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
Imabari clears regulatory reviews for JMU stake hike
The deal lifts Imabari’s stake in JMU to 60% from 30%, deepening its consolidation as Japan pushes to rebuild shipbuilding capacity and compete with China and South Korea
Eastern Pacific returns to Hengli Heavy with eight-ship newbuild orders
The deal adds to EPS’s nearly 30-ship pipeline at Hengli and underscores the yard’s rapid orderbook build-out, now stretching into 2029
LNG: Sector to find firmer floor in 2026, but real recovery still years away
LNG shipping won’t sustainably lift until demand growth — especially from China — catches up with a heavy newbuilding pipeline
Maersk makes first Red Sea transit in almost two years
Any return will be stepwise and dependent on sustained security improvements
US sanctions derail Qingdao Port’s asset consolidation as Rizhao deal falls through
It is the latest setback to Shandong Port Group’s asset consolidation drive amid tightening controls on sanctioned oil trades
Can the US live with net zero? Shipping awaits an IMO deal it can believe in
Can the IMO craft a climate deal that satisfies US energy interests without sacrificing real emissions cuts?