The sea trading ports and the sea agencies in Ukraine in the conditions of the world economy globalization

Abstract

Ukraine is a maritime state, with numerous sea and river ports. This is an integral part of the country's transport and industrial infrastructure. Services provided by seaports and maritime agency services for the organization and establishment of the process of interaction between ships and ports are in great demand, but need to be improved in the context of globalization of the world economy and growing consumer needs. The purpose of the work is to research the system of sea trade ports and sea agencies in Ukraine in the context of globalization of the world economy, to identify priority areas and principles of sea trade ports development in Ukraine. Ukrainian ports have all the opportunities for full participation in world transport flows. The primary goal is to ensure the sustainable development of seaports, increase their capacity, and encourage the improvement of quality in the provision of maritime agency services. This should ensure the growth of cargo flows through increasing of competitiveness, and allow to use the full transit potential of Ukraine. The globalization of the world economy has provoked the diversification of port products and services, which in modern conditions go beyond the ordinary port. The development of distribution functions of ports is due to the emergence in the territories close to ports of enterprises and organizations that are associated with industrial production, commercial, information, financial and other types of service of goods passing through port areas. The goal of the Ukrainian port industry should be to ensure the permanent growth of cargo turnover. The dynamics of the industry's development largely depends on the development of private stevedoring companies, and improving the reliability, quality, and easiness of maritime agency services using.