Transport in Hamburg haulage companies registered, with 19,985 vehicles (lorries, semitrailer tractors, truck trailers, semitrailers), and a cargo capacity of , and 15,623 employees. The port of Hamburg is situated in a distance of 110 kilometres from the mouth of the Elbe river, off the North Sea. In 2007, the port was the second-largest in Europe and ninth-largest worldwide. 9.8 million containers were handled in Hamburg in 2007, a ten percent increase on 2006. In 2008, inland water transport had a quantity of freight of (1000 t), and maritime shipping a quantity of (1000 t). Both increased compared to 2007. The importance and
Port of Giurgiulești is half a mile inland. As of 2015 there were no facilities in Giurgiulești which catered to travelers or visiting crewmen. It has a status of free economic zone until 2030. The Port of Giurgiulești was build as result of a 2005 territorial exchange with Ukraine, where Moldova received a 600 m-long bank of the Danube River (which is an international waterway). Port of Giurgiulești The Port of Giurgiulești is a port on the Danube River and the largest port in Moldova. It is also a port on Prut River. It is Moldova’s only port accessible to seagoing vessels, situated