FORMATION OF A TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS RIVER CLUSTER AS A WAY OF IMPROVING THE INLAND WATER INDUSTRY OF UKRAINE

Abstract

The main subject of the study is theoretical justification of the impact of the for-mation of a transport and logistics river cluster on the internal water industry of Ukraine. Becauseof a lot of problems on the inland waterways of Ukraine (insufficient funding, shallowing of rivers, unsatisfactory state of hydrotechnical structures and capital assets, imperfect legislation in the industry, overpriced prices, etc.), it is impossible to include domestic river transport into the sys-tem of multimodal transportation, as well as make it the main economy and trade of Ukraine. Therefore, it is necessary to search for innovative directions for the development of river trans-port. That is why the purpose of the article is the development of theoretical and practical aspects of the development of the river sector of Ukraine based on the formation and effective functioning of cluster structures. Many materials and experiences of foreign clusters were studied to show all aspects of working in clusters cooperation. The main advantages and features of the transport and logistics river cluster were considered in the article. There are also identified the main tasks of river clus-ter. Four types of projects, which can improve the position of the industry and the cluster, were presented, such as infrastructure project, innovative project, educational project and the project «Green logistic». A structural model of the formation of a transport and logistics river cluster, which includes enterprises of various specializations (logistic, educational, financial companies, etc.), was proposed.The formation of transport and logistics river clusters is an urgent problem and requires a deeper study. In the future, it is necessary to consider in more detail the methodological founda-tions of the formation and evaluation of the effectiveness of the creation of transport and logistics river clusters.In the article we used different methods: analysis, synthesis, systematic approach, analytical, visualization. Research from this article will be useful for river industry enterprises, river ports and logistics companies, entrepreneurs and authorities who want to improve the situa-tion of the river industry in Ukraine and their own business. Keywords: transport and logistics cluster, river logistics, cluster participants and model, economic results, cluster cooperation projects.