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
Hengli plans $1bn fundraising for ‘green intelligent’ shipbuilding expansion in Dalian
Hengli is doubling down on Dalian expansion with a planned Yuan7bn placement to capture the shipbuilding upcycle
Cosco turns to LNG for 18,000 teu newbuilds in $2.7bn boxship spree
Cosco’s Yuan18.8bn newbuild orders mark its LNG dual-fuel debut for large boxships and accelerate its fleet renewal programme
Trump Iran-linked tariff plan adds fresh risks to tanker and wider shipping markets
The next geopolitical test for shipping: whether Iran’s unrest tips into regime change in Tehran — or even whether a bigger risk materialises, as Beijing refuses to yield to Trump’s Iran-linked tariff threat and retaliates, reviving a trade war that has only recently cooled
Container freight futures spike on China solar export rush bets
Shanghai’s freight futures spike reflects policy-driven cargo timing rather than a lasting tightening of Asia-Europe capacity
US blockade has left Venezuela shadow fleet in limbo
Lloyd’s List analysis of Venezuela shadow fleet sees some ships re-routing, some starting to spoof location and several undeterred by the US blockade, but many wait in limbo
American Club drops sanctioned aframax over fabricated IMO number
A US-sanctioned tanker’s use of a fabricated IMO number and rotating identities has led the P&I club to drop it from the fleet list, highlighting how identity spoofing is outpacing routine compliance checks