Operators were given more time to clear thousands of shipping containers from the docks at Los Angeles and Long Beach ports Nov. 15. Port authorities announced they would delay the start of a new “Container Dwell Fee” until Nov. 22, citing “significant improvement” in clearing the containers in recent weeks. “There’s been significant improvement in clearing import containers from our docks in recent weeks,” Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka said in a release. “We will continue to closely monitor the data as we approach November 22.” The ports will charge $100 a day for each container, increasing by $100 per container each day. Fines begin for containers left for more than nine days if it will be moved by truck. Rail carriers will be charged after six days. Since the fee was announced on Oct. 25, the twin ports have seen a decline of 26 percent in …