Shipping companies must move thousands of containers out of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach starting Nov. 1, according to port officials, or they’ll begin to start facing hefty fines. The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners on Oct. 29 announced a fee on carriers who have containers linger on the docks, and the Port of Los Angeles board approved a similar measure on the same day. “Containers that linger too long on the docks are delaying the berthing of vessels, leading to record numbers of ships waiting off the coast, and consumers and businesses across the U.S. left waiting for crucial shipments,” Port of Los Angeles commissioners said. The new program carries fines of at least $100 per day per container, according to the Los Angeles Harbor Commission in a news release. Executives at the port stressed that the move is not designed to increase ports’ revenue. They stated that about …