Problems and prospects of activation of international transport and logistics cooperation under the conditions of the association agreement between Ukraine and the EU

Ukhanova Inna
PhD (Economics), Associate Professor, Department of International Economic Relations, Odessa National University of Economics, Odessa, E-mail:inna.uhanova@gmail.com, ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3510-382X

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Ukhanova I. (2022) TProblems and prospects of activation of international transport and logistics cooperation under the conditions of the association agreement between Ukraine and the EU. Ed.: V.V. Kovalenko (ed.-in-ch.) and others [ Problemy ta perspektyvy aktyvizatsii mizhnarodnoho transportno-lohistychnoho spivrobitnytstva v umovakh dii uhody pro asotsiatsiiu mizh Ukrainoiu ta YeS; za red.: V.V. Kovalenko (gol. red.)], Scientific Bulletin of the Odessa National Economic University (ISSN 2313-4569), Odessa National Economics University, Odessa, No. 7 (296), pp. 88-97.

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to study the current state of international transport and logistics cooperation between Ukraine and the EU and the problems and prospects of its development under the conditions of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU. To achieve the goal, the construction of the polygon of the overall rating and rating points according to the indicators of Ukraine in the Logistics Performance Index (LPI), statistical analysis of the indicators of the export of services of the transport sector of Ukraine to the EU was carried out. A statistical analysis of the export of transport services was applied in terms of the most important sectors: sea, road and railway transport. A generalization of the main directions of the current state of cooperation between Ukraine and the EU in various types of transport and legislative support of the integration process has been carried out. Based on the results of the study, it was found that the LPI indicators for Ukraine are experiencing a significant drop. It was determined that the main geographical destinations for the export of international road transportation services to the EU are Poland, Germany, Hungary, Romania, Italy, the Czech Republic, and the Netherlands (with a share of about 60% of the value of the total turnover with the EU); The EU is an important market for the export of Ukrainian maritime transport services (about 27% of the country's total export of maritime services); the volume of export of rail transport services to the EU decreased by almost 3 times compared to 2013. It is noted that in order to ensure Ukraine's integration into the EU transport system, it is necessary to strengthen cooperation in the implementation of agreements in the field of transport; to harmonize the legal framework with the relevant legal norms of the EU; bring technical, technological and environmental standards and requirements in the field of transport closer to EU standards; to develop directions for the development of the transport network of Ukraine in the format of integrated transport corridors; to develop a plan to restore the integrity of the transport system of Ukraine in the post-war period. The practical significance lies in the further development of research on international transport and logistics cooperation between Ukraine and the EU, which should become the basis for the formation of decisions for the post-war development of the economy.

Keywords

international cooperation in the transport sector, the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU, international road transport, international rail transport, international water transport, export of transport sector services.

JEL classification: F150, R400; DOI: 10.32680/2409-9260-2022-7-296-88-97

UD classification: 339.92:338.47

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