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The current state of problems in the activities of Ukrainian consuls in notarial proceedings abroad is evidenced by the case law and scientific work of scientists, who are increasingly focusing on in-depth and systematic research to expand the list of notarial acts to be performed by consuls. Therefore, scholars should study not only notarial proceedings on the application, signature or copy of the document, but proceedings related to inheritance, family, business relations, including shipping, but such proceedings require in-depth knowledge of the consuls as material, and procedural law. The purpose of this scientific article is to formulate hypotheses about the need to improve the activities of consuls to carry out maritime protests both at the level of international law and to improve the relevant national legislation and modern notarial and consular practices. Modern Ukrainian notarial practice has a tendency to implement foreign experience, so we will focus on the comparative nature of the study, which will stimulate discussion of the author's hypotheses not only Ukrainian but also foreign scholars who study similar problems. This scientific work is an analysis of the material and procedural nature of the consul's notarial proceedings as a maritime protest. Significant steps can now be taken to conduct in-depth analyzes of the origins of problems arising from the conclusion of maritime contracts, their insurance, and consular activities to perform such a notarial act as a maritime protest, which is one way to provide evidence in case of sea freight, force majeure. We believe that the origins of such problems lie in the substantive legislation of Ukraine and in the procedural, in particular, which regulates the activities of the consul to perform notarial acts, which for a long time remains without significant conceptual improvement. In the conclusions, the author provides an analysis of different approaches in different countries to record those cases that occurred during transportation and led to the loss, damage or late delivery of luggage. The legal basis for maritime protests can be recognized as the Hamburg Rules, which do not always provide an opportunity to unambiguously shape the essence of maritime protests, preconditions and conditions for its implementation in a particular legal situation, and only generally define the concept of «carrier» and other entities. and interests involved in maritime transport. It is proposed to improve the form of the Maritime Protest Act, the list of questions to be answered in it, justified the need to coordinate the activities of consuls in maritime protest with surveying (expert) inspection of the vessel. Based on the principle of reciprocity, which is regulated in Art. 347 of the Code of Merchant Shipping of Ukraine proved that the possibility of consular representatives of foreign states maritime protests in Ukraine depends on the permission in these countries to make appropriate notarial deeds to Ukrainian consuls in their territory. Therefore, there should be a list of countries where the powers of the consuls of Ukraine will include maritime protest and the act of maritime protest becomes an admissible means of proof. This provision should be an essential condition of legal aid agreements between Ukraine and foreign countries, which not only belong to maritime states, but also have ports on their territory, which are used by seagoing vessels for loading or unloading. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article is aimed at determining the features and development tendencies of the freight transport market in Ukraine. The current status of the national market of freight transport services is analyzed, quantitative and qualitative parameters of its development are determined both in general and by separate types of transport. A comparative characterization of advantages and disadvantages of use and peculiarities of tariff setting in terms of different types of transport was carried out from the standpoint of commercial interests of freight owners. The leaders of the market of freight transport in Ukraine are allocated. In order to define potential consumers in the freight transport market, the main types of goods in the segment of domestic, transit and export-import transports were analyzed. The study made possible to ascertain the critical role of the transport sector in ensuring economic security of Ukraine as the powerful driver of the country’s economic growth. At the same time, the main obstacles to the more intensive use of the country’s transport-logistics potential have been allocated.

The main purpose of this paper is to analyze the latest trends in road length and as a consequence of freight traffic volumes, as well as their relation to socio-economic and infrastructure variables in the case of two neighboring countries: Poland and Ukraine. This analysis refers to the period 2005-2018, so the years affected by the global economic crisis, which peak is in 2009, are taken into account. This investigation shows that not all countries surveyed demonstrate a strong link between freight flow and GDP, as might be expected from well-consolidated experience and research. In addition, other relationships are investigated with mixed results between freight volumes and expansion of rail and road networks, as well as oil prices. Along with such basic fields as industry, construction, trade and agriculture, transport occupies an important place in the Ukrainian economy. Basic industries participate in the creation of gross domestic product and national income, create a guarantee of the country's integrity, its economic independence and national security. At the same time, transport has a special role, as it delivers manufactured products to consumers and thereby completes the production process. Therefore, in the conditions of developing market relations, it is important to determine the role and place of transport in the country's economy. At all stages of economy development, transport meets the needs of its industries and population in the rapid movement of goods and passengers. With the development of market relations, the problem of compliance with the terms of movement defined by the customer of transportation is particularly important. The main feature of transport is the intangible nature of products. Transport ensures the normal functioning of production and non-production sectors of economy, meets the needs of population and, therefore, is a serving industry. Hence its specific role is ensuring (indirectly) the growth of social product and national income and improving the work of industries that produce material products. This role includes timely delivery of the required products from the manufacturer to consumers, reduction of the loss of products and raw materials, decrease of the delivery time of material means in transport, improvement of transport services for the population by their fast delivery in comfortable conditions. At the same time, transport acts both as a consumer and as an employer, as it uses vehicles, fuel and other products of various sectors of the economy, as well as labor resources. The pace of transport development should be slightly ahead of the need for goods and passengers transporting. Transport reserves are considered to be the most appropriate types of reserves, since the lack of the ability of goods and passengers movement is a serious brake in the economy development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose. To demonstrate the current level of concentration on the rail freight market and to find a feasible long-term way for its expansion and progress by exploring and comparing it to another industrial branch well ahead on the road of concentration. Methodology. To identify an industrial branch being at an appropriate level of concentration, therefore being suitable for the purpose. To adapt the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) for measuring the level of concentration of the market. Finally, to make a series of comparisons between the levels of concentrations of the two markets. Findings. In terms of concentration of the market, the liberalisation was more successful in the gas sector than in the rail freight sector, in Hungary. Therefore, the Hungarian gas sector is to be abandoned for comparison purposes and another, more suitable should be picked. Figures in the charts and findings of the application of the HH Index demonstrate that the liberalisation process in the energetics sector in Estonia has been most efficient. The methods of the Estonian process may be applicable for reducing the level of concentration on the rail freight market in Hungary. Originality. Novelty as far as the application of the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index for the purposes of the investigation is concerned. An innovative approach to analyse the structure of the rail freight market by a test, which has been unique so far in Hungary. Practical value. By using a mathematical method, a market suitable for testing can be selected. The results of the analyses can be adopted for the purposes of the rail freight market.

The article is devoted the comparative analysis of charges for the complete life cycle of 80-foot carriageplatform and carriage-platform of sectional type on the example of two models of carriages-platforms for the containers produced by JSC “Azovmash”. The indexes of comparative efficiency are examined from a viewpoint of company-operator of railway freight transportations – a potential proprietor of carriages-platforms.

The paper is dealt with the issues related to the organization of traffic of truck transport in logistic system of a city. The purpose of paper is consideration of the basic problems concerning the city traffic.

In the article the present evaluation methods of freight transport operation are studied and a model of functioning of freight transport in the city logistic system is developed taking into account the urban electrical transport.

The principles and requirements to development of elimination measures after emergency emissions of dangerous freights are considered. The structure and mechanism of interaction of state and departmental divisions on elimination of accident aftermaths are presented.

The processes of the liberalization of tariffs for cargo handling in the sea ports of Ukraine by deregulation of rates for loading and unloading. The expediency of introducing tools of controlling tariffs for cargo handling in the sea ports, that is to determine the reasonable value of the discount rate applicable at the time of tariffs for loading and unloading services ports. A methodical approach was developed to control tariffs transshipment at the sea ports for the calculation of each cargo traffic that is served in a port value economically justified tariff considering the demand for port cargo handling, regulation of tariffs in the sea ports of Ukraine and achieve maximum profit from the port transshipment. Availability of the proposed methodological approach to optimize tariff policy seaports of Ukraine confirmed by the example of calculating the amount of discounts on the existing tariffs transshipment cargo flows for the three that are served in Izmail seaport. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]