FEATURES OF FORMATION AND PROSPECTS OF DEVELOPMENT TRANSPORT AND LOGISTIC CLUSTERS
In this article the peculiarities of formation and development of transport-logistic clusters in the advanced countries of the world are considered, as well as prospects for their creation in Ukraine. Object of research - process of formation and development of transport-logistic clusters. The purpose of the work is to study the peculiarities of the formation and prospects of the development of transport clusters in order to improve the efficiency of the transport system of the country. The research method is a comparison and statistical analysis of the structures and characteristics of transport and logistics clusters in the advanced countries of the world. Modern market conditions require Ukraine to form a competitive logistics system with the further entry into the international world macrosystem, which will allow Ukraine to form a competitive transport system and effective infrastructure, strengthen international relations with other trade regions and countries. The question of improving competitiveness on the world market is one of the most urgent areas of development for Ukraine, and clusterization is one of the ways of effective economic development and its maintenance on the proper level in the system of world economic relations. Taking into account that the transport and logistics industry plays an important role in the public production of our country, the formation of transport and logistics clusters will have great social and economic significance for both the regional and national economies. Clusters become the poles of economic growth, not only of individual regions in which they are localized, but also of the state as a whole. The task of the state is to create the necessary conditions, an attractive investment environment for the emergence of new ones and the development of existing clusters. KEYWORDS: TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS SYSTEM, TRANSPORT AND LOGISTIC CLUSTER, LOGISTIC CENTER