A record-shattering 8.7-magnitude quake slams the Pacific, tsunamis shutter L.A./Long Beach, 900 flights vanish from schedules, and Amazon scrambles to re-wire deliveries—just as U.S.–China talks collapse and Trump vows “no mercy” on his August 1 tariff deadline. Supply chains didn’t bend; they snapped. Freight rates whiplashed, container bookings evaporated, and shippers pivoted overnight to Vietnam, Thailand, and East-Coast gateways.
