ANALYSIS OF THE FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION MARKET OF UKRAINE

Abstract

In conditions of the transport and logistics infrastructure development, as well as the formation of a rational structure of the car fleet and freight car fleet, it is necessary to analyze and take into account the actual demand for freight. Analysis of the dynamics of the volume of transported goods for 2015-2020 shows the stable position of different modes of transport in the freight market. According to the analysis of statistical data for 2016-2019, it was found out that road and rail transport is carried out mainly in domestic traffic. It is noted that in 2020 there is a certain decline in freight traffic for each mode of transport, because of the global pandemic COVID-19. It is determined that the low efficiency of the organization of cargo transportation from suppliers to consumers is associated with insufficient number and irrational use of rolling stock, insufficient development of the infrastructure of cargo terminals, irrational organization of the cargo transportation process. The interaction of modes of transport determines the possibility of forming optimal supply chains in both domestic and international traffic. On the ground of logistic principles  the efficiency improvement of the organization of cargo transportation from suppliers to consumers is achieved by optimizing the movement of freight flows. The conducted research will contribute to the development of directions for optimizing the distribution and movement of cargo flows in the planning and organization of cargo transportation both domestically and internationally. At the same time, the formation of supply chains based on the interaction of road and rail transport minimizes transport costs and creates conditions for further development of supply chains and transport technology systems.

Keywords: freight transportation market, supply chains, types of transport, statistical data, volume of transportations, cargo flow.