The Port of Los Angeles is struggling to accommodate the demand of American consumers as record imports flow into the country while a 100-ship queue remains at sea waiting to berth. With no end in sight to traffic congestion, officials at the nation’s busiest port are fighting an uphill battle to keep the shelves in the country stocked with goods. “The sustained and unmatched demand by the American consumer is pushing our import numbers to new levels,” Gene Seroka, LA Port’s executive director, told reporters in an online briefing. “We’re on track for an all-time import record in … 2021.” Even though the Biden administration proposed a 24-hour shift at the port to tackle the heavy inflow, only one in seven container terminals have been able to operate at that schedule due to conflicts with warehousing and truck transportation. As the nearby twin-port of Long Beach smashed its all-time record …