The Transport-Logistic Clusters as a Direction of Development of the Foreign Economic Activity of Ukraine

Abstract

The article researches essence of the concepts of «cluster» and «logistic cluster»; the preconditions of functioning and creation of transport-logistic clusters in the context of development of foreign economic activity are defined. Taking into view that transport and logistics infrastructure as a whole are one of the key factors for the development of foreign economic activity, and also are elements of the availability and attractiveness of the economy for foreign companies, the authors consider the areas for development of this sphere in Ukraine as a part of the European Union. The analysis of the national transport-logistic regional clusters, which can potentially form an efficient transport-logistics infrastructure in the State, is carried out.

Keywords

• foreign economic activity
• transport-logistic cluster
• infrastructure
• Trans-European transport network