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
Cosco-chartered boxship caught by Beijing’s port fee retaliation on US vessels
Beijing may be using the Halley case to demonstrate the strictness and impartiality of its enforcement — showing that even the country’s largest state-owned shipping company is not exempt
Why DP World built a 10,000 teu berth for ships that don’t yet call in the Philippines
DP World’s mega ship berth in Manila underscores its long‑term bet on the Philippines’ evolution from an import‑driven market to a regional trade hub
Seaspan shifts from Hong Kong but courts Beijing as port fee tensions escalate
Chen cautions that while disruption can fuel gains in shipping, too much turbulence can sink them. ‘The rougher the seas, the more valuable the fish,’ he said. ‘But if the waves get too high, there will be no fish left.’
Pacific Basin shifts fleet and leadership to Singapore to avoid port fee impact
Pacific Basin restructures operations and fleet to maintain neutrality and protect its global business amid new US-China port fee tensions
Shipowners reshape boards to sidestep US-China port fee crossfire
Port fee crossfire pushes global shipowners to rethink governance structure amid rising US-China friction
Beijing blacklists Hanwha Ocean subsidiaries amid rising US-China maritime tensions
Beijing has stepped up its maritime retaliation against Washington, launching investigations and sanctions targeting entities that supported US trade measures on Chinese shipping