State corporate entities as subjects of transport legal relations and objects of management in the sphere of transport

Introduction. This article examines public law approaches to the legal status and activities of state-owned corporate entities in the transport sector as subjects of transport legal relations and entities governed by transport regulations. It is noted that the primary objective of corporate entities engaged in transport activities is to implement state property management measures, implement digital transformation in the transport sector, and ensure the state's transport sovereignty. Materials and Methods. The specifics of the activities of state corporations and companies in the transport sector are studied using the formal legal method; the work includes an extensive legal analysis of materials — regulatory legal acts governing the functioning of the transport industry. Also, the methods of regulatory and comparative analysis of the relationship between corporate, legal, digital, technical and operational regulators of state transport activities are applied. Results. When analyzing the norms of power-control, planning and strategic, corporate regulation of the activities of state corporate entities in the field of transport, it is noted that they are commercial and non-profit organizations of industry management of state property, implementing planned and targeted entrepreneurial activities on behalf of the state within the framework of state programs for the development of transport infrastructure, digitalization programs and special legal capacity. Discussions and Conclusions. Key legal issues related to ensuring interaction within the vertical and horizontal management of state-owned corporate entities and their constituent enterprises, institutions, and organizations as entities in the transport sector are highlighted.