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
China tanker stocks jump on geopolitics and sanctions squeeze, lifting bets on compliant VLCC demand
Mounting geopolitical pressure on sanctioned oil trades from Russia, Iran and Venezuela could reshape tanker markets, with VLCC spot rates surging above $100,000 per day as investors pile into Chinese tanker stocks betting on a mainstream fleet revival
The elder Ren’s new playbook: cheap ships from no-name yards
Legendary Chinese shipbuilder is leveraging Yangzijiang’s expertise to unlock value from underused smaller Chinese yards, creating an alternative route to profits through discounted, marketable newbuilds
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