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
Port ownership is now a question of geopolitical security
Europe will have to balance security and geopolitics as it reviews port ownership and deep-rooted concerns regarding China’s outsized influence over its supply chains
EU will consider restricting foreign ownership of ports as part of security risk review
New strategic security criteria on ownership and control in EU ports will make it harder for Chinese firms to invest in new projects and may hamper future extension of terminal concession contracts
ONE posts first quarterly loss of fiscal year as freight rates soften
The carrier kept its full-year profit forecast unchanged at $310m, based on the assumption that the routing via the Cape of Good Hope will continue
Zhonggu order highlights mid-sized boxship pivot as China’s trade patterns evolve
Zhonggu’s 6,000 teu newbuilding bet is less about adding capacity than repositioning for China supply chains’ offshore shift and the resulting rise of regional Belt-and-Road trades
Gianluigi Aponte stands behind Sinokor spree now surpassing 40 VLCCs
Box shipping mogul Gianluigi Aponte, the man behind the largest container line in the world, is said to have earmarked up to $5bn for a massive tanker play and is now being linked to potential VLCC newbuild orders in China
Evergreen places over $1bn order for 23 boxships at Chinese yards
Deal boosts Evergreen’s orderbook to about 930,000 teu, or close to 50% of its existing fleet capacity