JOC Group Inc., is a provider of global intelligence for trade, transportation and
logistics 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.
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its brands include
The Journal of Commerce,
, 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
The Journal of Commerce as a weekly news magazine, which provides news in various categories, including
maritime,
ports,
rail and
intermodal,
trucking,
air cargo
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Aircraft types
Different cargo can be transported by passenger, cargo or combi aircraft:
* Passenger aircraft use the ...
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international logistics
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government regulation and policy, economy watch, international trade news,
market data, 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.
[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.).
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) "was ...
, 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
Business intelligence companies
Companies based in Newark, New Jersey
Mass media companies established in 2003
2003 establishments in New Mexico
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