Abstract. The purpose of this article is to explore specific features of the implementation of alternative energy sources used to ensure activities of Ukrainian port companies. A considerable development of the alternative energy industry in Ukraine is connected to a relatively loyal legislation, state support and tax benefits for companies which employ it. Diversification of energy sources contributes primarily to decreasing risks, however, from the economic point, the choice of concrete sources appears to be more efficient for port companies. Thus, it is suggested to install solar collectors and wind stations to facilitate port activities. According to our calculations, the implementation of the innovative investment project regarding solar panels is justified. The economic effect of installation of solar collectors and wind stations is estimated at UAH 3,107,667.00 (USD 194,230.00) and UAH 1,022,093.00 (USD 63,880.00), respectively. The use of both options is economically feasible in the modern conditions. However, the economic benefit from the wind stations is significantly less. It can be explained by the fact that equipment for wind stations is much more expensive, and its installation and maintenance are more sophisticated and costly. A much bigger quantity of solar panels is needed to provide electricity for the whole port, yet the cost of their installation and maintenance is considerably lower.

Limited development opportunities for almost every company requires an appropriate methodology for assessing the use of production potential of the enterprise.The organization of the production capacity assessment procedure should be considered as a system. On the one hand, it must be comprehensive to ensure the completeness of the information field for all types of resources and the purpose of their use, on the other hand, in order to save costs, it is advisable to combine this system with the control system of the enterprise. When studying the problems of determining the effectiveness of resource potential, it is necessary to consider approaches to its evaluation. Comprehensive assessment of the production potential of the enterprise is a necessary stage of strategic and crisis analysis and management. A large number of approaches to assessing the production potential of the enterprise does not always correspond to economic conditions, not all should be used to assess the production potential of the port enterprise. Assessment of each component of production capacity allows not only to determine the overall level of capacity, but also to assess the efficiency of resource use depending on the value of individual indicators. Other approaches are more likely to determine the overall level of capacity, without focusing on assessing the completeness of its use. The clarification of criteria for assessing production potential is required. The change in indicators that can be useful for assessing the level of potential depends on the specialization. For example, for the port industry, indicators include the use of fixed assets. To establish specific assessment criteria, it is necessary to group port enterprises according to the overall level of capacity.Assessment of production potential of enterprise is an important stage of management, which is the basis for determining the level of capacity and optimization of management decisions on its development.Keywords: enterprise potential, production potential, evaluation methods, production capabilities, efficiency evaluation, enterprise management.

The purpose of this article is to develop a model and proposals for the organization of management of financial and economic security (FESM) of port enterprises (PE). Improvement of the management of financial and economic security we propose to begin with the development of methodological approaches to assessment of the level of financial and economic security. To do this, the article makes a proposal to use a functional criterion, which is defined as the ratio of costs for the organization and operation of the financial security service to the profit obtained during the period of the study. Also, a set of indicators is developed that, unlike existing ones, take into account specifics of the industry. The article also proposes optimal plans for cargo processing, which result in a minimum cost and maximum profit. Through the function of process management, a comprehensive statistical model of managing the system of financial and economic security of port enterprises is proposed. This model takes into account specific factors of PE operation and developed approaches that ensure the organization of PE FES management by embracing traditional financial approaches and their alternatives. The authors state that for the effective organization of financial and economic security of port enterprises it is necessary to conduct timely monitoring of external and internal threats, assess and analyze the level of financial and economic security and develop strategic ways of enterprise development. And the recommendation to the management is to carry out well-timed control and audit of financial condition.

Проблема виміру ризиків завжди вимагала уваги, і методи зниження впливу ризиків на результати фінансово-комерційну діяльність привертають увагу економістів як з теоретичної точки зору, так з практичної. Посиленню уваги до цієї проблеми сприяла низка банкрутств підприємств, банків, хеджевих фондів та інституціональних інвесторів, що спостерігалися протягом останніх років. Зауважимо, що перспективність, багатогранність та актуальність проблеми оцінки та управління ризиками статистичними методами має велику кількість аспектів, які потребують ретельних досліджень. Оцінка фінансових ризиків в діяльності міжнародних організацій, також є актуальним питанням, оскільки вона направлена, за частую, на їх розвиток та виживання. В даній статі проаналізовано поняття фінансового ризику, досліджено існуючі статистичні методи оцінки ризиків, міжнародні стандарти, щодо оцінки ризиків, їх переваги та недоліки. Проведено аналіз існуючих ризиків та запропоновано практичне використання статистичних методів для оцінки фінансових ризиків в діяльності міжнародних організацій.