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
More Chinese-linked vessels broadcast identity to transit Hormuz, but tankers stay away
More shipowners are testing whether a Chinese identity can buy safe passage through Hormuz — but China’s biggest players aren’t convinced yet
Hormuz crisis highlights shipping’s new operating reality, says SSA president
Shipping must learn to distinguish temporary disruptions from structural shifts as geopolitics rewrites the rules of global trade, says new SSA chief
Chinese bulker’s Hormuz run sparks interest but not a rush yet
Bulker Iron Maiden may have made it through Hormuz, but one voyage is not enough to reopen the route for most Chinese operators
Hormuz crisis ignites Chinese shipping stocks and futures
Investors seem to be pricing disruption first and asking about duration later
Carriers rush to impose war risk surcharges as Middle East crisis deepens
With Hormuz effectively frozen, carriers are using surcharges to ration capacity and price the Middle East Gulf risk back into the box market
Iran attacks prompt Red Sea rethink as box shipping exits Strait of Hormuz
A sudden security shock in the Middle East Gulf is forcing carriers into risk-driven reroutes and port standstills, once again testing the resilience of global shipping