International water carriers operate with oceangoing,deep-water ships.How will this mode of freight transportation be affected by expansion of the Panama Canal?
A) Shippers will incur lower costs compared with the rates for other transportation modes.
B) Larger-sized ships will be able to pass through the all-water route from Asia to the Atlantic Coast of the United States.
C) Ships that operate on the Great Lakes transporting iron ore from Minnesota will be able to use this route.
D) Large ships that carry "reefers" will come under closer scrutiny by foreign officials unfamiliar with this term.
E) Competition will be created in port cities along the Atlantic Coast since the amount of freight coming through the canal will be limited.
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