JOC Group Inc., is a provider of global intelligence for trade, transportation and

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professionals. It is founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Newark, New Jersey. Owned by

IHS Inc. IHS Markit Ltd was an information services provider that completed a merger with S&P Global in 2022. Headquartered in London, it was formed in 2016 with the merger of IHS Inc. and Markit Ltd. History IHS Information Handling Services (IHS) "wa ...

, its brands include

The Journal of Commerce ''The Journal of Commerce'' is a biweekly magazine published in the United States that focuses on global trade topics. First published in 1827 in New York, it has a circulation of approximately 15,000. It provides editorial content to manage da ...

, PIERS: The Port Import/Export Reporting Service, and a number of directory databases covering the international trade, railroad, and trucking markets. The JOC Group also stages about 11 conferences and exhibitions serving international trade and maritime markets.

The Journal of Commerce

The organization runs

as a weekly news magazine, which provides news in various categories, including

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and intermodal,

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, air cargo, international logistics,

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and policy, economy watch, international trade news,

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, and annual review and outlook. It has a circulation of approximately 15,000. The ''Journal'' also has an online edition, providing content as well as advertising opportunities to its clients. The website features a webcast and white papers in addition to its news and analysis sections. Through its brands including The Journal of Commerce, JOC Group provides import and export trade information to more than 1,600 companies, governments, and associations in more than 50 countries.

History

Electra acquired JOC Group Inc., in April 2013 from UK based events-led marketing services and communications company

UBM plc UBM plc was a British business-to-business (B2B) events organiser headquartered in London, England, before its acquisition by Informa in 2018. It had a long history as a Multinational corporation, multinational media company. Its main focus was ...

.Electra
"Electra Partners acquires UBM plc’s Data Services businesses"
The company changed its name to JOC Group Inc., following that acquisition (previously UBM Global Trade Inc.).

, announced in November 2014 that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire JOC Group Inc.IH
"IHS Announces Agreement to Acquire JOC Group, the World’s Leading Supplier of U.S. Seaborne Import and Export Trade Data"

References

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