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
Ambition through pragmatism: Why shipping’s decarbonisation push isn’t dead yet
The perfect framework may never arrive, but the transition shall proceed, forum told
Cosco arranges vessel exit as Chinese ships stream out of Hormuz
Cosco president tells Lloyd’s List the company is coordinating vessel withdrawals from the Middle East Gulf, as industry leaders warn Hormuz crisis threatens shipping resilience
Hormuz reopening? Shipping isn’t holding its breath
At Intertanko’s Hong Kong summit, the shipping industry confronted a sobering reality: safe passage through Hormuz no longer exists, and resilience alone won’t bring it back
Singapore escrow freeze disrupts ship deals amid US sanctions crackdown
US banks freeze Singapore law firm’s escrow accounts, disrupting ship deals and raising fears of tighter compliance scrutiny across the market
Third US waiver set to further open Russian oil market to mainstream buyers
US sanctions waivers are drawing mainstream buyers like Japan back to Russian oil, reshaping trade flows as China retreats and India emerges as the top buyer
Tanker stocks slide as Hormuz-driven rally shows cracks
Chinese tanker stocks tumbled as analysts debate whether the Hormuz-fuelled freight rally has peaked or if Monday’s sell-off was just a blip