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.

The article considers the economic security of port enterprises, which is an integral part of the development of these enterprises, the basis for improving the quality and competitiveness of port services. The following main areas were identified, changes in which significantly affect the deve-lopment of maritime transport, and which must be taken into account in the formation and implementation of the national maritime policy of Ukraine and the development strategy of individual enterprises in the maritime sector. Having analyzed all types of functional components of the integrated safety system of maritime transport enterprises, and taking into account significant features in the specifics of indivi-dual facilities (ports, shipping companies and coastal enterprises), the proposed classification of water safety threats in terms of three major water transport facilities separately, exposed to threats and dangers: economic security of coastal facilities and shore personnel, navigable economic security, port economic security. The peculiarities of ensuring maritime safety are the presence of a list of threats associated with the specifics of the operational activities of maritime transport enterprises. Factors in the organization of economic security relate to the functionality of its organizational and institutional support. Most of the existing approaches to solving the issues of economic security of the enterprise allowed to choose the most optimal set of principles of management of the economic security system: the principle of complexity, the principle of confidentiality provides, the principle of coordination and coherence of the enterprise. This study focuses on economic levers that are directly related to tracking and eliminating threats. Economic methods direct the implementation of the mechanism to reduce resource consumption, increase the profile and efficiency. Thus, increasing the profile is due to additional profits, reducing resource intensity − by optimizing resources and reducing costs when moving from a lower level of economic security profile to higher, efficiency increases when reducing resource intensity, as well as by increasing effects. Having analyzed all types of functional components of the integrated security system of maritime transport enterprises, and taking into account significant features in the specifics of individual facilities (ports, shipping companies and coastal enterprises), we propose to consider the classification of water transport security threats in terms of three major water transport facilities separately exposed to threats and dangers: economic security of coastal facilities and shore personnel, navigable economic security, port economic security. Thus, the peculiarities of maritime safety are the presence of a list of threats associated with the specifics of the operational activities of maritime transport enterprises. Factors in the organization of economic security relate to the functionality of its organizational and institutional support. The implementation of economic security requires from the maritime industry such qualities as reliability, flexibility and quality. These enterprises are becoming part of the system, which as a whole is a subject of competition, therefore, to ensure the competitiveness of the whole system, the enterprises of the maritime industry must provide an increasing range of services.

The article deals with international integration and the main forms of interna-tional integration interaction.Integration and globalization are becoming increasingly important in economic development.At present, no state can exist in isolation from others without recourse to mutual coopera-tion. In the activities of any country there is foreign economic and foreign policy interaction withother countries.The presence of historically established and sufficiently strong economic ties between countries largely determines the expediency and possibility of integration. Common eco-nomic interests and problems that can be solved much more efficiently by joint efforts are also of great importance.Integration is usually understood as a process during which the growing economic inter-dependence of two or more countries develops into the merging of national markets for goods, services, capital and labor, and on this basis an integral market space is formed.Integration in a broad sense is the unification of some parts into a single whole. The con-cept of «integration», as well as the process of integration itself, appeared in scientific circulation at the end of the 19th – beginning of the 20th century. It is known that the term «integration» in translation from Latin means restoration, connection, replenishment, and integer –whole, whole. Therefore, integration means a process, as a result of which the unity and integrity of the system are formed on the basis of unification and convergence, i.e., obtaining a whole from any separate parts that complement each other, creating a qualitatively new formation.The relevance of the topic of the article is due to the fact that integration processes arebecoming an integral part of the growing globalization of the world economy. They represent a qualitatively new form of interstate interaction and have the ultimate goal of accelerating eco-nomic growth and increasing the competitiveness of countries participating in integration pro-cesses. International integration plays a significant role in all countries of the world. Participation in integration groups gives countries a number of significant advantages, namely: wider access to various resources, joint solution with other countries of complex socio-economic, scientific-technical, environmental and other problems.Integration promotes the development of new territorial markets, the creation of joint enter-prises in the developed territories, increasing the stability of national economies, the unification of suppliers and consumers, production and sales of products. Keywords: world and international economy, economy of foreign countries, forms of inter-national integration interaction.

Донбаський державний педагогічний університет ВАЖЛИВІСТЬ ВИВЧЕННЯ ЛІТЕРАТУРНИХ ТВОРІВ ФІЛОСОФІВ У СТАРШІЙ ШКОЛІ (НА ПРИКЛАДІ РОМАНУ Г. ГЕССЕ «СТЕПОВИЙ ВОВК») Анотація. В статтю внесенні результати проведеного дослідження у старший школі. На основі отриманих даних стало можливим простежити відношення дітей до філософської літератури. Проблематика світу та людини була розглянута саме з концепції автора про самотність людини у великому світі, зроблені висновки щодо необхідності вивчення такої літератури у старшій школі, так як саме літературні твори філософів дають змогу найти відповіді на самі значні питання при становленні особистості. Причому саме літературні оповідання для дітей будуть більш зрозумілими для сприйняття. Дослідження включає в себе аналіз твору, а також пошуки основних елементів концепції автора.

Н.В. Яровая к.э.н., доцент, доцент кафедры «Экономика и финансы» О.В. Воркунова к.э.н., доцент, доцент кафедры «Экономика и финансы» Е.А. Коцюбенко аспирантка кафедры «Экономика и финансы» В.С. Лищенко аспирант кафедры «Экономика и финансы»