The confidence index is higher than going through Bangkok port at 3.1. This is
due to the fact that there is no tea money involved at Laem Chabang port.
Crossing the border between Thanaleng (Lao PDR) and Nongkhai (Thailand) is
still the weakest point of the network but as soon as the goods are in Thailand
the transport system is reliable enough to warrant its rating of ``confident’’.
The sea leg of the voyage represents 61 percent of the total transport cost
while road transport represents 17 percent of the total transport cost. For the
total distance, road transport is only 4 percent of the total journey. Other
charges are also less significant when going through Laem Chabang, as there is
no tea money (see Figure 8).