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Published on: 11/1/2006
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In fact, companies that have not joined C-TPAT could lose business as customers say, "If you're not C-TPAT [certified], then I'm not going to order from you," says Oryst Dydynsky, vice-president of cross-border and regulatory affairs at Ottawa-based ViaSafe Inc.The company provides integrated global trade services as a division of the Descartes Systems Group Inc., based in Waterloo, Ont.
"Everybody's role today should be security [oriented] when they're shipping freight -- to know what's in that container, and to make sure everything in that container complies with rules and regulations for border crossing purposes, whether it's a car, truck or whatever type of goods are involved," he adds.