Cichen Shen
APAC Editor
Based in Hong Kong, Cichen Shen is the APAC Editor for Lloyd’s List. He is responsible for steering the APAC editorial team and covering a wide range of maritime sectors, from shipbuilding and ship finance to logistics and regulations.
Previously Lloyd's List's China Editor, Cichen is a consistent provider of first-hand news and insights about the country’s fast-changing maritime industry and its influence on world trading patterns.
Outside of shipping, Cichen is a fan of literature and is working on his first novel-- a love story derived from fragments of dreams.
Prior to his roles at Lloyd’s List, Cichen worked as a reporter for China’s Caijing Magazine in Beijing and was a local producer for US National Public Radio (NPR) and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), while based in Shanghai.
Latest From Cichen Shen
Red Sea container transits hit post-crisis high as carriers accelerate return
Lloyd’s List Intelligence data shows Bab el Mandeb transits at their highest since the crisis began, as the industry’s Cape detour unwinds faster than expected
Orderbook doubles, scrapping stalls: why dry bulk is not worried about 2027 yet
Dry bulk’s boom is being carried by chaos, not cargo — and the moment the chaos ends, a bloated orderbook lies in wait
Hong Kong delivers BIMCO’s first non-English contract
The Chinese edition will be formally launched in November to coincide with the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong Maritime Week
Could VLCC boom rewrite the ship investment rules?
Extraordinary tanker earnings are reviving an old question for shipping investors: are today’s windfall profits just another cyclical spike, or evidence that geopolitical disruption has become a permanent feature of global trade?
Seacon strikes $133.6m deal with Oslo-bound Cetus
Deal reveals that Cetus is joining a stream of shipping companies heading to Euronext Growth Oslo this year, including Capital Tankers and Trafigura-backed Volare Shipping
VLCCs resume Yanbu liftings as Saudi pipeline comes back online
Saudi Arabia’s Hormuz bypass is back in business, if only partially, three weeks after drone attacks knocked out its only alternative crude export route