Assessment and development of economic entities of water transport under conditions of digital transformation

Objectives of the study. Digital transformation is a strategic imperative for economic entities in the Russian Federation seeking to succeed in a rapidly changing business landscape. The relevance of the presented study is due to its high significance “in order to solve the task of ensuring the accelerated implementation of digital technologies in the economy and social sphere”. The components of water transport of the Russian Federation in the shipping system of the country are considered. The structural and logical scheme of organizational, economic and managerial relations of economic entities of water transport in the shipping system of the Russian Federation is considered. The structure of the definition of economic entities as legal entity in accordance with the Civil Code of the Russian Federation is studied. The organizational and legal forms of economic entities in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities (USRLE) in accordance with the Civil Code of the Russian Federation are considered. An assessment of water transport organizations is carried out. The use of artificial intelligence technologies by industry is considered. An algorithm for digitalization of economic entities of water transport is developed. A diagram of a basic set of technologies for the digital transformation of economic entity of water transport is constructed. An algorithm for mitigating the risks faced by economic entities of water transport when implementing innovative technologies is proposed. Materials and methods. The article uses methods of systematization, economic analysis and generalization. The assessment of water transport organizations is carried out on the basis of statistical data presented on the website of the Federal State Statistics Service, in the statistical collections “Transport in Russia” and “Russian Statistical Yearbook”. Results. The highest level of water transport activity was recorded in 2021. The economic condition of water transport organizations is the best during the analyzed period. At the same time, the indicators characterizing the functioning of water transport are among the worst. To improve the level of functioning of water transport, it is necessary to increase, first of all, sea passenger turnover. Conclusions. The scheme of the basic set of technologies for digital transformation of economic entity of water transport includes adaptive production technologies, multi-agent technologies and technologies of human-centricity. The algorithm for leveling the risks faced by economic entities of water transport sector when implementing innovative technologies includes: risk identification; risk analysis and assessment; risk management activities; control of results and continuous monitoring.