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
ONE forecasts $850m profit swing amid unprecedented trade volatility
It’s the carrier’s first use of scenario analysis in predicting future earnings, reflecting mounting market uncertainty
Cosco orders 14 methanol-powered boxships in $3.1bn fleet expansion
The investment comes amid pressures from US port fees and tariffs, but strong financials provides a buffer for the Chinese carrier
Ningbo Ocean Shipping plans to order 2,700 teu boxships
Investment could support the company’s growing push into Southeast Asia amid rising China-Asean trade and shifting global supply chains
Yangzijiang Financial plots Singapore listing for maritime investment arm
Move aims to unlock growth in shipping and offshore markets, with the new entity led by executive chairman Ren Yuanlin
Transpacific trade caught in US-China ‘pressure test’, but hopes for recovery remain
Caught in the crossfire of escalating US-China tariffs, transpacific shipping lines are slashing sailings and bracing for ‘Covid-like’ supply shortages — but hopes for a late-year freight market rebound persist, if trade tensions ease and US inventories run down
Port fees to take stage in Trump’s US-China trade war opera
As the US moves to impose targeted port fees on China-linked shipping, the industry has already felt the disruption. And if tensions escalate, the policy could provoke countermeasures that risk further fragmenting global trade