APL Logistics has opened its first Quality Assurance Centers in Bangladesh, in Dhaka and Chittagong. The company has a 30,500-square-foot center in Gazipur, Dhaka, along the Dhaka-Chittagong highway.

LogicSource, a procurement services and technology firm specializing in printed materials and related commodities, has made a number of enhancements to its OneMarket Technology Suite of software applications.

PeopleNet and TMW Systems are offering new integration features for their truck-fleet dispatch and management applications. PeopleNet is a provider of onboard computing and mobile-communications systems.

Qualcomm Inc. has integrated its Services Portal with the TMWSuite of TMW Systems Inc., a provider of transportation-management system (TMS) software.

HAVI Global Solutions, active in consulting, design and execution services for global supply chains, packaging and promotions, has joined with Alpha Waste Solutions, a waste and recycling management company, to provide "closed loop" sustainability, recycling and waste solutions to regional and national companies.

In-house logistics professionals want a lot more information and attention from their prospective logistics service providers these days, says Bill Weaver, senior account executive with United Transportation Services Inc.

Mike Jones, president of St. Onge Co., explains the value of total landed cost modeling, and how it's affecting decisions to offshore manufacturing activities.

Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), a global provider of maritime services, has opened a new office in Dutch Harbor, AK.

Leaman Logistics, parent company of ChemLogix LLC, has changed its name to CLX Logistics LLC.

Flash Global, a provider of supply-chain services for critical parts, has opened an office in San Jose, Calif.