Situation of Transport and logistics in Situation of Transport

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Situation of Transport and logistics in
Lao PDR
By : Khampheng VONGKHANTY
Executive Director SMT(Societe
SMT(Societe Mixte de Transport)
Board Member of LIFFA
Vice Chaiman of Road Maintenance Fund ( MPWT)
Board Member of International Commercial Bank (ICB)
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Contents
Country Background
Government Policy
y
Legal Framework
Access
A
tto Seaport
S
t
Current Transport within the Country and in
Transit
Problems and Obstacles of Transport
Improvement of Transport Industry

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1) Country Background

Land Area : 236,800
236 800 km2

Population: 5,6 millions

Population density: 22
persons/km2 (2.5%)
(2 5%)

Border sharing
g with
Vietnam, China, Myanmar,
Thailand and Cambodia

The economy Based on
Agriculture accounting for
50% of GDP
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- 2) Government Policy
1. Improve transport services to encourage the
development of production and trade
2 Transform landlocked to land
2.
land-linked
linked
3 Remove obstacles from the flow of goods
3.
4. Develop System of Services along the Transit
Routes
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3. Legal Framework
1. Road Law
2. Land Transport Law
3. Road Traffic Law
4. MT law (complete on the drafting basic)
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3) Legal framework (Cont
(Cont.))

Bilateral Agreements of Cross Border
Transport with
○
○
○
○
Cambodia
China
Thailand
Vietnam
Trilateral Agreement of Cross Border
Transport among Lao-Thai-Vietnam
Multilateral Agreement of Cross Border
Transport among Lao, China, Thailand,
Vietnam and Cambodia
Cambodia.
GMS Cross Border Transport Agreement
(CBTA)

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4) Access to seaport
The access to sea port
1. Via Vietnam
2. Via Thailand
3. East West
Economic Corridor
4. North-South Corridor
5. Railway Boten-Vientiane
Infrastructure

B id
Bridges
over th
the M
Mekong
k
Ri
River
Thanaleng - Nongkhai
Savannakhet - Mukdaharn
Thakhek - Nakhorn Phanom (2012)
(
)
Houay Xay – Chiang Khong (2015)

Railway Line

Kun Ming – Vientiane – Bangkok (FS)
Infrastructure (cont.)
(cont )

Logistics Park Projects
Vientiane ((near Thanaleng
g railway
y station))
Savannakhet
Pakse

Airports (international)
Vientiane
Vi ti
Luang Phrabang
Savannakhet
Pakse
5) Current Transport within the country and in transit
1.
IIn T
Transit
it
Via Vietnam
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Main routes: No 8 and 9
Liberalization of transport operation since 1991,
1991
revised 1999
Vietnam has manyy p
ports for Lao g
goods in transit
specially
i ll V
Vung A
Ang portt ffuture
t
potential
t ti l sea portt
SSI & SWI implementation (CBTA)
Lao goods via Vietnam less than via Thailand
due to long distance, full capacity of truck
loading
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Current Transport within the country and in transit
Via Thailand
1978 Agreement
- Monopolized trucking operator
- Escort needed ( 2 trucks per escort )
- Restriction of Lao trucks to go into Thai Territory
- Complicated documents and procedures
1999 Agreement, implemented in March 2004
Liberalization of transport operators
No escort
Lao trucks are able to go into Thailand with full round trip
Reduction of some unnecessary documentations and
procedures
Transport cost reduced approx
approx. 30%
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Current Transport
p
within the country
y and in transit
2. Within the country
● Roads have been improved
and shorten the traveling
time
● Distance Vientiane – Boten
approx. 700 km need 2530hrs traveling time
whereas ppreviouslyy 3
d
days
● EWEC corridor 230 km
need 4-5 hrs travelingg
ti
time
● NSC corridor 250 km need
55-66 hrs traveling time
•
Trucks not been used full
capacity (empty
backhaul)
p
alongg the
● Multi-inspections
road
● High competition in Transport
business
● Foreign trucks are able to
provide door to door service
aandd load
oad cargo
ca go for
o their
t e return
etu
● High transportation cost
● License for transport business
issued for company limited
and individual
6) Problems and Obstacles of Transport in Laos
Accessibility
-
Roads under maintenance
Long
g Traveling
g time due to mountainous roads,,
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Road bearing capacity lower than those of neighboring
co ntries
countries
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Multimodal transport not yet implemented
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6) Problems and Obstacles of Transport
p in
Lao PDR (cont)
Low capacity of competitiveness
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Transport Operators with low competitiveness:
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Less skill of transport management
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Only few Lao trucks go through Vietnam and Thai territory due
to low capacity of Lao transport operator
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Too high
g charge
g of transit warehouse
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Transshipment needed at border checking point due
to different permissible axle load
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Lack of standard warehouse at many border check points
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6) Problems and Obstacles of Transport (cont
(cont.))
- Cumbersome Import Export procedures
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Duplicate inspections
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Insufficient enforcement of Law and regulations
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Low technical standards of trucks
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7) Improvement of Transport and logistics Industry
1) Improvement of legal
framework
2) Build and improve transport facilities:
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G d distribution
Goods
di t ib ti center
t
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Parking rest areas
Parking,
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Improve appropriate
related Law regulations
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IT Systems
y
to be utilized
for customs declaration
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ICD at the border checking
points
i
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Effective implementation
of CIQ,SSI & SWI
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Improve management and
services currently provided
at the existing transit
warehouses
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7) Improvement of Transport Industry (cont.)
3) Support human resources and capacity building
4) Improvement of training/learning systems of
transport /forwarding/logistics, integrated with
vocational training center or university
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION
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