Lao PDR is the sole land-locked country in Southeast Asia and is taken inthis paper as an illustrative case study. The country is surrounded by fivestates: the Peoples Republic of China, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, TheKingdom of Cambodia, the Kingdom of Thailand and the Union of Myanmar.Adequate transport and communications facilities play a vital role in thecountry’s economic development and an efficient multimodal transport systemcan be one of the key factors in increasing Lao PDR’s trade