MIAMI-The buzz is mounting about the Panama Canal expansion. But how will the much-talked-about expansion really impact East Coast and Gulf ports? Will the changes alter the landscape for the distribution of goods in Florida?

GlobeSt.com caught up with Curtis D. Spencer, president of IMS Worldwide, Inc., who recently was the keynote speaker at Transwestern's National Industrial Market Symposium, to get his take on the impact of the expanded Panama Canal.

GlobeSt.com: From a high level perspective, what’s your opinion as to the general impact on East and Gulf Coast ports resulting from the opening of the expanded Panama Canal in 2015?

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