Panama Canal expansion to lead to gradual growth,more export traffic, Houston port official predicts

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The expansion of the Panama Canal has led to predictions of a major shift in cargo traffic. Shipments will bypass California's congested ports for Atlantic and Gulf ports closer to the bulk of the U.S. population, the theory goes. As much as Bill Diehl would like to believe that forecast, he doesn't think the expanded canal will yield big changes. Diehl, president of the Greater Houston Port Bureau, says Pacific ports will remain the dominant destination for goods arriving from China.