Cargo ships and crews rushed to unload and move containers Oct. 31 at the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports in the face of new fines which went into effect Nov. 1. A record number of cargo ships continue to flood the ports as they waited to offload their goods, according to the Marine Exchange of Southern California. “We have had movement all throughout the day,” said an exchange staff member. At 4 p.m. Oct. 31, 27 ships were at the pier unloading goods; 40 container ships were at anchor waiting to be assigned a berth, and 53 ships were drifting nearby, waiting to either go to anchor or get a berth, whichever came first, according to the Marine Exchange of Southern California. The scramble at the ports came on the heels of an announcement last week by port authorities that cargo carriers would begin facing fines for allowing shipping …