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FEATURE ARTICLE TOP SHORTENED 10 CONGLOMERATES HEADLINE ansportation subsidiaries
and logistics-related activities are included in our list . Take the A . P . Moller – Maersk Group for instance , also just known as Maersk ; has a remarkable and vast array of different divisions throughout the group . These mainly involve transportation subsidiaries such as Maersk Line , Safmarine , MCC Transport , Seago Line and Damco as well as energy-related ones like Maersk Oil , Drilling , Supply Service and Maersk Tankers all across the globe .
With Deutsche Post DHL , the German conglomerate has an almost complete monopoly on the letter and parcel delivery industry , especially in Europe . That could be about to change with FedEx muscling in on the market and buying out TNT Express for a whopping € 4.4 billion , but for now DHL has divisions in supply chain , freight forwarding , mail and express services . Continuing on the theme of German dominance , Deutsche Bahn
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