Novikova К. The Economic Mechanism for Providing Competitiveness of Water Transport Enterprises

The object of research is a process of economic mechanism to ensure the competitiveness of waterway enterprises. Research methods: scientific induction and deduction, theoretical generalization; methods of system analysis and synthesis; statistical methods and structural and functional analysis; Methods of export estimation multidimensional assessment methodology and calculation methods of integrated performance; methods of economic-mathematical modeling; systemic-functional approach. The following was improved: economic mechanism ensuring the competitiveness of maritime port; methodological tools of competitiveness seaport evaluation; systematization of factors - determinant of the competitiveness of port enterprises; The following received further development: theoretical and methodological bases of research competitiveness; concepts and categories of the competitiveness study. The author's definition of "water transport competitive enterprises" and the definition of " seaport competitiveness." Were given the practical significance of the work is determined by the introduction of its results in waterway business activity.