MODERN FACTORS OF IMPACT ON THE PORT INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

Modern trends in the development of the world transport market and the port industry necessitate the acceleration of Ukrainian sea trade ports development taking into account the modern role of port activities for the national economy and the processes of integration into the world economic system.Currently, the port industry is undergoing significant changes under the influence of vari-ous factors, which is characterized by constant changes in maritime trade and logistics supply chains, market conditions, etc. If earlier the changes in the port industry were mainly technologi-cal, in recent years the changes taking place at the port enterprises cover all spheres of their func-tioning.The port sector faces not only the immediate challenges posed by the COVID-2019 pan-demic, but other factors that have a long-term impact on the industry, ranging from changes in supply chains and globalization to changes in the way port businesses are managed and in cargo handling technologies, and also increasing trends in greening and digitalization of port activities.Changes in the traditional activities of port enterprises are associated with a whole range of demographic, technological and environmental factors that form a number of important trends. As port authorities, port operators, regulators and other stakeholders are involved in adding value to the port, they need to understand what changes are taking place in the port industry today and what the implications are.The article researches the factors influencing the development of the port industry in modern conditions in the world and in Ukraine, identifies the main problems and directions for the further development of port enterprises.In modern conditions, there have been significant changes in the Ukrainian port industry, which manifested itself in the transformation of seaports − in fact, they have become waters and specialized areas, rather than state-owned enterprises, as before. A new concept of «port operator» has emerged, which equates public and private stevedoring companies. In addition, the port industry of both Ukraine and the world is influenced by various external factors that deter-mine the further direction of port enterprises development and the industry as a whole.Keywords: port industry, COVID-19 pandemic, globalization, logistics, consolidation, digi-talization.