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 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
Beijing’s balancing act: energy security, trade and shipping carbon pricing
Will China follow the EU’s lead and introduce its own maritime carbon tax regime? The question is a lot more complex than it may seem
China container futures and tanker stocks jump on Iran standoff as Frontline VLCC deal resets term-rate benchmark
Markets are betting that geopolitics — from the Red Sea to sanctions — will keep shipping tight, with Frontline’s blockbuster VLCC charter validating the bullish tanker case