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