Egqamisa ukubaluleka kwechweba kwezomnotho, uKapteni John Murray uthe, “Leli Porti linamandla kwezomnotho esifundazweni saseFlorida. I-Central Florida izuza kakhulu emisebenzini yethu, ngenqwaba yemisebenzi edaliwe, amabhizinisi athuthukayo, kanye nokwanda kwezokuvakasha. Sidlala indima ebalulekile ekusekeleni imboni yezokuvakasha yaseFlorida.”
UCaptain Murray ubonise umthelela omkhulu wezomnotho wechweba esifundeni kanye nasesifundazweni ngonyaka odlule. Ichweba linikele ngesamba sezigidigidi eziyisi-6.1 zamarandi emnothweni wombuso, laqhuba imisebenzi engu-42,700 ngamaholo ayizigidigidi ezi-2.1. Ukwengeza, iTheku lenze amaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-189.5 emalini engenayo yentela yesifunda neyendawo.
Njengamanje, ichweba elimatasatasa lokuhamba ngomkhumbi emhlabeni, i-Port Canaveral setha inani eliphakeme kunabo bonke ngabagibeli bezikebhe abayizigidi eziyisi-6.8 ngo-FY 2023, ithumela ekhaya imikhumbi eyi-13, futhi yathola izingcingo zemikhumbi ezingama-906. Imali engenayo yokusebenza kwechweba ifinyelele eqophelweni eliphezulu lamaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-191, okuhlanganisa nerekhodi elephule irekhodi lamaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-158 emisebenzini yokuhamba ngomkhumbi.
UCaptain Murray ugcizelele impumelelo yePort, wathi, “Lokhu kuwukugxuma okuphawulekayo kusukela ngonyaka odlule lapho siqeda unyaka sifinyelela ku-$127 million. Sekuphele unyaka kuleli chweba.”
Bangaphezu kuka-200 abantu abebehambele inkulumo yeSimo Sechweba yango-2023, okuhlanganisa nezikhulu zasekhaya nezikahulumeni, ababambiqhaza ePort Canaveral's Cruise Terminal 1.
Ibhizinisi lezimpahla laliqinile ngo-FY 2023, kanti Ichweba liphethe amathani ayizigidi ezingu-3.7 ku-petroleum, amathani ayizigidi ezingu-1.9 uma kuhlangene, amathani acishe abe yisigidi samapulangwe, kanye namanye amathani angu-533,000 emikhiqizo ejwayelekile, engaphansi kwamathani ayizigidi ezingu-7.
Okunye okuthuthukisiwe ngasohlangothini lwempahla kuhlanganisa ukuqeda ukulungiswa kwePort's North Cargo Berth 3 (NCB3) ngoJuni futhi kwaqalwa ukusebenza ngokushesha kanye nokwakhiwa kabusha okuseduze kweNorth Cargo Berth 4 (NCB4), okulindeleke ukuthi kuqedwe ngasekupheleni kuka-2024. Womabili amatafula azokwengeza indawo engamafidi angu-1,800 ukusiza ukuhlangabezana nezidingo ezikhulayo zemboni yezimpahla.
Uma sibheka phambili ku-2024, iPort Canaveral ilungele intuthuko ethokozisayo. Ichweba lizongenisa imikhumbi yemikhumbi engu-13, lizosingatha abagibeli abayizigidi ezingu-7.3 futhi lilindele izingcingo ezingu-913.
Ukuze kuhlangatshezwane nokunyuka kwethrafikhi yokuhamba ngomkhumbi, Ichweba litshala izigidi ezingama-78 zamarandi kwisabelomali salo se-FY 2024 Capital Projects ekuthuthukisweni kwezindawo zokupaka ePort-wide. Ngaphambili kwempahla, kulindeleke ukuthi kube nenani elilinganayo lezimpahla eziyinqwaba kanye nezaphulelo, kanye nokwenyuka kwemisebenzi yokuvuselela indawo. Ichweba lihlela ukutshala imali eyizigidi ezingu-182 zamaRandi ekuthuthukisweni kwezimali ngo-FY 2024, okuyingxenye yoHlelo Lokuthuthukiswa Kwezimali Ezingu-$500 weminyaka emihlanu.
Okunye okuthuthukisiwe kuzobandakanya isitolo esisha sekhempu, ukulungiswa kwenkundla, ukugandaywa kwemigwaqo, nokuthuthukiswa kwesiza se-RV ePort's Jetty Park.
UCaptain Murray wezwakalisa intshiseko ngekusasa, wathi, “Sijabule kakhulu ngekusasa. Sinezimpahla ezinhle eziza ku-inthanethi eminyakeni embalwa ezayo kanye nezimangaliso eziningi zebhizinisi lilonke.”
