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
Inland Flyer Warren L. Gazzam, the chief of the Kitsap County Transportation Co. In 1908, the Port Blakely Mill Company decided to run its steamer "Monticello 2" in competition with the Navy Yard Route's steamers, including "Inland Flyer". On July 9, 1909, at the wreck of the "Yosemite", "Inland Flyer" stood by with other vessels to assist, helping make sure there was no loss of life when the big excursion sidewheeler went on the rocks near Bremerton. In 1910 the Navy Yard Route sold "Inland Flyer" to Capt. F.G. Reeve, who was doing business as the Port Washington Route. He renamed the