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Data of the week: Silk Road rail costs edge higher in December as sea–land gap narrows

  • Nikos Papatolios
  • January 21, 2026
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Rail freight costs on the Eurasian overland corridors continued to rise in December 2025, while deep-sea–linked transport costs increased even faster, narrowing the price gap…

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Data of the week: Are the Russian loading figures past rock bottom?

  • Guest authors
  • January 14, 2026
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It has been quite the saga for the past two years: the development of loading volumes on the Russian rail network. Operator Russian Railways (RZD)…

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Data of the week: ETCS and electrification move at a snail’s pace in Germany

  • Guest authors
  • January 7, 2026
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In the last days of 2025, the German Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) published its annual rail market report. RailFreight.com discussed some aspects of the findings…

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Data of the week: German private operators gain ground despite severe network challenges

  • Guest authors
  • December 31, 2025
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Private rail freight operators are growing their market shares in Germany. That follows from a recently released 2024 market study by the Federal Network Agency…

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Data of the week: A maturing Middle Corridor runs into growth pains

  • Guest authors
  • December 24, 2025
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Amid the recent geopolitical tensions, Kazakhstan has emerged as a vital artery to connect Asia and Europe. Given its strategic location, the country plays a…

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Data of the week: Maxmodal Silk Road & Suez freight indexes climb in November as Black Sea routes firm up

  • Nikos Papatolios
  • December 17, 2025
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The Maxmodal Silk Road Index (MSRI) and the Maxmodal Suez Canal Index (MSCI) both increased in November 2025, with western Black Sea–Europe routes driving most…

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Data of the week: How far along are EU candidates in terms of rail integration?

  • Guest authors
  • December 10, 2025
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Europe is uniting. At least, that is the idea. A requirement to be part of the European unification project is the transposition of the EU…

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Data of the week: The unusual Polish rail freight cost picture in 2024

  • Guest authors
  • November 19, 2025
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The financial numbers for 2024 show that rail freight and the infrastructure management segment in Poland took losses, with the passenger sector performing much better.…

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Data of the week: The challenges facing ERA

  • Guest authors
  • November 12, 2025
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The European Commission has evaluated performance of the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA). While positive on the whole, the Commission identified some points where…

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Data of the week: Europe’s “reverse” east-west split

  • Guest authors
  • November 5, 2025
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If you frequent casual websites, forums or even on Twitter, you may have come across the “every map ever”. It will seem familiar to nearly…

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