{"id":77738,"date":"2024-04-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2024\/04\/02\/bulgaria-romania-are-now-part-of-the-schengen-area\/"},"modified":"2024-04-02T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T00:00:00","slug":"bulgaria-romania-are-now-part-of-the-schengen-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2024\/04\/02\/bulgaria-romania-are-now-part-of-the-schengen-area\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulgaria + Romania are now part of the Schengen area"},"content":{"rendered":"

B<\/strong>ulgaria + Romania enter the Schengen area<\/strong>:<\/strong> Bulgaria and Romania became Schengen members on Sunday, officially entering the world\u2019s largest common area without border controls, according to a press release<\/a>. Internal air and sea border checks are being lifted, but the date for lifting checks at internal land borders has not yet been determined, the statement said. The EU Commission had determined back in 2011 that the two countries met the requirements to be part of the Schengen area, and agreed to welcome them into Schengen in December 2023, according to the release.<\/p>\n

Hong Kong\u2019s port saw a 14% y-o-y drop to 14.3 mn TEUs in shipping cargo <\/strong>volumes in 2023<\/strong> amid competition from mainland China and Southeast Asia, the Financial Times<\/a> (FT) reported, citing data from maritime consultancy Drewry. This was the largest percentage drop among the world\u2019s biggest ports in 2023, the newswire says. \u201cManufacturing moved elsewhere. Whilst [Hong Kong\u2019s port] is still a big employer, it is no longer the gateway to southern China as there are other ports in the Greater Bay Area which service the manufacturers there,\u201d said Tim Huxley, head of Hong Kong-based shipping investment company Mandarin Shipping.<\/p>\n

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