Insight

Reference

·

Supporting source

China-Thailand-Laos rail cargo status

Phase 2 approved

As ofFY2025·Sources4·Supporting

Thailand-Laos-China rail logistics is moving from operating cross-border cargo links toward a full Bangkok-Nong Khai HSR freight spine: 253 km under construction and a 357 km Nong Khai extension approved in 2025.

Download CSV ↓Compare plans →

Figure in context

Thailand-Laos-China rail logistics is moving from operating cross-border cargo links toward a full Bangkok-Nong Khai HSR freight spine: 253 km under construction and a 357 km Nong Khai extension approved in 2025.

Thailand-Laos-China rail logistics is moving from operating cross-border cargo links toward a full Bangkok-Nong Khai HSR freight spine: 253 km under construction and a 357 km Nong Khai extension approved in 2025.

Time scope

FY2025

Source basis

Supporting source

Interpretation notes

What this tells you

Thailand-Laos-China rail logistics is moving from operating cross-border cargo links toward a full Bangkok-Nong Khai HSR freight spine: 253 km under construction and a 357 km Nong Khai extension approved in 2025.

What not to do with it

Use the linked report for interpretation and keep basis differences explicit.

Related figures

Adjacent numbers that add context without drowning the value.

FY2024
~USD 9.5B

Thai freight, logistics market value

MOT, PAT, SCB EIC

FY2024
~60%

Road haulage share of freight

MOT, DLT, SCB EIC

FY2024
~9M TEU

Laem Chabang Port throughput

Port Authority of Thailand

FY2024
~12%

Logistics-cost-to-GDP target

MOT, BOI, World Bank LPI

Report context

Thailand Freight and Shipping Market Intelligence

Thailand freight, shipping, logistics market generates approximately USD 9.5B in FY2024 revenue (SCB EIC, Krungsri, KResearch cross-tabulated with MOT logistics master plan). Mode mix: road haulage 60% (deeply fragmented across 400k+ registered trucks with mid-tier private fleets and TIFFA-aggregated forwarders), ocean container 22% (Laem Chabang ~9M TEU as Thailand's primary deep-sea gateway, Bangkok Port ~1.4M TEU feeder), air cargo 8% (Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang bellyhold and freighter), rail, cross-border 6% (SRT double-track upgrades, China-Thailand-Laos rail), cold-chain, specialty 4%. Listed operators anchor visible scale: Regional Container Lines (SET: RCL) intra-Asia container shipping, NCL International (SET: NCL) and SCGJWD (SET: SJWD) on integrated logistics, Kerry Express (SET: KEX) on parcel. Private leaders: Flash Express, J&T Express, Thailand Post, DHL Express, FedEx, Nippon Express, Yusen Logistics. Policy anchors: BOI Section 8 logistics, IBC incentives, MOT 10-year master plan targeting 12% logistics-cost-to-GDP, Customs Thai-NSW single window, EEC Laem Chabang Phase 3 PPP, China-Thailand HSR Phase 2.

Open report →

Atlas actors in this figure's reports

Profiles covered in the report that cite this number.

Amata Corporation

Chonburi-anchored industrial estate; Amata Nakorn, Amata City Rayong; Japanese-automotive client concentration.

DHL Express Thailand (DPDHL Group)

Thai operating unit of DHL Express, the world's largest international express network, serving B2B and e-commerce cross-border shipments via Suvarnabhumi gateway.

DHL Supply Chain Thailand

Deutsche Post DHL Thai contract logistics; multinational-client warehouse, distribution; EEC manufacturing, retail, healthcare vertical depth.

FedEx Thailand

Thai operating unit of FedEx Corporation; delivers international express and freight services via a Suvarnabhumi gateway hub augmented by the integrated TNT road network.

Flash Express

The billion-parcel last-mile operator that crossed into segment profit in 2024 and now outprints Kerry Express on revenue.

J&T Express Thailand

Regional express-delivery operator competing in Thai e-commerce logistics.

China-Thailand-Laos rail cargo status · Insight