, “Cargo serves as a transhipment hub within the region, serving other destinations such as Anguilla, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Antigua, Saint Kitts & Nevis. Due to our geographic location and limited import duties, this collectively drives our transhipment business. The local demand is partly influenced by large construction projects and the demand of the local population.” Another one of Port St. Maarten Group’s 13 companies is the Simpson Bay Lagoon Authority (SLAC). SLAC has a management agreement with the Government of St. Maarten and is responsible for the operation and management of the Simpson Bay Bridge and Simpson Bay For more than a decade the IT Partner Group has been working in the Caribbean and South America providing ports, terminals and other players in the logistics industry the software solutions that they need. The product owners and consultants working at the IT Partner Group all have a background in Logistics, they know how to bring the best of IT into the world of moving cargo. As a vendor we operate in a partnership with our customers, always improving their operational excellence and adding value by sharing our knowledge and expertise. Our customers experience on average a 30% increase of revenue just by using our products of the CENTER SUITE. Our CENTER SUITE exists of separate modules which can be used independently. You only pay for the functionality that you require. By giving customers the choice whether they want to purchase the products or want to use a monthly subscription means that our pricing model fits anybody’s budget. Take advantage of on-premise or cloud based systems using modern technologies and development methods. New features and functionalities are constantly added to our products, taking away the need of large updates so you can benefit from having zero downtime. ...... Visit our website today to increase your productivity and to stay ahead of the competition. www.itpartner.nl PORT ST . MAARTEN GROUP OF COMPANI ES