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
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
Yangzijiang cuts 2026 order target by a quarter despite $22bn backlog
Despite record profits and a swelling orderbook, Yangzijiang is prioritising discipline and slot management over volume, cutting its 2026 order target even as global ordering remains strong
The Horse gallops — but towards what?
Shipping loves disruption. The Year of the Horse promises plenty — but hopefully not too much
Another idle Chinese shipyard springs back to life as capacity nears 2010’s peak
Strong demand and full berths at leading yards fuel wave of shipyard reactivations across China